Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List
This article compiles online reports of fires and other losses of historic or cultural heritage buildings. While it doesn’t capture...
How Smart Technologies Improve Historic Buildings Safety
Preserving historic buildings means protecting not just architecture, but the memory and identity of communities. Today, the integration of smart...
What if Smart Technologies had been implemented at the National Museum of Brazil or Notre Dame?
This post initiates a series of considerations regarding the opportunities and risks associated with adopting and utilising intelligent technologies within...
Fire Risk from Electrical Micro-Mobility Devices in Historic Buildings
The recent fire that damaged the Cathedral of Córdoba originated from equipment powered by lithium-ion batteries. The growing diffusion of equipment...
Why Historic Buildings require dedicated Fire Studies
In a 2024 post titled “Why the Notre Dame Fire Improved Historic Buildings Safety”, this website examines the significance of...
Protecting Intangible Heritage from Fire Risk
A paradoxical aspect of cultural heritage safety is the protection from fire of intangible heritage that, as intangible, should be...
Second Fire in two Months in India’s Historic Town
The October 21, 2025 fire at Nainital’s Old London House was the second serious incident within two months at this 162-year-old colonial structure,...
Why Steel Doors in Historic Brick Walls Need Special Fire Safety Assessment
One of the most critical fire safety measures to be implemented in every building is the use of fire-rated doors...
Timeless Urban Safety: The Treatise of Roman-Byzantine Palestine
In 2001, Architect Besim S. Hakim published on the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians the paper titled “Julian...
The Notre-Dame de Paris Fire Investigations
Six years after the Notre-Dame de Paris fire, official investigations and published sources converge on certain results and primary hypotheses...
Lismore Masonic Lodge Fire: Incident Overview
The historic Lismore (New South Wales, Australia) Masonic Lodge, a significant early 20th-century timber and masonry structure was destroyed by...
Fire in Historic Center in Bretagne (France)
A significant fire broke out in a small apartment building on Rue des Augustins in the historic center of Vitré...
Fire at Monastery in Italy
A devastating fire erupted at the historic Monastero della Bernaga, located in Valletta Brianza (Lecco), on the evening of October...
Victorian Mansion demolished by Fire in the UK
Late on the night of 5 October 2025, Shotley Park in County Durham—once a grand Victorian mansion and latterly a...
The Montmedy 2025 strange coincidence fires
Between July 15 and August 12, 2025, two fires devastated historic buildings in Montmédy both of which have a shared...
Saint-Germain Église Fire: Another Historic Religious Site Arson
On September 29, 2025, the historic Église Saint-Germain, situated in La Châtre, Indre, France, suffered damage from a fire. The...
French Historic Castle Damaged by Fire
The Château de Médavy, a historic 18th-century classified monument situated near Argentan in the Orne department of Normandy, sustained severe...
The 2025 Cebu Earthquake: A Call to Action for Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Structures
On September 30, 2025, a devastating 6.9 magnitude earthquake reportedly struck Cebu province in the central Philippines, causing extensive structural...
Challenges and Solutions for Emergency Egress Simulation in Historic Buildings
Assessing fire safety in historic buildings requires a careful examination of occupant evacuation procedures, with a particular focus on the...
The Growing Threat of Arson Against Historic Places of Worship
Across continents and denominations, houses of worship (many of which are listed or historic buildings) are increasingly being targeted by...
Yemen’s Mud-Brick Palaces among Destruction and Restoration
Yemen’s historic mud-brick palaces and earthen architecture stand as remarkable and ancient built heritage, yet ongoing conflict, environmental damage, and...
Unrests Threatens Indonesian Heritage
Indonesia’s cultural heritage faces a critical crisis. Following the August 2025 mass protests, historic buildings and cultural sites, many repurposed...
Evacuated 30 Years of Archaeological Research in Gaza
In a high-risk, last-minute rescue operation, on September 10, 2025, nearly three decades’ worth of archaeological treasures have been salvaged...