Today is World Architecture Day! This is Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India. It's beloved in the city of 8 million people as a much-needed spot to gather outdoors, exercise, and hang out. Designed by Indian architects Charles Correa and Mahendra Raj and completed in 1965, it was built in the modern architecture style following a period of postcolonial economic and social growth. The bowl-shaped stadium is made entirely of exposed reinforced concrete, featuring a cantilevered roof that “floats” above the stands with no columns to interrupt the view. It was perhaps the first time a roof of this kind and scale was attempted anywhere in the world. The stadium is almost 60 years old now, and is showing signs of physical degradation. Sadly, as these buildings age, modern buildings across South Asia are at risk of demolition or insensitive alterations. Getty has worked to support the conservation of modern architecture around the world through grant-making like its Keeping It Modern initia...