Dr James Lesh has been appointed as an Honorary Fellow with Federation University's Future Regions Research Centre. This role reinforces our commitment to grounding practical heritage advisory in robust, peer-reviewed research.

Here is why our strict focus on heritage planning, separate from architectural design, is to your advantage.

Has Council requested a Heritage Impact Statement (HIS) for your renovation? Don't treat it as a tick-box exercise. Heritage Workshop’s evidence-based approach can de-risk your permit application.

Over two years, Heritage Workshop contributed across the development of the newly adopted City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy 2026. Read how our Next-Generation Conservation approach established the core framework for managing the municipality's diverse heritage.

Presenting a complex heritage case using only general planning principles is a risk. Learn how partnering with a specialist heritage consultant de-risks applications and secures permits.

Across our projects, Heritage Workshop offers analytical and evidence-based perspectives towards a new consensus for housing and heritage.

We're excited to launch our new website: www.heritageworkshop.au . Heritage Workshop offers next-generation heritage consulting :...

Heritage Workshop's submission to the new Plan For Victoria.

James Lesh's 'Values in Cities: Urban Heritage in Twentieth-Century Australia' a new book, has been released.

Check out Heritage Workshop's latest project: our contribution to the City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy.

James Lesh wins at the Victorian Community History Awards.

This article examines three Australian skyscrapers: MLC Centre in Sydney (1977), Rialto Towers, Melbourne (1986), and Bond Tower (1988).