An extract from James Lesh's book 'Values in Cities' on the founding of the Australian National Trusts.

James Lesh writes about policy opportunities for strengthening Canberra's role in urban heritage matters.

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

I am making a written submission on the relationship between cultural heritage and the national urban policy. Positively, the national...

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

An extract from James Lesh's book 'Values in Cities' on values-based conservation, both where it's come from, and where it's heading.

This recorded lecture provides a first-hand account of the events and issues raised by the abandoned Apple Store at Fed Square.

James Lesh reviews Cities in a Sunburnt Country for the Urban History Review/Revue d’histoire urbaine.

Destruction, Development and Heritage at one site in Melbourne.

James Lesh and Rebecca Madgin have co-edited the book collection People-Centred Methodologies for Heritage Conservation: Exploring Emotional Attachments to Historic Urban Places.

James Lesh reviews 'Valuing Architecture: Heritage and the Economics of Culture'.

The heritage of Queen Victoria Market is a historical question.

James Lesh reviews 'The Invention of Melbourne' and 'The Architecture of Devotion: James Goold'

James Lesh wins at the Victorian Community History Awards.

How was Australia's heritage mafia established? To answer, let's unpack urban heritage in 1990s Australia.

The name “Moreland”, used to designate the municipality, road, and train station, has associational and financial links to slavery.

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra raises significant questions about the management of Indigenous heritage values in Australia.

James Lesh shares his academic article on Federation Square's inception.

What does heritage mean for cities? This introductory article provides some guidance. Have a listen to the associated podcast too.

James Lesh explores the definition of 'place' in heritage practice, including through the Burra Charter.

Social value and people-centred heritage has evolved to become more central to conservation practice.

Exploring a heritage-house in Richmond, which featured in the film Dogs in Space.

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

James Lesh examines Australian national heritage policy in this academic article.