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Practical guides, policy updates, and expert commentary on the changing world of heritage. Essential reading for property owners, architects, and planners.


Values-Based Heritage Conservation: Historical Origins and Future Directions
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.
Sep 14, 20235 min read


Lecture on Fed Square: Public Space, Community and Heritage in Melbourne
This recorded lecture provides a first-hand account of the events and issues raised by the abandoned Apple Store at Fed Square.
Sep 5, 20231 min read


The Australian Heritage Movement: Change and Continuity
ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium Scientific Symposium Heritage Changes 31 August – 9 September 2023, Sydney,...
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Abandoned Buildings and Heritage Places
Restore, rebuild or raze? Debate rages over the fate of our grand old buildings!
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Cities in a Sunburnt Country: Water and the Making of Urban Australia: Book Review
James Lesh reviews Cities in a Sunburnt Country for the Urban History Review/Revue d’histoire urbaine.
Jul 25, 20235 min read


We must protect Melbourne’s 20th-century heritage – here’s how to do it right
The City of Maribyrnong has abandoned its local heritage protections for interwar and postwar housing in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Why?
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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