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What does the Queen Victoria Market mean to Melbourne?: In the Media
Dr James Lesh spoke with ABC Radio Melbourne's The Conversation Hour, hosted by Richelle Hunt, about the Queen Vic.
Mar 111 min read
Rocking Heritage and Stained Tiled Debates: In the Media
James Lesh has rocked heritage and discussed stained tiles in public space in recent media interviews.
Feb 132 min read
City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy
Check out Heritage Workshop's latest project: our contribution to the City of Melbourne Heritage Strategy.
Mar 2, 20241 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
Urban Change on Bourke Street, Melbourne: Eastern Market, Southern Cross Hotel, SX Towers
Destruction, Development and Heritage at one site in Melbourne.
Jul 1, 20231 min read
Queen Victoria Market and its enduring heritage
The heritage of Queen Victoria Market is a historical question.
Nov 30, 20221 min read
Conserving Melbourne’s creative heritage: The Nicholas Building
In mid-2021, the owners of the historic Nicholas Building in the heart of Melbourne put the landmark on the market.
Jan 20, 20224 min read
Building Federation Square, 1994 – 2002
James Lesh shares his academic article on Federation Square's inception.
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Towers, freeways, green bans: In the Media
Media interviews on towers in Melbourne, the Eastern Freeway, and Jack Mundey.
Nov 30, 20201 min read
Royal Exhibition Building: This symbol of the past must also reflect our present and future
The Royal Exhibition Building could be a key historic landmark of post-pandemic Melbourne.
Nov 13, 20203 min read
Award for Public Space and Cultural Heritage Advocacy At Fed Square
James Lesh wins award with Citizens for Melbourne for Our City, Our Square campaign from Australian Institute of Architects.
Jul 14, 20203 min read
Treasury Square: One of Melbourne's worst planning mistakes at risk of being repeated
A development proposal for the Jolimont railyards has the potential to be one of the biggest planning mistakes in Melbourne in a generation.
Jul 3, 20205 min read
High-Rise Heritage in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth
This article examines three Australian skyscrapers: MLC Centre in Sydney (1977), Rialto Towers, Melbourne (1986), and Bond Tower (1988).
Dec 2, 20191 min read
How can a place be heritage-listed after 17 years? What it means for Melbourne’s Fed Square
Federation Square in Melbourne has been listed on the Victorian state heritage register just 17 years after its completion.
Aug 28, 20195 min read
Heritage value is in the eye of the beholder: why Fed Square deserves protection
An exploration of how and why Fed Square could be heritage listed.
Aug 11, 20185 min read
Fed Square: Apple is exploiting the power of its brand to claim an important part of our city
Five days before Christmas, it's been announced that Federation Square has been given to Apple for its flagship Melbourne store.
Dec 21, 20173 min read
A History of the Future: Imagining Melbourne: Exhibition Review
James Lesh reviews the exhibition 'A History of the Future: Imagining Melbourne', presented at the City of Melbourne Gallery.
Apr 14, 20175 min read
Rialto Towers and the future of Melbourne, 1970s-80s
The 1980s Rialto Towers was a game-changer for skyscrapers, development and heritage in Melbourne.
Mar 11, 20161 min read
Larry La Trobe: The Dog Statue That Has Defined Melbourne
Larry La Trobe, explains James Lesh, has shaped Melbourne's urban imagination since the 1990s.
Jan 31, 20161 min read
The 25,000 Square Metre Rule: An Obituary
The 25,000 metre rule has shaped planning, skyscrapers and heritage in Melbourne.
Sep 8, 20154 min read
Regenerating heritage at Melbourne's Rialto Towers
The Rialto precinct in Melbourne is undergoing another facelift in the coming months.
Jul 10, 20153 min read
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