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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


Eastern Freeway: A Heritage Commentary
Despite its importance, the Eastern Freeway did not receive a heritage listing. This article asks: why?
Sep 23, 20205 min read


Road to nowhere? (on the Eastern Freeway heritage listing)
Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway is likely to be state heritage listed next year. Heritage Victoria has identified it as aesthetically and historically important. But should freeways be managed within the heritage system? Or is a freeway the kind of 20th century relic which we should be prepared to let go of?
Jan 16, 20204 min read


City Life: The New Urban Australia: Seamus O’Hanlon: Book Review
James Lesh reviews City Life: The New Urban Australia by Seamus O’Hanlon: Book Review.
Aug 9, 20193 min read


City Dreamers: The Urban Imagination in Australia: Graeme Davison: Book Review
James Lesh reflects on the career of historian Graeme Davison in his review of City Dreamers: The Urban Imagination in Australia.
Nov 16, 20184 min read
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