High-Rise Heritage

Founding Director of Heritage Workshop, Dr James Lesh has a long-standing interest in the relationship between skyscrapers and heritage buildings. He considers best-practice models for constructing high-rise buildings within low-rise historic environments. This provides a model for how architects and planners can create sophisticated design responses to maintain heritage values amidst the inevitability of urban change. He has worked on Collins Street in Melbourne, St George's Terrace in Perth and Martin Place in Sydney, among others.