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Heritage – are we losing the battle?
Since the robust days of the 1970s and the 1980s during which NSW governments and councils committed wholeheartedly and enthusiastically...
Read moreFive things you need to know about cultural built heritage
Having worked in the heritage space for the better part of thirty years, I have come to rely upon five...
Read moreIncentivising Ownership of Heritage Buildings
In response to the recent enquiry by the government relating to the NSW Heritage Act, I made the following recommendation....
Read moreDoes the NSW Heritage Act Reflect the Expectations of the NSW community?
In the recent NSW Heritage Act inquiry, I submitted a series of recommendations to the government seeking community response in...
Read moreA New Heritage Council for NSW
In the recent NSW Heritage Act inquiry, I submitted a series of recommendations to the government seeking community response in...
Read moreHeritage has become increasingly Litigious, Mysterious and Flaccid
I have been practicing as a heritage architect in NSW for the last 30 years and during that time, I...
Read moreHeritage Disconnect
Dr. Robyn Clinch (see reference below) writes that there is a considerable disconnect between the theoretical education of potential heritage...
Read moreConservation and Conflict: Protecting Cultural Heritage
Claims of historical inaccuracy surrounded the 2014 release of “the Monuments Men” movie directed by and starring George Clooney. The...
Read moreWho Makes Decisions about Heritage?
Fig 1 – Demolished heritage item in the foreground – Liverpool (NSW) Australia Who makes decisions about heritage at federal,...
Read moreHeritage, Gentrification, Urbanisation & Tourism
Historic conservation, writes Regina Bures (see reference below), is frequently associated with gentrification: the incursion of middle-class "gentry" on an...
Read moreNew Ways of Assessing Heritage Impact
The system we use today in NSW and Australia generally to assess heritage impact is limited and perhaps slightly old...
Read moreHeritage is indicative of truths as they emerge from contemporary practice
How often is it said that we view the past through our own eyes. Here we are in 2018 viewing...
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