Observations about heritage

Why doesn’t NSW adopt good design principles for heritage buildings?
There ought to be a qualification for all designs in relation to heritage buildings. Our heritage-listed items and buildings in...
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Time to Rationalise our Heritage Conservation Areas (NSW)
The recent Not-In-My-Back-Yard (NIMBY) and Yes-In-My-Back-Yard (YIMBY) debate on social media and the tabloid press has highlighted the fragility of...
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Five 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...
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Heritage, Gentrification, Urbanisation & Tourism
Historic conservation, writes Regina Bures (see reference below), is frequently associated with gentrification: the incursion of middle-class "gentry" on an...
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Heritage 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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Is Heritage Chauvinistic?
David Lowenthal writes that heritage betokens interest in manifold legacies – family history, familiar landmarks, historic buildings, art and antiques,...
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