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Heritage as a public good in society
Cultural built heritage embodies a multiplicity of values and significances. There is obvious historical significance and invariably aesthetic significance but...
Read moreHow committed is NSW Govt to its own Heritage Legislation?
I often think about the degree to which both State (Heritage Act, 1977) and local government (EP&A Act, 1979) in...
Read moreHeritage Community Action
I was having a conversation with Gary Estcourt (Senior Heritage Project Officer - Heritage Near Me at Office of Environment...
Read moreIn the future, everything will be significant for 15 minutes
As the great American artists; Andy Warhol stated in 1968; in the future, everybody will be famous for 15 minutes;...
Read moreWestconnex Disconnex
Recently, WestConnex has produced a salvage record of demolished houses in Campbell Street, St Peters in NSW. 11 houses have...
Read moreRose Bay Heritage
In 2013, when the owners purchased the heritage-listed timber cottage at 23 Spencer Street, Rose Bay, the building was in...
Read moreHeritage and the Concept of Beauty
Chris Beer writes (Arbitrating Relatively Good Design: The Aesthetic Governance of Australia’s Cities) that ‘the proposition that the urban built...
Read moreHeritage Policy – Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
It was only recently that I came across a set of heritage policies put out by the thenRoyal Australian Institute...
Read moreHeritage Policy – Short, Sharp & Succinct
On 7 April 2016, Bass Coast Planning Scheme in Victoria, Australia released its cultural heritage policy. It is an interesting...
Read moreAustralia ICOMOS Goals
According to Australia ICOMOS Strategic Plan (2011 – 2016) Update in May 2015, the goals are set out as follows;•...
Read moreAn Australian Standard for Conservation of Heritage Buildings
In 2013, British Standards published its 2nd edition of BS 7913:2013. The publication is entitled: Guide to the conservation of...
Read moreHeritage – A National Planning Policy Framework
In March 2012, the Department for Communities and Local Government (UK) produced a heritage policy framework for local councils to...
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