Sunday, January 11, 2009

The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards have recognized a diverse range of approaches of conservation practice. These have included traditional, almost pure, restoration and stabilization of site, through to museum projects centred on historic buildings, to more dramatic reuse projects involving the injection of advance technology into historic structure. The awards winning projects demonstrate the possibilities open to owners and the communities to ensure that the region's rich heritage may be preserved for the future. These has been grouped into four categories:

1. Continuity of Use :
- Ohel Leoh Synagague, Hong Kong
- Hung Shing Old Temple, Hong Kong
- Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in Mullena, Western Australia
- St. Thomas Catheral, Mumbai, India
- Yarikutz, Rupikutz, Kuyokutz and Mamorukutz Mosque, Northen Pakistan
- Astana of Syed Mir Muhammad, Northen Pakistan
- Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Hong Kong
- Dorje Chenmo Temple, Ladakh , India

Streetscape/ Townscape:
- Zhongshan Road Project, Quangzhou, Fujian
- Cangqiao Historical Street, Shaoxiang, Zhejiang
- Zhangzhou City Historic Street, Fujian
- Water Towns of Yangze River
- Jaisalmer Streetscape Revitalization Project, Jaisalmer
- Dadabhai Naoroji Road Streetscape Project, Mumbai
- Broken Hill Heritage and Culture Tourism Prgramme, New South Wales, Australia

2. Return to Original Use
- St. Ascension Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- Wat Sratong, near Khon Kaen, Thailand
- St. Joseph's Seminary Church, Macao

3. Minimal Change of Use
- St. Patrick's College, Sydney, Australia
- DBS House, Mumbai
- Harischandra Building, Sri Lanka
- Centre for Khmer Studies, Sri Lanka
- Residence of Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker
- Polsheer House
- Chanwar Palkhiwalon-ki-Haveli (mansion), Amber, Rajasthan, India
- Ahhichatragarh Forth, Nagaur, Rajasthan, India
- Mawson's Huts Historical Site, Antartica

4. Complete New Use
- National Archives Building, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Tea Factory Hotel, Sri Lanka
- Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, Singapore
- Bushell's Tea Warehouse, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, Australia
- Female Oprhan School, Sydney, Australia
- Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury Hotel, Adelaide
- Phra Racha Wang Derm, Bangkok, Thailand
- Kow Plains Homestead in Victoria, Australia
- Rumah Penghulu, Kuala Lumpur
- Tak Seng On Pawnshop, Macao

Asia Conserved , Lessons Learn From the UNESCO Aisa-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation ( 2000-2004)