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Supported by
Dhaka Office
Culture Unit UNESCO Dhaka House-122, Road-01, Block-F Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Agenda 3.00pm-3.05pm Welcome Speech by Ms Beatrice Kaldun Head of Office UNESCO Dhaka 3.05pm-3.20pm A Brief Presentation 3.20pm-3.40pm Questions and Answers
Media Event on
Esplanade House Mumbai, India 2014 Honourable Mention
Lucky Shophouse, Singapore 2014 winner
Background of the Heritage Awards
Promotional video
Overview of UNESCO Heritage Awards
Esplanade House Mumbai, India 2014 Honourable Mention
Established in the year
2000
to recognize and promote
the efforts of individuals and
organizations within the
private sector
in successfully restoring
and conserving structures,
places and properties of
heritage value in the
Asia-Pacific region
Award background
Heritage is under increasing threat
• To promote conservation of the Asia-Pacific
region's built heritage by encouraging involvement
of the private sector.
• To advocate the culture of conservation through
use of appropriate conservation techniques
and approaches.
• To catalyze additional projects within the
community, by giving due recognition to best
practice examples.
• The Award recognizes the quality of the
conservation process, rather than the intrinsic
values of the site
Exeter Farm, Glenwood, New South Wales Victoria, Australia
2014 Award of Merit
To recognize efforts of individuals and organizations within the private sector in successfully restoring and conserving structures of heritage value in the Asia-Pacific region.
Objective of Awards
Phraya Si Thammathirat Residence, Bangkok, Thailand 2014 Honourable Mention
Public Institutions
Religious Sites
Commercial (Hotels)
Residential Buildings
Commercial (Retail)
Memorials Industrial Buildings
Commercial (Offices)
Educational Institutions Urban Districts
In-situ Archaeological Sites
Forts/Palaces
Project types
• Award of Excellence: Demonstrates exceptional achievement in all criteria
• Award of Distinction: Demonstrates outstanding achievement in all criteria
• Award of Merit: Demonstrates superior achievement in all criteria
• Honourable Mention: Demonstrates noteworthy achievement in selected criteria
• Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts: Awarded to newly-built
structures which demonstrate outstanding architectural design that are well-integrated
into historic contexts
Since 2000, 562 project submissions were received from 24 countries in
the Asia-Pacific. UNESCO has awarded 174 projects within the
conservation category and 9 projects for the Award for New Design in
Heritage Contexts
Award categories
Award Criteria
Understanding the Place
The Award recognizes the quality of the
conservation process, rather than the
intrinsic values of the site
Technical Achievement
To advocate the culture of conservation
through use of appropriate conservation
techniques and approaches
Social and Policy Impact
To catalyze additional projects within the
community, by giving due recognition to best
practice examples
2013 Award of Merit, Otaki Town Hall, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
2013 Award of Merit, Tai O Heritage Hotel, Hong Kong SAR, China
• Began in 2005 as a
response to the increasing
number of incompatible
new structures within
historic contexts.
• It acknowledges that
heritage is also about
managing change over
time, including
contemporary
architecture.
• Increasingly conservation
is being managed as an
integrated component
within development
planning, as opposed to
being understood as
separate processes.
Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts
0 Award of Excellence 1 Award of Distinction 5 Awards of Merit 7 Honourable Mentions
Award of Distinction Saryazd Citadel, Yazd, Republic of Iran
2014 UNESCO Heritage Award Winners
2014 UNESCO Heritage Award Ceremonies
Shazada Hussain Mausoleum, Helmand Province, Afghanistan 2014 Honourable Mention
Nanjing Yihe Mansions, Jiangsu Province, China 2014 Honourable Mention
Exeter Farm, Glenwood, New South Wales, Australia 2014 Award of Merit
Brochure and Publications
Asia Conserved Volume I: 2000-2004
Asia Conserved Volume II: 2005-2009
2015 Cultural Heritage Award Conservation Brochure
Heritage Award Website
For all information on how to apply and information on past winners: http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/heritage/wh/heritageawards/
NEW Search database
All forms and regulations online
Regulations, Deadline and Contact
For all information on how to apply and information on past winners: http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/heritage/wh/heritageawards/
Regulations 7 Articles
Submission Deadline 31 March 2015
Contact UNESCO Bangkok
Email: [email protected]
UNESCO Dhaka
Kizzy Tahnin (Programme Officer, Culture)
Email: [email protected]
Tai O Heritage Hotel, Hong Kong SAR, China– 2013 Award of Merit
Promotional Video
All images and video © UNESCO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-id83-lCyIc&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-id83-lCyIc&feature=youtu.be
Tai O Heritage Hotel, Hong Kong SAR, China– 2013 Award of Merit