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Museums might look dull and old from the outside, but they house a wealth of knowledge that we cannot afford to lose.
Of the thousands of churches erected to serve the fast-growing communities of post-war Australia, very few are protected. Are we happy to lose buildings that are so much part of our modern heritage?
The Trump administration recently reduced the size of Bears Ears in Utah, opening millions of acres to mining and other uses. This threatens Indigenous heritage and can be seen as a form of violence.
A suburb in the Irish city of Cork sets the standard for involving the community in heritage building conservation. Public engagement is the key to managing the inevitable conflicts.
Adaptively re-using buildings can preserve heritage while enabling new uses that help make cities more liveable and sustainable.
When talking about heritage, we need to be clear about our definitions and our objectives for each building. Then we can work on achieving the optimum balance of heritage and sustainability.
New research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of scientific studies monitoring industry impact on rock art in the Burrup Peninsula.
Island philosophies can be used to decolonise university courses and teaching. They can also advance sustainable development models and, ultimately, achieve responsible tourism.
Social housing can certainly have heritage significance. Over more than 100 years, it has been shaped by contemporary architectural and political ideas, sometimes in an exemplary way.
The Great Mosque of Mosul - with its iconic leaning minaret - appeared on one of Iraq’s banknotes. Its destruction by the Islamic State is an act of great symbolic importance.
The last 24 public housing tenants holding out against eviction from Millers Point, Dawes Point and the Sirius Building still hope the government may show some compassion.
Without protection, Iran’s spectacular American- and Italian-designed mid-century structures will be reduced to dust, beams and concrete blocks.
A Syrian architect reveals what makes her home town so special – and how locals can rebuild it.
Is UNESCO’s prestigious lists of tangible and intangible heritage damaging the very existence of the sites on them?
Adaptive reuse and recycling of heritage architecture may be all the rage, but are not new. Making new buildings from old has a long history in the ancient world.
The people of Geelong are connecting with their industrial past as the city undergoes a community-led creative transformation.
A mysterious papyrus said to come from the Judaen Desert could be the first to reveal the name of Jerusalem.
From the 1960s, the backlash against inner-suburban clearances was led by the ‘trendies’.
September is celebrated as heritage month in South Africa. How to get it right? A revisit to a national newspaper’s decade-old, ambitious project is a good yardstick to use.
Top contributors
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Historian and heritage Specialist, Deakin University
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SARCHI Ocean Cultures and Heritage, Nelson Mandela University
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Associate Research Fellow, Heritage Destruction Specialist, The University of Melbourne
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PhD; Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Architectural HIstory and Theory, UNSW & Honorary Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH), UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Archaeology, University of Bristol
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Claire Smith is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
