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UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for Cultural Heritage - 2018

November 12 , 2018 2060 days 730 0
  • The winners of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation for the year 2018 was announced recently.
  • 10 projects from five countries namely Australia, China, India, Japan and Thailand have been recognized by an international Jury of conservation experts.
  • The awards will be given out on 2019 which will mark the 20th anniversary of the Awards in Penang, Malaysia, where the Awards programme was originally launched in 1999.
  • The event will be organized in collaboration with Malaysia’s urban regeneration organization Think City.
S. No Category Winner Nation
1 Award of Excellence Renewal of the early 20th-century Shijo-cho Ofune-hoko Float Machiya Japan
2 Award of Distinction The LAMO Centre Ladakh, India
3 Award of Merit 5 Martin Place Sydney, Australia
Aijing Zhuang Fujian, China
Commercial Bank of Honjo Warehouse Saitama, Japan
4 Honourable Mentions Hengdaohezi Town Heilongjiang, China
Rajabai Clock Tower & University of Mumbai Library Building Mumbai, India
Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain Mumbai, India  
5 New Design in Heritage Contexts Kaomai Estate 1955 Chiang Mai, Thailand
The Harts Mill Port Adelaide, Australia

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