UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
2006 Heritage Awards Programme
- St. Andrew's Church
The winners of 2006 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards will hold heritage award presentation ceremonies at their project sites scheduled later this year.
The Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific will present the UNESCO Heritage Awards to St. Andrew’s Church, Hong Kong SAR, China on 12th November 2006, Liu Ying Lung Study Hall, Hong Kong SAR, China, on 5th December 2006, and Bund 18, Shanghai, China on 7th December 2006.
Nine projects out of thirty-six project entries have been awarded the 2006 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards Programme. They are Shigar Fort Palace, Pakistan, honoured with the Award of Excellence; Bund 18, China and the Uch Monument Complex, Pakistan, honoured with the Award of Distinction; St. Andrew’s Church, China, Sir JJ School of Art, India, and Han Jiang Ancestral Temple, Malaysia, honoured with the Award of Merit; and Liu Ying Lung Study Hall, China, Arakkal Kettu, India, and Leh Old Town, India, honoured with the Award of Honourable Mention.
A total of six entries were received this year for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards Jury Commendation for Innovation from four countries; however, no Commendations were awarded this year.
Further information about the Heritage Awards and this year’s winning entries can be found here.
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The 2006 Heritage Awards programme, in its seventh year, recognizes the achievement of individuals and organizations within the private sector, and public-private initiatives, in successfully restoring structures of heritage value in the Asia-Pacific region.
The 2006 Jury Commendation for Innovation, in its second year, will recognize newly-built structures which demonstrate outstanding standards for contemporary architectural design which are well integrated into historic contexts.