UNESCO received twenty-six entries for the inaugural UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2000 Awards. The projects were located in twelve different countries and administrative areas: Antarctica, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

The entries ranged from conservation to adaptive use, from single family homes to expansive commercial buildings with religious and educational buildings of various sizes in between. All demonstrated that a strong preservation ethic is alive and well in the region, thanks in part to these projects, for many of them served as demonstration projects and catalysts for local preservation activity.

Award winners were announced in September 2000. Photos and brief project summaries of this year's entries are given in this section.

[download 2000 Heritage Awards brochure]