UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation
The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation acknowledge outstanding initiatives by individuals and organizations to preserve or restore structures, locations, and properties that hold significant cultural heritage value within the region. The awards aim to motivate property owners to undertake conservation projects within their communities, either through independent efforts or public-private partnerships.
Since its inception in 2000, the Awards program has acknowledged 278 projects from 27 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. These projects are recognized for their comprehensive understanding of their respective sites, exceptional technical accomplishments, and ability to demonstrate social, economic, and environmental impacts at various levels. Through recognizing these achievements, the program has played a significant role in fostering a regional dialogue about cultural heritage, its significance, and the stakeholders involved in its conservation. Furthermore, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation program has helped to establish the connection between cultural heritage and the sustainable well-being of cities, societies, and the environment.
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Benefits of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation:
In November 2023, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation will announce the winners who will be recognized based on their level of achievement. These levels include Award of Excellence, Award of Distinction, Award of Merit, Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts, and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development.
- The highest recognition in the Awards program is the Award of Excellence, which is bestowed upon projects that exhibit outstanding achievement in all criteria and have a significant catalytic impact at the national or regional level.
- The Award of Distinction is bestowed upon projects that exhibit exceptional accomplishments in all evaluation criteria and have a considerable influence on the national or regional level.
- A project that shows exceptional performance in all criteria is recognized with the Award of Merit.
- The Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts is conferred to recently constructed projects that exhibit exceptional design and are well-incorporated with historical contexts. The competition invites entries of newly completed architecture and designs that enhance an existing heritage environment. It includes building annexes, new extensions, new buildings, new public spaces, and new structures like bridges.
- The Special Recognition for Sustainable Development is a new addition to the Awards program since the 2020 cycle, which acknowledges projects that exhibit notable accomplishments in all of the program’s criteria and have the potential to make a meaningful impact on sustainable development. Projects submitted to either the Conservation or the New Design categories of the Awards program are eligible for this recognition.
Eligibility for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation:
- Project entries must have been completed within the last 10 years (February 2013 to June 2023 if pre-existing use was retained, or June 2022 if a project has a new use).
- Houses, commercial and institutional buildings, historic towns and villages, archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes, for example, are all suitable for submission.
Method of Application for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 for Cultural Heritage Conservation:
To participate in the 2023 Awards program, entries must be submitted through the online entry platform before the deadline. Along with the online submission, a project dossier and supporting documents that include a project description in the official format, and both hard and soft copies of drawings and photographs should be sent by mail to UNESCO Bangkok. The postmark on the package should not be later than 30 June 2023.
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Application Deadline: June 30, 2023.
For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.