Conservation: Built Heritage

Recognising excellence in architectural design, building, construction and consultation practices that results in the conservation of built heritage for future generations. Projects in this category can include buildings, monuments, memorials, places of worship, houses, cemeteries and schools to name but a few examples.

Kamay 2020 Alpha House Restoration NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Australian Museum Project Discover Australian Museum and Orwell & Peter Phillip Greenway Window Conservation and Upgrade Project, Milsons Point Land and Housing Corporation, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Lowy Institute, Sydney Hector Abrahams Architects 9–15 Pawley Street, Surry Hills, Conservation and Upgrade Project NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Restoration of Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst Shell House, Sydney Adriel Consultancy

From top: 9–15 Pawley Street, Surry Hills; Australian Museum, Sydney, Photography by Michael Nicholson.

9–15 Pawley Street, Surry Hills, Conservation and Upgrade Project NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Australian Museum Project Discover Australian Museum and Orwell & Peter Phillip

Restoration of Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst Cathedral of St Michael and St John, Bathurst

Three extraordinary and varied projects have been recognised by the National Trust judges for 2021 in Conservation: Built Heritage category. The Restoration of Cathedral of St Michael and St John in Bathurst – a project driven by the community – has restored the built fabric of Australia’s second oldest cathedral and treasured place of worship, extending its endurance for another century.

Greenway Window Conservation and Upgrade Project, Milsons Land and Housing Corporation, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

The judges then moved to award a social housing project’s steel window upgrade across 309 apartments (quite the contrast) – and rightly so. The scale and stakeholder engagement involved in staying true to the building’s post-war heritage was outstanding.

Shell House, Sydney Adriel Consultancy

Last but not least, the exceptional work to date on the repair and restoration of the clock towers and facade of the 65.5 metre-high Shell House façade has been recognised this year.