Sir James Dyson on 7 October scrapped plans for a £56 million School of Design Innovation in Bath at the old Stothert and Pitt site at South Quays within the City of Bath World Heritage site, which the forthcoming UNESCO/ICOMOS joint mission was to have considered. The Bath Chronicle reported that Dyson abandoned his plan [...]
ICOMOS Documentation Centre, Paris- World Heritage News
- The Rapid Response Facility Contributes to avoiding the ecological isolation of Romania's Retezat Massif
- UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
- Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the World Heritage Convention's 40th Anniversary
Scottish World Heritage Sites in the wider European context
A series of four illustrated lectures and discussion All lectures to be held in the Board Room of NTS Headquarters 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, at 5.45 for 6.00pm (to end by 8.00pm) Tuesday 7 October 2008 Dr David Breeze (Historic Scotland) on “The Antonine Wall and its relevance to the wider European definition of the [...]
Simon Jenkins on World Heritage in the UK
Simon Jenkins (The Guardian) wrote on Friday 12th September 2008 a critical article on the current condition of World Heritage Status in the UK, challenging new British developments and questioning the role that UNESCO is playing in preserving these sites and their context. He claims, “World heritage status, enjoyed by 885 sites on the planet, [...]
