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Article 1 - Objective | |
1.1 | The 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards recognize the achievement of individuals, organizations or companies in the conservation/restoration of a structure or a series of structures in the private sector which is/are more than 50 years old. Houses, commercial, cultural, religious, industrial or institutional buildings, gardens and bridges, for example, are all eligible for consideration. Public-private partnership projects such as historic towns, urban quarters and rural settlements where the essential elements are more than 50 years old are also eligible. |
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Article 2 – Award and Frequency |
2.1 | The Award, which is established for an indeterminate period, shall be awarded on an annual basis. |
2.2 | The Awards shall consist of a number of winners to be determined by the Jury in the following categories: a. Award of Excellence, which demonstrates exceptional achievement in all criteria and has major catalytic impact at the national or regional level; b. Award of Distinction, which demonstrates outstanding achievement in all criteria and has significant impact at the national or regional level; c. Award of Merit, which demonstrates superior achievement in all criteria; d. Honorable Mention, which demonstrates noteworthy achievement in selected criteria. |
2.3 | Each Award winner will receive 1 bronze plaque. |
2.4 | Certificates of recognition will be presented to all parties included on the entry form. |
2.5 | The form and number of the awards may be varied from time to time at the discretion of UNESCO. |
2.6 | The award will be made out in the name of the project entry. |
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Article 3 – Eligibility
3.1 | To be considered for the Awards, the conserved or restored building or buildings must be over 50 years old. |
3.2 | Buildings must be privately owned or leased, and restoration must be the result of private initiative or a public-private partnership. Projects financed, owned and undertaken wholly by government entities are not eligible. |
3.3 | The works must have been completed within the last 10 years and before the announcement date of the awards (i.e. the project must have been completed after October 1997 and before October 2007). The project must also have been occupied or put to viable use for at least one year. |
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Article 4 – Selection of Award Recipients
4.1 | The award recipients shall be selected on the proposal of an internal jury. |
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Article 5 – The Jury
5.1 | The Jury shall be composed of |
5.2 | The UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific shall appoint the Jury for the full period of the Awards process. |
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Article 6 - Conditions of Entry
6.1 | Entries for buildings may be submitted by the registered land and building owner, registered lessee, or conservation consultant, architect or designer, any of whom would have had to be involved in the process, preferably through the whole course of work. |
6.2 | Each entry must be submitted to UNESCO before 31 March 2008. |
6.3 | Submission of an entry will be taken to imply the granting of permission to publish all material and particulars of the successful schemes, including the jury report, without charge to UNESCO. |
6.4 | The wording of plaques and certificates will be based strictly on the details given on the entry form. |
6.5 | All submitting persons or firms will be responsible for delivery of their respective entries. Entry materials will not be returned. |
6.6 | One or more entries may be submitted by the same individual or institution. |
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Article 7 – Announcement and Presentation
7.1 | Winners of the Awards will be announced in September 2008. The person submitting the entry will be notified in strict confidence if their project is selected for an Award. UNESCO reserves the right to disqualify any entry which is subject to unauthorized prior disclosure. |
7.2 | Certificates and plaques will be presented to, and will record, the names of the project, the architect/designer, building owner and the contractor of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage 2008 Award winning projects. When appropriate, they will also list those consultants who were key to the realization of the project. Only one plaque per award will be presented by UNESCO. Additional plaques may be ordered at cost. |
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Article 8 – Criteria for the Awards
8.1 | The Award recipients will have conclusively demonstrated excellence in: |
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Article 9 - Entry materials to be submitted
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2008 UNESCO Heritage Awards Jury Commendation for Innovation
Article 10 – Objective of the Jury Commendation | |
10.1 | In addition to the announced Awards, the Jury will, through its special Jury Commendation, recognize newly-built structures which demonstrate outstanding standards for contemporary architectural design which are well integrated into historic contexts. Projects should have been undertaken within the framework of a larger conservation project or within a conservation zone whose essential elements are more than 50 years old. Building annexes, new buildings, new public spaces, and new structures such as bridges, for example, are all eligible for consideration. |
Article 11 - Award and Frequency | |
11.1 | The Jury Commendation will be given at the discretion of the Jury. |
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The Jury Commendation will consist of a bronze plaque for a selected number of entries. |
Article 12 – Eligibility | |
12.1 | To be considered for the Jury Commendation, the works must have been completed within the last 10 years and before the announcement date of the awards (i.e. the project must have been completed after October 1997 and before October 2007). The project must also have been occupied or put to viable use for at least one year. |
12.2 | The submission must demonstrate that no structures of heritage significance were altered or cleared from the site for the purpose of the project submitted for the Jury Commendation. |
12.3 | Projects which are new structures built as historic replicas, built against historic facades, and historic theme parks will not be considered within the scope of the Jury Commendation. |
12.4 | Projects which are submitted for consideration to the UNESCO Heritage Awards programme in the same year are not eligible for submission for the Jury Commendation. Projects which are jointly submitted will be disqualified. |
The guidelines for “Selection of Awards Recipients”, “Jury”, “Conditions of Entry” and “Announcement and Presentation of the Awards” shall be subject to Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively.
Article 13 - Criteria for the Jury Commendation | |
13.1 | The recipients of the Jury Commendation will have conclusively demonstrated excellence in the following areas:
e. the justification of selection and quality control of materials and building techniques (either contemporary, vernacular or a combination of both); |
Article 14 - Entry materials to be submitted | |
14.1 | Entry Form |
14.2 | Drawings
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14.3 | Photographs
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14.4 | Project Description (in English)
The points of the project description should be well documented through text and linked to the submitted photographs and drawings. A sample report format is available from the UNESCO office or the Awards programme web site. If possible, please submit text and images in electronic format (i.e. on diskette or CD-ROM) as well as hard copy. |
14.5 | Occupant Comments |
14.6 | Owner Consent |
14.7 | Additional Materials |