Delhi s Sunder Nursery Chosen For 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards For Conservation Delhi s Sunder Nursery Chosen For 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards For Conservation The Sunder Nursery has also been recognised as the Award of Excellence in this year s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, it said in a statement.
Delhi s Sunder Nursery Chosen For 2 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards
New Delhi:
Delhi s iconic Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre garden which was transformed into a horticultural paradise after a decade-long conservation work, is among the winners in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year.
Also, Koothambalam at Guruvayoor Temple in Kerala s Thrissur has been chosen in the Award of Distinction category.
Unesco Award For Srinagar’s Amar Singh College Is Huge: Architect Saima Iqbal
The for Cultural Heritage Conservation is a big achievement for INTACH and Kashmir society as this is the first international award given to cultural heritage in Kashmir, says Saima Iqbal outlookindia.com 2020-12-19T08:44:58+05:30
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As Amar Singh College, Srinagar has been awarded the prestigious Award of Merit in the Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, conservation architect Saima Iqbal from the INTACH, Kashmir chapter, who led the conversation projects, says it is a big achievement for INTACH and the collective Kashmir society as this is the first international award given to cultural heritage in Kashmir. This award, she says, is also important because a significant part of Kashmir society deeply connects with this building as part of its alumnus.
Amar Singh College Srinagar
As per the statement issued by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) J&K chapter, 48 projects were received collectively to represent a significant achievement in the progress of conservation in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Project entries were diverse in scope and typology and were submitted from nine countries across the Asia-Pacific region. The Jury consisting of nine international conservation experts was convened from 20thto 22nd November 2020 to deliberate the project entries,” said M Saleem Beg, convener and head INTACH, J&K Chapter in statement.
The Amar Singh College is one of the most important institutional buildings in Kashmir and in essence a built heritage asset that invokes pride in much of the academic and intellectual community of Kashmir as many luminaries are alumnus of this institution. The Amar Singh Technical Institute was established in 1913, and FH Andrews, formerly Headmaster of Battersea Polytechnic Scho
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SRINAGAR, Dec 17: Amar Singh College, Srinagar, has been awarded the prestigious Award of Merit in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
The 48 projects that were received collectively represent a significant achievement in the progress of conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. Project entries were diverse in scope and typology and were submitted from nine countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Jury, consisting of nine international conservation experts, was convened from November 20–22 to deliberate the project entries. This year the Jury awarded two special recognitions for Sustainable Development, one Award of Excellence, one Award of Distinction, three Awards of Merit, and one Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts.
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