Close

Award Success for The Sydney Opera House at the Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage

21.10.2019
  • Awards
  • News

The Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House has received the “Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts” at the UNESCO 2019 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Held in Penang, Malaysia, the awards recognise the crucial role of both private individuals and institutions in protecting these vulnerable sites.

UNESCO seeks to encourage the conservation of the region’s cultural heritage for the benefit of current and future generations. Since 2000, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation have been honouring excellent achievement in successfully conserving heritage buildings that have a clear understanding and application of a conservation criteria, including the articulation of the spirit of place, technical achievement and retention of social and cultural values.

Congratulations to the Studio.SC team and to the Sydney Opera House for taking out this significant award, in conjunction Design 5 as heritage consultant. It has been a privilege to support the Opera House’s renewal works over the last 9 years, and to contribute to the renewal of an architectural icon.

03.10.2025
Our Sydney Studio is on the Move
02.10.2025
Leadership Promotions Spring 2025
01.10.2025
Part Four: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 25th Anniversary - Studio.SC
23.09.2025
Part Three: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 25th Anniversary - Aquatic Centre Expansion
Image of a person riding a horse Infront of the Sydney International Equestrian Centre.
22.09.2025
Part Two: The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 25th Anniversary - The Equestrian Centre
22.09.2025
The New Taronga Zoo Sky Safari Approved for Development