James Lesh Email & Phone Number

Dr James Lesh is the founding director of conservation practice Heritage Workshop, which provides boutique heritage strategy and advice.Reach out to work with me: james@heritageworkshop.au.I am a historian and heritage specialist. I apply heritage and history to strengthen cities, places and communities. I practice next generation conservation at Heritage Workshop. My portfolio of award-winning projects is highly innovative, deeply researched and outcome focussed. My experience ranges across the commercial, government, not-for-profit and university sectors.Major projects include postmodern public heritage at Fed Square, heritage strategy at the City of Melbourne, place-re-naming at the City of Merri-bek (formally Moreland), and CPD and postgraduate subject development at Melbourne, Sydney and Deakin universities.I am a prominent industry thought-leader and have published widely on the practice, theory and history of cultural heritage.I currently guest lecture at Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland Universities.My latest book ‘Values in Cities: Urban Heritage in Twentieth-Century Australia’ explores the history of the Australian heritage movement. My previous book ‘People-Centred Methodologies for Heritage Conservation’ offers new approaches to cultural heritage.I hold a PhD in history and heritage from Melbourne University. I’ve held academic roles at Melbourne, Sydney and Deakin Universities and King’s College London.For heritage insights, subscribe to www.heritage.city.

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  Founding Director

  Heritage Workshop

  Melbourne, Vic, Au