UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards (since 2000) are given with as the strategic purpose of UNESCO with in the region Asia Pacific. The objective is to motivate the protection of Cultural Heritage sites, which are initiated by any individual organization under private sector or institutional organization.[1]
The Awards consist of five categories.[1]
- Award of Excellence.
- Award of Distinction.
- Award of Merit.
- Honourable Mention.
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts
2023
- Award of Excellence: Rambagh Gates and Ramparts, Punjab, India[2]
- Award of Distinction:
- Fanling Golf Course, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Dongguan Garden Residences, Yangzhou, China
- Karnikara Mandapam, Kunnamangalam Bhagawati Temple, Kerala, India
- Award of Merit:
- Yan Nan Yuan in Peking University, Beijing, China
- Pan Family Residence, Suzhou, China
- Church of Epiphany, Haryana, India
- David Sassoon Library and Reading Room, Mumbai, India
- Bikaner House, New Delhi, India
- Special Recognition for Sustainable Development:
- Karnikara Mandapam, Kunnamangalam Bhagawati Temple, Kerala, India
- Pipal Haveli, Punjab, India
- Sikami Chhen, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts:
- Erlitou Site Museum of the Xia Capital, Luoyang, China
2022
- Award of Merit:
- Topdara Stupa, Charikar, Afghanistan
- Nantian Buddhist Temple, Fujian, China
- Domakonda Fort, Telangana, India
- Byculla Station, Mumbai, India
- Sadoughi House, Yazd, Iran
- 25 Chivas in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Special Recognition for Sustainable Development:
- West Guizhou Lilong Neighborhood, Shanghai, China
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts:
- M30 Integrated Infrastructure for Power Supply and Waste Collection, Macao SAR, China
- Xiaoxihu Block, Nanjing, China
2019
- Award of Excellence: Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts of Hong Kong SAR
- Award of Distinction:
- Keyuan Garden, Suzhou, China
- Vikram Sarabhai Library, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
- Nelson School of Music, Nelson, New Zealand
- Award of Merit:
- Tseto Goenpa, Paro, Bhutan
- Guyue Bridge, Chi’an Town, Zhejiang, China
- Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue, Mumbai, India
- Our Lady of Glory Church, Mumbai, India
- Lyttelton Timeball Station, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Honourable Mention:
- The 5s Classroom, Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, Kew, Australia
- Westpac Long Gallery, Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
- Liddell Bros. Packing Plant, Wuhan, China
- Flora Fountain, Mumbai, India
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts:
- Joan Sutherland Theatre Passageway and Lift, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
- Dry Pit Latrine in Jiaxian Ancient Jujube Garden, Nihegou Village, Shaanxi, China
- The Mills, Hong Kong SAR, China
2018
- Award of Excellence: Renewal of the early 20th-century Shijo-cho Ofune-hoko Float Machiya
- Award of Distinction:
- The LAMO Centre, Ladakh, India
- Award of Merit:
- 5 Martin Place, Sydney, Australia
- Aijing Zhuang, Fujian, China
- Old Warehouse of the Commercial Bank of Honjo, Saitama, Japan
- Honourable Mention:
- Hengdaohezi Town, Heilongjiang, China
- Rajabai Clock Tower & University of Mumbai Library Building, Mumbai, India
- Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain, Mumbai, India
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts:
- Kaomai Estate 1955, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- The Harts Mill, Port Adelaide, Australia
2017
- Award of Excellence: Blue House Cluster, Hong Kong SAR
- Award of Distinction:
- Brookman and Moir Streets Precinct, Perth, Australia
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, China
- Award of Merit:
- Christ Church, Mumbai, India
- Royal Bombay Opera House, Mumbai, India
- Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, India
- Great Hall and Clock Tower Buildings, Arts Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand
- Honourable Mention:
- Bomonjee Hormarjee Wadia Fountain and Clock Tower, Mumbai, India
- Gateways of Gohad Fort, Gohad, India
- Haveli Dharampura, Delhi, India
- Wellington Fountain, Mumbai, India
- Aftab Cultural House, Isfahan, Iran
- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and Rectory Building, Singapore
- New Design in Heritage Contexts:
- Jingdezhen Ceramic Industry Museum, Jingdezhen, China
- Macha Village, Gansu Province, China
- Persian Gulf University – Faculty of Art & Architecture, Bushehr, Iran
2016
- Award of Excellence: Sanro-Den Hall, Sukunahikona Shrine in Ōzu, Ehime
- Award of Distinction:
- Award of Merit:
- Honourable Mention:
- Renovation Project of Wu Changshuo Residence Archaeological Site, Zhejiang Province, China
- Fudewan Miners Village of Wenzhou Alunite Mine in China, Zhejiang Province, China
- The World Bank loan Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project, Liu Ancestral Hall Preservation and Renovation Project of Sanmentang Village, Tianzhu County, Guizhou province, China
- Revitalisation of the Old Tai Po Police Station into a Green Hub for Sustainable Living, Hong Kong
- Restoration of the Main Building Doon School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
- Darugheh House, Mashad, Khorasan Razavi, Iran.
- New Design in Heritage Contexts:
2012
- Award of Excellence: Mbaru Niang, Wae Rebo Village, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia[5]
- Award of Distinction:
- Historic Water System of Hampi, Karnataka, India[5]
- Sethna Buildings, Mumbai, India[5]
- Award of Merit:
- Honourable Mention:
- Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts: Reading Room for the Portuguese School of Macau, Macao SAR, China[5]