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35-631: The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters. It was established on 19 February 2004 by the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003 . The Council replaced the Australian Heritage Commission as the Australian Government's independent expert advisory body on heritage matters when the new Commonwealth heritage system was introduced in 2004 under amendments to

70-670: A big program and that included Southbank. The first changes, the Southbank Promenade and the Evan Walker Footbridge, were completed after he left the Ministry. In 1988, he developed the concept of The Creative City, which has since become a global movement reflecting a new planning paradigm for cities. It was first described in his article 'The Creative City', published in the literary journal Meanjin . In this article Yencken argues that while cities must be efficient and fair,

105-646: A creative city must also be one that is committed to fostering creativity among its citizens and to providing emotionally satisfying places and experiences for them. Yencken served as the inaugural Chairman of Australia ICOMOS in 1976, was joint leader of the Australian Delegation to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 1988 and 1981 and his other public roles included the Prime Minister's Urban Design Taskforce in 1994 and 1995, chair of

140-517: A holiday house called Baronda , in what is now Nelson Lagoon Mimosa Rocks National Park in NSW, created in part by his gift of the property to the state in 1973. Merchant Builders won three Victorian Architectural Medals and several other architectural awards, including the inaugural Robin Boyd Environmental Award for changing the face of residential Melbourne in 1972. Yencken also founded

175-578: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Australian Heritage Commission The Australian Heritage Commission ( AHC ), was the Australian federal government authority established in 1975 by the Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 as the first body to manage natural and cultural heritage in Australia until its demise in 2004. It was responsible for the creation of

210-844: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . The Council assesses nominations for the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List . The Minister may ask the Council for advice on action that he may take in relation to the List of Overseas Places of Historic Significance to Australia . The Council plays a key role in assessment, advice and policy formulation and support of major heritage programs. Its main responsibilities are to: This Australian government-related article

245-915: The Gordon-below-Franklin dam proposal which had been placed on the World Heritage List in 1983. The AHC was ultimately abolished under the Howard Liberal-National coalition government and the Australian Heritage Council formed in its place on 19 February 2004. The National Indigenous Heritage Art Awards , initially known as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Awards , were held in Canberra from 1993 until 2000. The accompanying exhibitions were known as The Art of Place . In November 1993,

280-603: The International Year for the World's Indigenous People , it was announced in parliament that the AHC would be sponsoring a new art prize for Indigenous Australians , initially known as National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Art Award. Worth a total prize pool of A$ 30,000 , the prizes would be awarded for "an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander work of art which uses a National Estate place as its subject". The subject of

315-629: The Register of the National Estate . The Australian Heritage Commission was one of a number of ventures by the Whitlam Labor government to establish cultural heritage as a more substantial government activity. In his policy speech in November 1972, the federal Labor leader said that "...one overriding objective of a Labor government would be to preserve and enhance the quality of the National Estate". When

350-603: The University of Cambridge majoring in History. In his early 20s Yencken decided on a short visit to Australia, arriving in Sydney via Canada in 1954, and then drove to Melbourne in a borrowed car. He soon decided to stay, and his first business venture was Brummels Gallery in South Yarra , which focussed on contemporary Modernist Australian painting, sculpture and prints. "I opened

385-674: The 1990s, with the second award staged in 1994; the third in 1996; and the fourth, now called the National Indigenous Heritage Award, was held in April 1998. The 1998 Art of Place exhibition toured to several regional towns in New South Wales as well as Adelaide and Brisbane , attracting some 44,000 visitors. Some exhibition catalogues were published. The exhibitions became known as The Art of Place . In 2000, then prime minister John Howard gave an opening address at

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420-619: The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories. Commissioners meet four to six times a year, and with the part-time chairman and six part-time commissioners being chosen for their skills and interest in the natural and cultural environment. In the 1980s and 90s the AHC developed a number of policy documents which became standard heritage practice. Heritage practitioners including Jane Lennon and Michael Pearson were important figures in this process. The first meeting of

455-854: The Design Committee of the Australia Council for the Arts , and President and later Patron of the Australian Conservation Foundation . Yenken held the Elisabeth Murdoch Chair of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning from 1988 to 1997, then was Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and later Professor Emeritus all at the University of Melbourne . Yencken has written or edited seven books, essays, journal articles and conference proceedings. His publications include : Yencken has received

490-508: The Labor government came to office in December 1972, a Committee of Inquiry into the National Estate was set up, with terms of reference "...to report on: the nature and state of the National Estate; the measures presently being adopted; the measures which should be adopted; the role which the Australian Government should play in the preservation and enhancement of the National Estate; the manner in which

525-477: The National Estate (the 'Hope Inquiry') was established in 1973, with Yencken as one of 6 members, which produced the seminal Report on the National Estate in April 1974. The National Estate was broadly defined, evaluating equally the natural environment, Aboriginal places, and historical structures and landscapes. Yencken was then appointed Chairman of the Interim Committee on the National Estate, which led to

560-520: The National Estate was formed in August 1974 to continue the work of the inquiry and begin to develop a national policy for the national estate, based on UNESCO 's Committee for the Protection of World Cultural and National Heritage , which spoke of an "International Estate". The Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975 was assented to on 19 June 1975. The commission was a statutory authority , responsible to

595-470: The National Trusts of Australia and other appropriate conservation groups could be supported by public funds and the amount required in order that these bodies can immediately increase their effectiveness, in arguing and working for the preservation and enhancement of the National Estate". The AHC had wide terms of reference, covering natural, Indigenous and historical heritage. It was first proposed in

630-528: The artwork had to be either "in the Register of the National Estate, its Interim List or places the artist believes should be listed". There would be three sections: Open, with a first prize of A$ 17,000 , a photographic section ( A$ 2,500 ), and a youth section, for artists 25 years and under ( A$ 2,500 ). Entries were exhibited at Old Parliament House from 15 December 1993 to 12 January 1994, in an exhibition known as The Art of Place . The awards continued through

665-656: The assessment of places on the Register of the National Estate, which have been subsequently adapted and adopted by most state and community heritage organisation. Formed just as the Fraser Liberal-Country coalition government came into power, the AHC came under criticism from mining and development lobbies, and the Commonwealth Government itself over issues such as the Ranger Uranium Mine in Kakadu , and

700-492: The built environment. In regard to architectural heritage, Yencken said that : "We collectively reached the view that the only way to avoid bias in listing caused by temporarily prevailing architectural likes and dislikes, was to seek to list the best examples of each style period ." He was appointed Secretary (Chief Executive) of the Ministry for Planning and Environment 1982–87, by the Minister for Planning Evan Walker in

735-677: The company was to create homes emphasising the unique characteristics of the Australian landscape with a vision of creating architect-designed houses that were at project home prices. In 1969 the firm's first foray into larger concerns was the Elliston Estate in Rosanna, where a sense of flowing native landscape on an existing subdivision was created, and a range of house designs by four architects – Charles Duncan, Daryl Jackson & Evan Walker , McGlashan Everist and Graeme Gunn. They then pioneered

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770-720: The concept of cluster housing, where groups of homes share a communal landscaped setting of dense native planting, firstly at Winter Park in Doncaster, built 1970-74, and Vermont Park in 1977, which included a clubhouse and swimming pool. Winter Park led the Victorian Government to introduce the Cluster Titles Act 1974, and in 1975 it received a citation in the Royal Australian Institute of Architect's Housing Awards. In 1968, Yencken commissioned Gunn to design

805-610: The families of embassy staff were evacuated due to the Spanish Civil War, he lived in Australia from 1940 to 1942, then returned to Spain and then to school in England. His father died in an air crash in Spain in May 1944. David had an elder brother Dr. John Yencken (1926–2012) who was an Australian scientist. David attended school in England and Australia, and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree by

840-488: The fifth edition of the awards ceremony. The sponsors that year included the Koori Mail , N. M. Rothschild and Sons and Multiplex . A selection of artworks from the 2000 exhibition toured the country in 2001, funded by the federal government, including Sydney , Wagga Wagga , Alice Springs , Adelaide and Perth in its tour. Sponsorship paid for 36% of the prize money, and a record 436 entries were submitted. Although

875-578: The formation of the Australian Heritage Commission which he then chaired from 1975–1981, with their first meeting on 27 July 1976. The main work of the Commission was the creation of the Register of the National Estate, a comprehensive overview of the Australian heritage places, which had more than 13,000 listings when it abolished by the Howard government in 2004. The Register was innovative for including sites of natural and historic value, as of equal importance as

910-571: The gallery in 1956 in partnership with Pat Collins, the owner of the coffee shop below the gallery. The gallery was devoted to Australian painting and at the time of its opening was one of only two with this focus in Melbourne. Although I didn't run the gallery for long, it was for me a significant experience… " The first gallery of this type, Australian Galleries in Collingwood , had opened just five months earlier. During his travels through Canada he

945-454: The government-appointed Committee of Inquiry into the National Estate, chaired by Mr Justice R. M. Hope, in April 1973. The committee reported to federal parliament in August 1974 that "...uncontrolled development, economic growth and 'progress' to that time had had a very detrimental effect on Australia's national estate..." and called for "...prompt action and public education to prevent further neglect and destruction". An Interim Committee on

980-514: The new Cain Labor Government . During his time he oversaw a number of major initiatives including; a new Metropolitan Policy and State Conservation Strategy; a comprehensive plan for the redevelopment of the Melbourne CBD and Southbank; numerous legislative changes; and local planning initiatives. Professor Yencken oversaw the initial moves towards the rejuvenation of Southbank . At the time

1015-482: The planning and landscape architect firm Tract Consultants, around the same time, holding positions of Chairman and Managing Director between 1971 and 79. Tract was often the landscape designer for homes built by for Merchant Builders, including Vermont Park. Following a commitment generally to better preserve the environment by the Whitlam Labour Government in the early 1970s, a Committee of Inquiry into

1050-453: The precinct was made up of old factories and warehouses, and it was widely felt that the city had 'turned its back on the Yarra River'. A lot of our work in the initial instance focused on the central area of Melbourne because there was such a sense of neglect and lack of policy direction This lack of effective action was being expressed in papers like The Age on a very regular basis. We had

1085-552: The present community . The AHC was an important catalyst to other state and local heritage protection and took on the early role of establishing guidelines, standards and criteria for assessment and managing places of heritage significance. An example was the development of the Australian Historic Themes for use by heritage professionals at the national level, as a means for co-ordinating research and significance assessments. The commission also established criteria for

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1120-538: The seven part-time members of AHC chaired by David Yencken was held on 27 July 1976. A small staff supported the work of the chairman and commissioners. A critical component of the commission was the creation of the Register of the National Estate , which was intended as an inventory of ...those places, being components of the natural environment of Australia or the cultural environment of Australia, that have aesthetic, historic, scientific or social significance or other special value for future generations as well as for

1155-583: The touring exhibition was deemed a success, the awards are not mentioned in subsequent reports of the AHC. David Yencken David Yencken was born in Berlin. His father was an Australian-born British Army officer and diplomat Arthur Ferdinand Yencken (1894–1944) and his mother was Mary Joyce Russell. They were married on 5 June 1925 at St. Margarets, Westminster. The family moved several times so that Yencken spent his early years between Berlin (1928–1931), Cairo (1932–1936), Rome, Madrid (1939–40), and then when

1190-526: Was designed by noted modernist architect and critic Robin Boyd . The project architect was a young Graeme Gunn , and the use of undressed tree-trunk posts, natural finishes, and native planting was an early example of the bush aesthetic in Australian architecture. After discussions with Robin Boyd , in 1965 Yencken co-founded Merchant Builders Pty Ltd., with architect Graeme Gunn , landscape designer Ellis Stones and timber merchant John Ridge. The philosophy of

1225-779: Was introduced to " several wonders of the new world: hamburgers, three-minute car washes and motels" ; motels were something not seen in the UK or Australia in the mid 50s, and he decided to build one. Buying land on the highway at the edge of Bairnsdale , he opened one of the first motels in Australia (and the first in country Victoria), in 1957, the Mitchell Valley Motel, designed by architects Mockridge Stahle & Mitchell (demolished in 2008). The success of this venture led to him being approached to part own, develop and operate another in Merimbula , NSW, The Black Dolphin, which opened in 1961, and

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