JAMAICAN HERITAGE RENEWAL
Jamaican Heritage Renewal aims to promote and advance, for the benefit of the public, the preservation, restoration and maintenance of Jamaica’s historic buildings and monuments, material culture and records, and of its historic designed landscapes.
AFTER MELISSA: RESTORING JAMAICA’S HERITAGE
In January, Peter Francis of Kingston 10 Architects and The WARE (Wattle and Red Earth) Collective gave a talk to an audience at the Jamaican High Commission in London about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa and the challenges Jamaica is facing in restoring its heritage.
A film of Peter’s talk may be viewed here:
A film by Irina Bruce about the value of Jamaica’s built heritage may be viewed here:
