Graham Brooks
Director
B Arch (Hons), MB Env (B Cons), AIA, RIBA, M ICOMOS, Registered Architect, President ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee 2001-2011
Graham Brooks is an internationally recognised specialist in Cultural Heritage Management and Cultural Tourism policy development. Graham holds an Honours degree in Architecture and a Masters Degree in Heritage Conservation. He has over 30 years of professional experience with heritage conservation and cultural tourism projects in Australia, the United Kingdom and Asia. Graham undertakes the majority of the Expert Witness and Peer Review Services on behalf of GBA Heritage.
Graham is a member of the Global Heritage Fund Senior Advisory Panel and consults to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris and the UN World Tourism Organisation in Madrid.
Graham is the Emeritus Chairman of the ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) International Cultural Tourism Committee and was the author of the ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Charter (1999). He is the former Chairman of AusHeritage Ltd, Australia’s Export Network for Cultural Heritage Services and of the National Trust (NSW) Historic Buildings Committee.
Adaptive Re-Use
As city centres and suburban areas in Australia mature and evolve, more and more historic or traditional buildings and sites are being examined for new development…
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Conservation Management Plans
Sound conservation practice, responsible asset management and creative re-use of historic places must all be based on a deep understanding of the historical…
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Cultural Tourism Planning
Tourism is now one of the world’s largest social and economic activities as well as successful vehicle for cultural exchange and encouraging mutual…
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Heritage Asset Management
Owners and managers of historic properties must ensure that these assets are maintained in a responsible manner over time…
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Heritage Development Opportunities
As city centres and suburban areas in Australia mature and evolve, more and more historic or traditional buildings and sites are being examined for new development…
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Heritage Expert Services
In a complex world with many differing ways to balance and integrate development opportunities with the conservation and continuing use of heritage places…
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Heritage Interpretation Strategies
Heritage Interpretation is more than simply placing a plaque at the front of an historic building. It can inform the design process…
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Photographic Archival Recording
Archival recording of historic places and buildings is often imposed as a condition of development consent if the property…
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Statements of Heritage Impact
Statements of Heritage Impact (SHI) are the standard mechanism required by heritage agencies to enable them to determine if a proposed development…
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