Welcome to Durban’s Architectural Heritage Committee’s website.

When an old and familiar landmark has been removed, it has gone forever.  Heritage is a non-renewable resource.  It needs wise management.  Durban has a rich historical heritage encompassing a very wide range of architectural styles.  A heritage of buildings and structures, set within streets, spaces and places, built over 150 years and fused by people from three different continents:  Africa, Asia and Europe. 

This unique blend has given to the city and its buildings a special quality.  All cultures have contributed to this heritage and to make it a better city for all, it is essential for us to understand and conserve our past and the history of all who have contributed. 

In conserving this resource we will find mutual tolerance and respect.  Our historical resources are also an intrinsic element of our value as an exciting and unique tourist destination. 

Our objectives are to promote, foster and advance the conservation and restoration of the unique heritage of the area