Rewarded by Din l-Art Ħelwa yesterday for its “outstanding and significant contribution to Maltese cultural heritage”
A unique work of engineering
VICTORIA GATE’S restoratiOn wins the Din L-Art Helwa 2010 Silver Medal Award for Architectural Heritage
"The Prix d’Honneur for restoration and conservation was awarded to the Victoria Gate
Project and to Architect Claude Borg, for his most impressive work in the preservation of this important 19th Century gateway designed by Emmanuel Luigi Galizia. The restoration, effected in the space of one year, involved not just that of the Gate itself, but also the re-interpretation of the foot-bridge and the widening and re-paving of the street leading to the Gate. Martin Scicluna said it had been felt that this was an excellent example of winning back for the island the beauty of our public urban areas with the restoration of what was once the main gate-way into Valletta."
— 4 December 2010 | Din L-Art Ħelwa
"Thanks to the learned and skilled workmen of the Rehabilitation Projects Office and the Restoration Unit within the Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs, the whole project was completed in a mere six months under the direction of CEO architect Claude Borg and architect Alexis Inguanez.."
— 14 June 2010 | Times of Malta
VILLA FRANCIA’S restoration wins prestigious award
"Architect Claude Borg was awarded a diploma for his restoration of the 18th century Villa Francia in Lija, which has been returned to its former glory after years of neglect.
While there were no applicants this year for the category of major regeneration of a complex on a grand scale, Mr Scicluna said it was most encouraging to see the restoration now coming to fruition at Fort Manoel and the plans to transform Freedom Square, the Opera House and City Gate."
— 13 December 2009 | Times of Malta
