Media Statements

04 Dec 2017

Demolition of St Ignatius villa

It is shocking that this demolition has occurred as Din l-Art Helwa asked for the scheduling of this building as an important part of our architectural historical legacy ...

15 Jul 2017

Smart City

Using government land for speculative purposes should be stopped ...

01 Jul 2017

A nightmare in Swieqi, by Maria Grazia Cassar

It takes 20 minutes for a whole street of law-abiding citizens to have their lives turned upside down, and the same amount of time for an iconic viewof a major landmark to be stolen from the public gaze forever. This is what happens when an eight-storey hotel is given the green light in a ‘residential buffer zone’. This is what happens when...

18 Mar 2017

Are we ready for high-rise buildings?, by Maria Grazia Cassar

January 2017 In the wake of the approval of the Townsquare and the Mriehel Towers, Din l-Art Helwa launched the Skyscraper Campaign to raise the funds necessary to make appeal cases against these two permits. The first hearings took place in November, and the process will resume in January. The response from the public, was extremely encouraging, and goes to show that...