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April 2019
Donald Insall Associates – Cambridge Conservation Architecture Talk and Exhibition
The Exhibition will run from 1st April - 27th April, while the talk: Living Buildings — Back to the Future will be on 24th April. Three specialists in the restoration of buildings and the regeneration of cities will be speaking about the future of heritage in Cambridgeshire. The discussion will be introduced by Architect Matthew Seaborn, Head of Donald Insall Associates’ Cambridge office which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Donald Insall Associates are the leading conservation architecture practice…
Find out more »Aberdeen Heritage Lectures
Several Dates Aberdeen Aberdeen City Heritage Trust is pleased to present its inaugural series of Heritage Lectures in association with the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and the Built Environment. Repair and redevelopment of traditionally constructed buildings can present challenging issues. Understanding their architectural significance, complexity and technology is essential for developing well-considered projects. Aberdeen Heritage Lectures provide an excellent opportunity to consolidate and develop a greater understanding of traditionally constructed buildings and repair techniques for those who have the…
Find out more »Creating and Maintaining a Scottish Garden
This 2-day Course, which is being held at the National Trust for Scotland’s magnificent Pitmedden Garden, will combine classroom-based learning with practical “hands-on” training to provide those attending with an understanding of the skills and techniques necessary in order to establish and maintain Parks, Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland. The subjects to be addressed range from planning and designing a garden, through to the selection of plants, soil preparation and the development of a maintenance programme. A key element…
Find out more »HTN – What’s the Plan? Finding Your End Use
Are you a charity or social enterprises saving heritage at risk in the South West? Share your experiences and learn with like-minded people. "Give yourself that time outside of the office to have ideas!" Just starting out or experienced with multiple projects, HTN events are the place for you to share your experiences whilst being inspired by those in your area. Taking place across the UK during 2019, they welcome the full range of charities and social enterprises saving buildings…
Find out more »Scotland Branch: Contemporary Design in Historic Places – case studies in Dunfermline
CPD provided by IHBC Scotland Branch and Fife Council at Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 7NL The world’s first Carnegie Library re-opened in 2017 as also a museum, EAA Building of the Year, holder of the RIAS Andrew Doolan prize. It is a place to inspire debate about the interface of new and old. We shall also learn about the next steps for the medieval Abbot House next door, and the ongoing transformation of a…
Find out more »Conservation and Repair of Timber
This course provides an intensive introduction to historic timber-framed structures. It begins by examining the original methods of framing and construction and then concentrates on problems, failures and methods of repair. The course takes place at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, but dinner and evening lectures are at West Dean College. Joe Thompson - BCM Course Leader: Joe of Sussex Oak and Iron is carpenter in residence at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. He teaches a…
Find out more »IHBC at the Natural Stone Show 2019
30 April-2 May London The IHBC will host its regular stand at the Natural Stone Show’s Conservation Area in April, in London’s ExCel, so please be sure to visit us there, and remember that this busy event also offers lots of free IHBC-recognised CPD including the regular Conservation Day, on Thursday 2 May. The Natural Stone Show’s Conservation Area provides free advice, enlightening case studies and a forum for the exchange of information experience and opinions, helping you select the…
Find out more »May 2019
HTN – New Life for Old Buildings
A day school organised by the East of England Historic Environment Forum and the Heritage Trust Network Talks, workshopping and a site tour will cover the possibilities and practicalities of finding sustainable new uses, getting the business plan right and the organisation fit for purpose, and planning for long-term maintenance and management. What are the possibilities and practicalities for small trusts and similar organisations of owning and maintaining a historic building? Who should come? Community-led organisations thinking of taking…
Find out more »Historic Building Surveying: Laser Scanning At Hatfield House
This two-day course is aimed at anyone wanting to further their understanding of archaeological building recording techniques and the measured survey of historic buildings. The results of the course will provide a measured survey and recording of a number of the fantastic historic interiors at Hatfield House which will be used for a future condition survey. The first day will commence with an introductory talk about laser scanning and recording historic buildings in general. We will discuss what drawings and…
Find out more »South West Branch – Recognising Significance in 20th Century Buildings
Bournemouth A one-day event with the IHBC SW Branch - AGM included: Morning presentations to include: Historic England 20th Century Society and Elanin Harwood on her new book ‘Art Deco Britain’. Afternoon presentations on 20th Century Bournemouth. Lunch and tour of Bournemouth in the afternoon. Event programme 9.30 – 9.45 Arrival and coffee 9.45 -10.00 Welcome from the chairman of the IHBC South West Committee 10.00-10.40 Samantha Barnes, Historic England: Listing in the South-West 10.40-11.20 Grace Etherington and Claire Price:…
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