An appreciation of textures, details, space and light. Event details Whether you photograph old buildings for work or as a hobby, join us on this always-popular four-step workshop with experienced professional photographer Ralph Hodgson. You'll receive guidance on techniques and composition to develop your appreciation of the space and light of old buildings and to … Continue reading SPAB – Photographing Old Buildings Online Workshop →

Date: Monday 20th - Friday 24th May 2024 Venue: Museum of the Home (formerly Geffrye museum), Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA, United Kingdom Event details This popular short course has been presented by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings since the 1950s. Run over five days, this course delivers an intensive programme of lectures … Continue reading SPAB – Repair of Old Buildings Course RC1 24 →

Learn basic skills in the conservation and replication of traditional internal and external plaster based on lime and gypsum but also including earth mortars and cob. Rendered and plastered masonry, timber-framed buildings with rendered infill panels and plastered earth buildings form a very important part of our heritage. Through lectures, demonstration and personal experience, you … Continue reading West Dean – Conservation and Repair of Plasters and Renders (Online and Workshop Based) →

This two-day conference will explore historic disasters’ present impact. Bringing together case studies from around the globe, speakers will discuss how these events shaped and continue to shape our built environment and world, seeking to unearth new parallels between geographically and temporally disparate disasters. Four sessions will focus on typologies of earthquake, fire, conflict, and … Continue reading INTBAU – Conference on Post-Disaster Reconstruction: The Presence of Past Disaster →

RIBA Conservation Suite 12th March - 12 November 2024 1pm-2pm *Webinars can be purchased separately* Join us for the ‘Conservation Suite’ with Ingval Maxwell, Michela Pace, Alan Chandler, Charles Bain-Smith and Paul Chatham. This series of four webinars will explore a wide range of conservation issues spanning from the theoretical to the technical. This suite … Continue reading RIBA – Specialist Conservation Series →