Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

Theatres can apply for grants of up to £15,000 fro the Theatres Trust to fund immediate repair and maintenance work, with a closing date of 15 March 2017.

A guide from BSRIA – the consultancy, test, instruments and research organisation – explains how building performance evaluation should be performed and what activities and methods can be used to address issues related to energy efficiency and occupant comfort.

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) keeps an archive of papers, photographs, drawings and publications and is carrying out a short survey to find out more about what existing and potential users of the archive think about … Continue reading →

A seven-part series of Construction Dissertation Guides that provides university students with an overview of the steps involved in researching and producing a dissertation, can be found on Designing Buildings Wiki, the public information platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki … Continue reading →

American light artist Leo Villareal and British architects and urban planners Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands have won the Illuminated River International Design Competition.

24 cathedrals have been provided funds from the First World War Centenary Cathedral Repairs Fund.

The 10 awards include the overall Best Entry for 2016 for the transformation of the disused Kings Cross Midland Goods Shed complex.

A new national plan and increased funding to boost to English estate regeneration has been announced by the Department for Communities and Local Government, and the Homes and Communities Agency.

The Wordsworth Trust has announced the lead practitioners in the transformation of Wordsworth’s home in time for the 250th anniversary of the poet’s birth, with Purcell – the IHBC HESPR-listed architectural practice and historic building consultant – leading on the … Continue reading →

Dr Tim Yates, currently the Technical Director of the Building Research Team at BRE and a newly re-elected trustee of COTAC – the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation – has been appointed as President of the trade association for … Continue reading →

A House of Commons Library ‘Briefing Paper’ setting out the Government’s key planning reform proposals for England, including those changes in the process of being made, has been published.

Churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from rescue funding of £596,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT), while 11 of the churches being helped are on the Historic England ‘At Risk’ Register.

The Scottish House Condition Survey for 2015 has been published, with key findings including that the level of disrepair remained unchanged on the previous year and that carbon emissions for older properties (pre-1919) have decreased in the last year from … Continue reading →

A map representing an initial attempt to visually present London tree data is now available online.

The Stone Federation Great Britain’s Natural Stone Awards presentation took place at the start of December and included a special award for a traditional stone project.

The strategy aims to transform neighbourhoods by delivering high-quality, well designed places, more homes and opportunities for residents.

Artist Tracey Emin, and her architect David Chipperfield, have pulled the plug on an appeal over a controversial project involving plans for demolition of a locally-listed block of 1920s council flats on Bell Lane, in London’s Spitalfields, to provide Emin … Continue reading →