Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The Los Angeles City Council has saved the actress’s Brentwood home from demolition — temporarily, sixty years after her death there from an overdose. image for illustration of ‘Cursum Perficio‘ by JG Klein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

IHBC’s London Branch asks ‘Is ‘gentrification’ an inevitable consequence of regeneration…’ in its wide-ranging 2023 Day Conference at the Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians on 3 October, with grateful thanks to Ash Sakula Architects as event sponsors, and … Continue reading →

Retaining the Green Belt should come before meeting housing needs according to a new Ipsos survey for The Economist, but sentiment seems based on wildly inaccurate perceptions of the extent to which England has been built on. image for illustration: … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week features a Museum’s call for an architectural practice for … Continue reading →

Brad Taylor, of JCK Engineering in Regina, believes that ‘Evolving construction and engineering technology will play a key role in preserving Canada’s heritage buildings’.

Designing Building  the construction wiki and host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki is ‘Guest Editor’ in a pilot initiative across its Newsletter and Wiki service, including spotlights on the London Branch Conference on 3/10, IHBC’s Heritage MarketPlace, and a … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to have been joined by many new members over the past few months, and now seems like a great opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all of you online, and share a little more about … Continue reading →

IHBC’s London Branch asks ‘Is ‘gentrification’ an inevitable consequence of regeneration…’ in its wide-ranging 2023 Day Conference at the Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians on 3 October, with grateful thanks to Ash Sakula Architects as event sponsors.

IHBC’s CPD Circular for September is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities to help guide on all IHBC-networked and noted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.

Horizon Cluster 2 (Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society) is to launch a suite of calls across AHRC-remit disciplines and themes, including climate, design, cultural and creative industries, digital transition, cultural heritage, arts, and linguistics.

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the Create Streets on ‘why it’s time to build on … Continue reading →

Fife Council has reported that, following a fire, engineers confirmed that the former Kitty’s nightclub in Kirkaldy, a Category B listed building in a Conservation Area, faced complete demolition, despite an MSP’s call for the frontage to be saved. image: … Continue reading →

Plymouth City Council applied to have the review into the felling of the Armada Way trees thrown out – but the judge refused, reports PlymouthLive. image of Civic Centre, Plymouth for illustration only by Seán O’Reilly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lawmakers paid tribute on Monday to India’s parliament on the eve of its shift from a British colonial-era building to a brand new complex, reports Reuters. image for illustration: Old Parliament New Delhi by A.Savin, … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to have been joined by many new members over the past few months, and now seems like a great opportunity to extend a warm welcome to all of you online, and share a little more about … Continue reading →

[slideshow_deploy id=’37634′] IHBC’s London Branch asks ‘Is ‘gentrification’ an inevitable consequence of regeneration…’ in its wide-ranging 2023 Day Conference at the Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians on 3 October, with grateful thanks to Ash Sakula Architects as event … Continue reading →

On 27 September, RICS, supported by the IHBC, will bring in expert speakers from around the world at its Global Building Conservation Conference, to give their unique perspective on protecting and preserving some of the most important built heritage for future generations, with … Continue reading →

While the detailed interrogation of the first ‘scoping’ survey on the IHBC’s Petition for Charter awaits our consultant’s review, the exercise is already helping shape our corporate planning priorities, as members’ thoughts on our future are still eagerly sought HERE, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week features a Council call for a Conservation-qualified Landscape Architect to plan an area … Continue reading →

Glasgow Council faces a £10,000 court costs bill after admitting it erred in law over plans for one of Scotland’s biggest proposed demolition projects, reports the Herald. image for illustration: Wyndford by Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0

[slideshow_deploy id=’37634′] IHBC’s London Branch asks ‘Is ‘gentrification’ an inevitable consequence of regeneration…’ in its wide-ranging 2023 Day Conference at the Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians on 3 October, with grateful thanks to Ash Sakula Architects as event … Continue reading →

On 27 September, RICS, supported by the IHBC, will bring in expert speakers from around the world at its Global Building Conservation Conference, to give their unique perspective on protecting and preserving some of the most important built heritage for future generations, with … Continue reading →

IHBC’s CPD Circular for September is now out, with low-cost training and upskilling opportunities to help guide on all IHBC-networked and noted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.

While the detailed interrogation of the first ‘scoping’ survey on the IHBC’s Petition for Charter awaits our consultant’s review, the exercise is already helping shape our corporate planning priorities, as members’ thoughts on our future are still eagerly sought HERE, … Continue reading →

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on ‘Climate Change & the historic … Continue reading →