Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’ to our heritage business register HESPR – Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition – this week features Designing Buildings (DB) on ‘Community involvement in heritage regeneration’ from Parliament (and the IHBC), and the Architect’s Journal … Continue reading →

A man who built a five-bedroom mansion without permission has been ordered to bulldoze it after losing a planning battle with the local council as it had a ‘negative impact’ on the area and was not in keeping with its … Continue reading →

Western Australia state has scrapped new Aboriginal heritage protection laws after just five weeks because of opposition from landowners, reports Reuters.

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August this year, so if you have relevant coursework from a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’  – from the two years to … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

David Williams, IHBC’s independent consultant on the investigation of a Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – has compiled a member survey to ‘gather initial thoughts from members and stakeholders’, asking especially for ‘frank…comments’ on behalf of both.

The Scottish Government has issued a discussion paper intended to support engagement on a just transition for the built environment and construction sector.  

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 for this week features is the call from an English Diocese … Continue reading →

Deep sadness has been expressed about a devastating fire that ripped through parts of a historic former seminary after a suspected arson attack at Ushaw House, reports The Northern Echo. image for illustration: Former Junior Seminary Chapel of St Aloysius … Continue reading →

Cities are the first line of defence in humanity’s battle against deadly heat, reports Bloomberg as it looks at how changes some of the world’s hottest cities are making to protect their people from extreme temperatures. image for illustration: Seville … Continue reading →

The IHBC has started its new series of online co-working spaces designed to help anyone applying for formal assessment by the IHBC make space in their busy schedules and advance their membership application.

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … Continue reading →

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are advancing fast, but how can the arts and humanities, and a new research programme, help create a responsible AI ecosystem? image: for illustration

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 Building Design (BD) on the overlooked history of masterplanning Arabia.

The Guildhall Time Ball, originally constructed between 1915 and 1916, is the highest in the UK and Hull’s historic golden Time Ball has dropped for the first time in more than a century, reports Hull Live. image: for illustration – … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has piloted an event to encourage members and stakeholders to ‘Have your Say’ – with topical CPD followed by a presentation & focus groups on petitioning – while the IHBC Petition for Charter web … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August 2023, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 31 August 2022 OR 31 August 2023 –submit it online … Continue reading →

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

A new research report – Developing a People-Centred, Place-Led Approach: The Value of the Arts and Humanities – led by Rebecca Madgin, Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, considers the need to balance the focus on the … 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 for this week features is the call from a City Council … Continue reading →

There are few places in Wales as synonymous with one landmark as Machynlleth, which has been a source of pride to the inhabitants of Machynlleth since the day it was erected, reports the Powys County Times. image: for illustration  Machynlleth … Continue reading →

[slideshow_deploy id=’37231′] The extent to which community groups should be in the driving seat of heritage regeneration was a key theme of the most recent meeting of the IHBC-supported All-Party Parliamentary Group (APP) on Conservation, Places and People.

Building on the success of our Supporter Surgeries programme, the IHBC is launching a series of online co-working spaces designed to help anyone applying for formal assessment by the IHBC make space in their busy schedules and advance their membership … Continue reading →

A new report released by the University of Wolverhampton shows that young people’s participation with heritage can build strong cohesive communities, promote social inclusion, and cultivate a sense of civic pride and belonging.