Daily Archives: 10/01/2020

IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Property Show, Olympia,  8-9 Feb (TBC)

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The IHBC is continuing its CPD partnering with the Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) into 2020 with free places for members and an IHBC stand on offer at the London Listed Property Show, on 8-9 February in London’s Olympia.

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IHBC’s SW Day conference: ‘Damp, timber decay & sustainability’, 20 March, Bath, from £55 (members)

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The 2020 day conference of the IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch on 20 March will explore ‘Damp, timber decay & sustainability’ in the Guildhall, Bath, over a diverse day of authoritative talks, friendly networking, and more, with costs starting at … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR introductory news for 2020: Nearly 400 UK projects posted for 2019, with conservation links to costed works valued at circa £1.7Billion! 

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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Midlothian Council ready to step in to help secure Mavisbank’s future

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Midlothian Council is ready to step in to help secure a future for Category A-listed Mavisbank House, located near Bonnyrigg, according to a report in The Scotsman.

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IHBC’s CPD boost… out of Context: Just what has socialist realism in a post-war Czechoslovak New Town got to do with you?

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Members can brush up on New Town architectural history in latest issue of Context, No 162, themed around New Towns, especially Andrew McClelland’s on post-war Czechoslovak new town Nov. Dubnica, which includes an excellent summary of architect and ‘national artist’ … Continue reading →

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Design competition for Madrid: ‘Opera Truck – A Street Artist’s Portable Opera House’

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A Madrid design competition from ArchDaily calls for the design of a portable structural pod for artists that can be placed in any public realm in context with the city, with registration by 18 April and submissions by 28 April … Continue reading →

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RTPI Scotland seeks views on National Planning Framework 4: closing 17 January

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Call for evidence and survey: RTPI Scotland is embarking on a project to support our members to inform and influence the early stages of preparation of National Planning Framework 4. This survey and call for evidence is looking for your … Continue reading →

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Ireland gives go-ahead for €1bn rural development fund

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The Irish government has confirmed that it will make a €1bn investment over the next decade in the development of small towns, villages and rural areas as it launches a call for proposals under its €1Bn Rural Regeneration and Development … Continue reading →

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UK’s iconic first red public telephone box upgraded to GII*

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The K2 prototype telephone box situated outside the Royal Academy in London – built as part of the 1924 competition that gave rise to the iconic design and first listed at Grade II in 1986 – has had its listing … Continue reading →

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New homes plan to replace derelict garages across West Midlands

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Derelict garage sites across Walsall in the West Midlands could soon be transformed into new and energy efficient housing developments, after social landlord ‘whg’ revealed its modular homes vision.

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10-bedroom mansion in New York state was offered for only $50,000, with one catch… a restoration proposal (conservation plan)

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Until 18 December 2019 a 6,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom Victorian mansion could’ve been yours for only $50,000, but there was one catch; you had to put together a restoration proposal for the historic property in order to be considered.

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