Daily Archives: 03/08/2021

IHBC’s new CPD Circular  now out: Accessible cross-sector support, with free sign up/events listings!

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The new issue of the IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular has been posted, offering members and our networks accessible and current information on learning opportunities and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), with free postings for anyone holding relevant events too!

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New Closing Date for IHBC’s Student Awards: Submit your coursework by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School

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DBW features IHBC’s ‘Urban Design’ themed journal article: Alvarez on ‘Understanding Context’

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Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – has featured on its Newsletter Laura Alvarez (Senior Principal Urban Design and Conservation Officer at Nottingham City Council) on ‘Understanding Context’, … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: ‘Life After Demolition… Designing for Deconstruction’, from ArchDaily

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The 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 ArchDaily on ‘Life After Demolition… Designing for Deconstruction’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’:  BLM – Stroud statues and street names reviewed

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A review of monuments, buildings and street names has been launched by Stroud District Council to ensure they represent Stroud’s inclusive values in light of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the attention it brought to on-going racism in … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen named UNESCO World Capital of Architecture for 2023 The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023

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The city of Copenhagen has been officially designated as World Capital of Architecture for 2023 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the General Assembly of the International Union of Architects (UIA).

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The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP): Collaboration by lawyers and others to enable climate conscious contracting

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The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) is a collaborative effort by lawyers and other legal professionals to enable climate conscious contracting, as more than 700 legal professionals from more than 180 organisations are working pro bono to create practical legal solutions … Continue reading →

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The Heritage Fund on Parks for People: Why should we invest in parks?

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Evidence from The Heritage Fund on the Parks for People programme uncovers the importance of our parks and how they can be supported in future. image: for illustration purposes only

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Winners and runners-up for Future Cities Forum 2021 Summer Awards

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The Future Cities Forum has announced the winners and runners-up who have been successful in receiving awards in Summer 2021 judging forum.

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New Trailblazer apprenticeship for Stone

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Minister for Apprenticeships Gillian Keegan has signed off the funding for a stonemasonry Trailblazer apprenticeship, the final step in giving stone its own apprenticeship.

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Arcadis: Average construction dispute value hits record level in 2020

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The average value of construction disputes hit a record level in 2020, rising to £27.7m, according to data from Arcadis’ 11th annual ‘Global Construction Disputes Report 2021: The road to early resolution’.

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From Handcrafted Stone to 3D Printing: The Technological and Material Evolution of Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia

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Archdaily has reported on how numerous technologies were and continue to be used in the construction of Antoni Gaudí’s Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, from a highly crafted stone construction to the most modern 3D printing techniques and high … Continue reading →

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