Monthly Archives: July 2023

IHBC welcomes & explores Gove’s decision on the future of London’s M&S flagship store

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has formally welcomed the decision by Communities Secretary Michael Gove to block plans by Marks & Spencer (M&S) ‘to bulldoze and redevelop its flagship central London store’, while offering further analysis of its conservation context. image: Gary Rogers / … Continue reading →

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IHBC launches online co-working, assisting Supporter applications for Affiliate membership: First session 9 August, 1.00 -2.15pm

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

Following on from the successful launch of the Supporter Surgeries in March this year, the IHBC is launching a series of online co-working spaces designed to help existing Supporters and those looking to apply for Affiliate membership to submit simple … Continue reading →

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IHBC ‘Finance and Economics’ Signpost: UCL student 3-min survey on ‘Gaps and Impacts of .. Shortage of Economic and Financial Skill Sets’, closing 4 August

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

A UCL student survey by Charlie Shen on impacts and issues around the IHBC’s ‘Finance and Economics’ Competence is open to interested practitioners until 4 August, but also welcomes input after that date.

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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award for heritage submissions on UK taught courses: Closes 31/08 – Win £500 + free #IHBCReading2024

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

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 →

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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

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 →

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IHBC welcomes BLF Annual Gathering bursaries, for ‘Simplicity, Quality, and Modernity: A Legacy of Lime’, 1- 3/09, Lincoln; applications close 4/08

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

The 2023 Building Limes Forum (BLF) is offering bursaries (closing 4 August) for its Annual Gathering (and AGM), to take place in Lincoln (1-3 September) and focus on the themes of Simplicity, Quality, and Modernity: A Legacy of Lime’.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £114K+ costed works: BPT seeks Head of Heritage…’, closing 14/08 and valued £50K

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

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 leading Building … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Designing Buildings features IHBC’s NewsBlog on NE Wales Park Designation

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

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 Designing Buildings on IHBC’s NewsBlog ‘Evaluation’ Signpost’ on North East … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (eco) doorstep’: Nesta report: ‘All the things I could do: financing green home upgrades’

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

A new report from Nesta ‘All the things I could do: financing green home upgrades’, explores indicates testing options to help homeowners decarbonise. image: for illustration

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Canal and River Trust: Government funding cuts put future of nation’s historic canals at risk

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

The Canal and River Trust is issuing a stark warning that government funding cuts mean our much-loved canal network is at risk of closures. image: Canal & River Trust

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Full UNESCO Global Geopark status granted to ‘Mourne-Gullion-Strangford’ Geopark, as it ‘tells the tale of two oceans’

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

At the recent UNESCO Executive Board Meeting in Paris, Newry, Mourne and Down’s bid for full UNESCO Global Geopark status for Mourne-Gullion-Strangford was granted, recognising this area’s unique landscape and geology.

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Heritage Open Days launches, unwrapping England’s history of creativity: 8-17 September 2023

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

The country’s largest festival of history and culture Heritage Open Days (HODs) returns with a packed programme of free events 8th-17th September 2023.

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HES: ‘Employers skills survey’ closes 14 Aug

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is conducting an ‘employers skills survey’, open until 14 August 2023, as the sector facing increasing challenges in regards to accessing skills provision.

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SLCT: 2023-2024 Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme

Posted on 28/07/2023 by IHBC

The Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) has launched the 2023-2024 Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme.

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Join IHBC’s Consultation Panel: Stay current on policy etc., develop skills, target CPD… AND help IHBC’s charitable operations

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

All IHBC members are invited to apply for membership of the IHBC’s Consultations Panel.

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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2023 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Enter online before 1/09/23

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

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 →

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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ signpost: Colouring London invites IHBC to ‘help colouring in our maps’

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

Colouring London, an online mapping platform that collects data on the characteristics and history of London’s buildings, says to HBC members: ‘We would love your help colouring in our maps.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen features Brutalist Berlin building saved from demolition

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

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 Dezeen on the Brutalist Mäusebunker building saved from demolition in … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Former HMRC offices gain Grade II after University of Nottingham purchase

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

Nottingham’s Castle Meadow office buildings, which were occupied by around 2,000 HM Revenue & Customs workers until 2021, have been Grade II-listed by the Department of Culture Media and Sport, reports Nottinghamshire Live. image for illustration: Castle Meadow Business Park … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Glasgow councillors knock back award-winning plans for new homes

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

Council planners have upheld a previous decision to refuse permission to build four mews properties in North Kelvinside over the impact it would have on neighbours, reports Glasgow Live. image for illustration: M J Richardson / Queen Margaret Drive from near Queen … Continue reading →

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Europe’s 7 Most Endangered Heritage Sites 2023 announced

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

The list of the 7 Most Endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe for 2023 has been announced by Europa Nostra, the European Voice of Civil Society Committed to Cultural and Natural Heritage, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Institute.

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Reuse Me, Don’t Lose Me: SAVE’s 2023 Buildings at Risk New Entries List

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

SAVE Britain’s Heritage has added nearly 70 new entries to the Buildings at Risk register, bringing the total number of empty historic buildings at risk of demolition or dereliction on the register to over 1,400.

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Circular Built Environment says: ‘… we cannot continue exceeding the limits…’

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

A new report ‘Our Shared Understanding- a circular economy in the built environment’ indicates that we cannot continue exceeding the limits of our finite planet.

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Dr Wei Yang becomes CIC’s first female Chair

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has inaugurated Dr Wei Yang as Chair at its Council Meeting.

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AHRC: £1m invested in research on UK museum closures

Posted on 25/07/2023 by IHBC

Capital from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) will allow the Mapping Museum research team to map UK-wide closures and collection dispersal until 2025. image: By Dun.can from Melton Mowbray, UK – Pollock’s Toy Museum, CC BY 2.0, 

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