The IHBC’s London Branch has just opened booking for its 2012 conference on interiors: ‘The Inside Story: dealing with Historic Interiors’, which will take place on 2 October, at the Royal College of Physicians, with prize-winning architect Ptolemy Dean among the usual prestigious and authoritative line-up.
David McDonald, IHBC London Branch Chair and Education Secretary, writes:
‘Ptolemy Dean, from the tv series Restoration, has agreed to be keynote speaker at this year’s IHBC London Conference on historic interiors.
Our listed buildings are facing an unprecedented amount of pressure for change. New uses, changes in lifestyle and responses to climate change can all pose a serious threat to the often fragile interiors of these heritage assets. Against a background of new government priorities and guidance, how should heritage professionals deal with these pressures? We need to provide buildings with a sustainable future without compromising their significance. Are we getting the balance right?
In this, the seventh of our IHBC London conferences, our speakers, who reflect a diversity of professional backgrounds and organisations, will consider these current issues by reference to their experience of buildings ranging from high profile public projects to more modest residential dwellings.
As is the case for all historic buildings, it is never ‘one size fits all’ and our presentations will look at how, with the right degree of imagination and compromise, a range of innovative solutions can be achieved. A number of case studies will illustrate not only the general principles raised, but also problem-solving in detail’.
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘London Branch’s autumn conferences have become an established part of the IHBC year, and have a reputation for dealing with topical issues presented by top-class speakers. The 2012 event promises to be as successful as previous conferences. Again, the venue will be the award-winning Royal College of physicians, which hosted the IHBC’s celebrated 2010 Annual School.
For general enquiries email: London@ihbc.org.uk or tel: 020 7973 3785
For links to IHBC Annual Schools click: HERE
For the London Branch see: LINK
For booking and further details, and to download the flier, see: http://insidestory.ihbc.org.uk/
