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- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 09/01/2026
- IHBC celebrates SAHGB 2025 Annual Awards, including SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success at HESPR member Donald Insall Associates 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 09/01/2026
- Designing Building enhances access to 20K+ articles, for all users as graphic links to ‘Construction Knowledge Hubs’ now aid navigation 09/01/2026
- IHBC’s Research Signpost: Heritage Open Days Festival Impact Review 2025 09/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Private Eye) doorstep’: Nooks & Corners on the ‘nation’s worsening shortage of heritage skills’ 09/01/2026
- Architectural Heritage Fund publishes Annual Review 2024/25 09/01/2026
- Scotland’s ‘Properties and Collections Strategy: Towards Sustainable Stewardship’ consultation draft out, open to 23/01 09/01/2026
- CITB announces changes to funding and grants 09/01/2026
- Scottish Government scheme launched: Finding new owners for empty homes 09/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant (Engaging New Audiences …) and Heritage Documentation Training Grant (Empowering Cultural Preservation) to 23/01 & 30/01 09/01/2026
- IHBC welcomes award of OBE to IHBC Chair David McDonald: An ‘extraordinary’ person… 02/01/2026
- IHBC Chair updates on 2026 AGM, calls for proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & booking – 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO Claudia Kenyatta CBE, from 5.30pm, with 6pm AGM 02/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 02/01/2026
- REMINDER: Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6pm AGM 02/01/2026
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 02/01/2026
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 02/01/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 02/01/2026
- Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6pm AGM 30/12/2025
- IHBC welcomes latest engineers’ CARE guidance for assessing proposed heritage demolition/partial demolition in UK & Ireland 30/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 30/12/2025
- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 30/12/2025
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with ‘A carbon case for indigenous slate’ 30/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Scotland’s APRS – Full Report on ‘Battery Energy Storage Systems and Planning’ 30/12/2025
Tag Archives: architecture
UPDATE: Coalition secures Peter Womersley’s Bernat Klein Studio for the nation, for £279,000
image for illustration: Bernat Klein Studio 2010 by Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A coalition of leading Scottish heritage and design organisations – The Bernat Klein Foundation (BKF), the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) … Continue reading
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AHF Publishes 2024/25 Impact Report
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is sharing its fifth annual Impact Report.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: DB on ‘Architects, architecture, buildings, construction and inspiration in film’
Designing Buildings (DB) features a timely piece on ‘Architects, architecture, buildings, construction and inspiration in film’.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Arch Daily’s ‘Tribute to Léon Krier’
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 Arch Daily’s ‘Tribute to Léon Krier’.
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RIBA Library and Collections services update June 2025
image for illustration A RIBA Library and Collections services update, June 2025 says its ‘library is currently closed for refurbishment works as part of our House of Architecture programme’.
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Architecture and Design Scotland review: Background report on reform issued
A background report setting out the findings and recommendations for reform of the public body, Architecture and Design Scotland, following a review process by Scottish Government was published on 17 June 2025.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep: Council to sell Mackintosh building for use as Scottish Catholic archives
image for illustration: Martyrs’ School by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The former Martyrs’ School building in Glasgow’s Townhead – designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – is to be sold by Glasgow City Council to the Bishops’ Conference … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Major changes to Glasgow’s skyline on horizon as new policy on design of tall buildings agreed
image for illustration: Fiona Newton The Tall Buildings Design Guide for Glasgow sets out areas of the city where the council would support the development of skyscrapers, as well as outlining expectations on build quality, design, and aesthetics.
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IHBC’s ‘Starter’ Signpost: HE’s ‘Brief Introduction to Semi-Detached Housing’
Historic England (HE) in its introduction to Semi-Detached housing explores the history of semi-detached housing in England.
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University of the Built Environment: UCEM’s new name for merged London School of Architecture (LSA) and University College of Estate Management
UCEM’s new institutional name, following a merger with the London School of Architecture (LSA), has been announced as the University of the Built Environment.
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IHBC Signpost: DBW The Construction Wiki: The Gridshell – what is a gridshell?
image: The British Museum by Seán O’Reilly Designing Buildings Wiki(DBW) traces the history of the gridshell a structure that acts in tension, a lattice frame work or angled grid of individual structural members that are bent to form a shape, … Continue reading
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AHF funds support revival of Jacobs Wells Baths as ‘multi-use hub’
image for illustration: Jacob Wells Baths Bristol by Samuel Loxton (artist), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce that it has awarded a Project Development Grant to Trinity Community Arts to advance plans … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2025 launched: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 18 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) are delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research carried … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ features IHBC HESPR member Purcell on RIBA HQ
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 the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC’s HESPR member Purcell being brought … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Designboom interviews Venice Architecture Biennale Curator Carlo Ratti
The 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale has opened its doors to November 23rd, transforming the city into a global stage for architectural innovation, critical discourse, and creative exchange with the title ‘Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.’, reports Designboom in conversation with Carlo … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design and Presentation’ Signpost: Dezeen Agenda Special Edition features stories from Art Deco Centenary series
image for illustration: Art Deco Power House in Tuai by Searlenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Timed to mark the 100-year anniversary of the Paris exposition that introduced art deco to the world, Dezeen Agenda Special Edition explores the … Continue reading
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REMINDER: The 20th Century Society on ‘Reuse Them or Lose Them’ – The Risk List 2025
image for illustration: Sunwin House, Bradford by Stephen Craven / T.J.Hughes – closed (1) The 20th Century Society (C20society)says its risk list of outstanding 20 and 21 century buildings at risk from demolition, dereliction or neglect is dominated by cases from the … Continue reading
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The Arc accreditation listing project launched
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Icon has partnered with the Chartered Institute for Architectural Technologists, the Chartered Institute of Building, and the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists to develop ‘The Arc’.
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RIBA and The King’s Foundation join forces to champion retrofit
image for illustration The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and The King’s Foundation have announced the launch of a new initiative to champion retrofit, promote the reuse of existing buildings, and spotlight the local skills and expertise needed to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Survey to assess ‘dilapidation and vacancy’ within Dublin’s North Georgian Core
image for illustration: Parnell Square, Dublin by William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons An extensive survey of historic structures within Dublin’s North Georgian Core is currently under way, in a bid to preserve and rejuvenate the architectural heritage … Continue reading
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UCEM and LSA Announce Heads of Terms Agreement for Potential Strategic Merger
The University College of Estate Management (UCEM) and the London School of Architecture (LSA) have announced plans for the LSA to become a key part of UCEM, in support of its vision to become the centre of excellence for built … Continue reading
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NCT: Church architecture awards winners 2024 announced
image for illustration: St James the Great, Aslackby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire by Acabashi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Commons Wikimedia The National Churches Trust has announced the winners of the church architecture awards 2024.
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Marina Tabassum & firm selected for Serpentine Pavilion 2025
Serpentine is delighted to announce that Bangladeshi architect and educator Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), have been selected to design the 2025 Pavilion, titled A Capsule in Time.
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AHF renews commitments to the IVAR Flexible Funder initiative
As a new year begins, the Architectural Heritage Fund(AHF) is renewing our commitments to the Flexible Funder initiative, led by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR).
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Architects Salary Report: What are the average salary levels within the architecture industry?
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Jobs Salary Report provides the average salaries for those who work in RIBA Chartered Practices, by region and practice size.
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