RIBA Stirling Prize winner 2024: The Elizabeth Line

Posted on 01/11/2024 by IHBC

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The Elizabeth Line – London’s new transport network – designed by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis has been named as the winner of the 2024 RIBA Stirling Prize.

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IHBC Research for Practice Digest No. 5 now out: Connecting conservation research & practice, and featuring Cardiff University’s state-of-the-art PERFFORM

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC’s fifth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers – sign up HERE – and features Prof. Oriel Prizeman of the Welsh School of Architecture, who leads a fully recognised IHBC course, and Dr Nicola Emmerson, Reader in Conservation, both at Cardiff University, and co-leads on the PERFFORM project, which is an exciting collaboration in generating new conservation resources.

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IHBC welcomes new CIfA CE Nathan Baker as Guest Judge for IHBC Student Award 2024: Selecting the next ‘Gus Astley’ winner, who’ll receive £500 + Shrewsbury School place, 12-14 June 2025

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to welcome Nathan Baker, new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), as our guest judge for IHBC’s 2024 Gus Astley Student Award, while his choice (& others) will receive certificates, cash prizes & a free place at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – 12-14 June.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s Charles Mynors leads Council’s free CPD, on ‘Better legislation…  lessons from Cardiff Bay’

Posted on 29/10/2024 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’, featuring Dr Charles Mynors on ‘Better legislation for the historic environment – lessons from Cardiff Bay’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh £450K fund for Union Street Aberdeen

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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Aberdeen City Heritage Trust is now accepting applications for grant for Union Street (West of Bridge Street), reports Aberdeen City Heritage Trust.

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HES: Open welcome from new CE, with invite to stakeholder survey

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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Katerina Brown, new Chief Executive at Historic Environment Scotland, has introduced herself in the latest issue of house circular Keystone, and invited feedback on its new stakeholder survey.

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New HE Technical Guidance: ‘Installing Heat Pumps in Historic Buildings’

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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Historic England (HE) has issued new Technical Guidance on ‘Installing Heat Pumps in Historic Buildings’, looking at 3 types of heat pumps in historic buildings: air, ground and water source.

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MHCLG Demolition and retrofit survey launched to inform England’s National Planning Policy: Open to 31/10

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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A new  survey from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the future of national planning policy, specifically regarding the demolition, redevelopment, and retrofit of buildings, has been launched.

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Four devolution agreements signed off and others progressing

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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The government’s drive to hand more power from Westminster to local people has moved forward.

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Heritage talent recognised by HES at Stirling ceremony

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has celebrated apprentices, trainees and craft fellows at its annual awards.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Fire hits historic church on Northern Chile coast

Posted on 29/10/2024 by IHBC
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Fire tears through historic church of San Francisco in Iquique on Northern Chile coast, reports Yahoo News.

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IHBC’s Council Update: On planning law reform in Wales, extends President’s term to March, & explores current priorities and more

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC’s Council, the Institute’s inclusive advisory and training body open to all members, held its eighth online meeting on 16 October, with 160 IHBC members attending.

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IHBC@ICOMOS-CIF’s anniversary Symposium with RIBA, ‘Peace and War: Educating for Conservation or for Reconstruction?, blended from Venice, 4-6/11

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC
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Among those exploring the ICOMOS-CIF 2024 Symposium on 4-6 November, on ‘… Educating for Conservation…’, led by Cristina González-Longo, ICOMOS CIF President, and celebrating its 40th anniversary with the RIBA, will be IHBC Director Séan O’Reilly on IHBC conservation awards, celebrations, competency and more.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £1M+ of weekly works: Trust seeks design & build heritage-linked services, to 11/11, and £39K+

Posted on 25/10/2024 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 this week is a call from a Welsh Trust for design and build services in a heritage setting, to 11/11 and ££39K+.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Portsmouth) doorstep’ 1: Bid to list Portsmouth’s Civic Offices fails as campaigners fear demolition

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC
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Disappointment has been expressed after a bid to have Portsmouth’s civic offices listed failed – which it is feared will pave the way for its demolition, reports The News.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Portsmouth) doorstep’ 2: Cathedral wins £118K Lottery funds for Visitor Experience space

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC

Portsmouth Cathedral has announced it has been awarded nearly £118,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to transform the visitor experience within the Cathedral.

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ARB consultation on new Code of Conduct & Practice for Architects, to 12/12

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has launched a consultation on a new Code of Conduct and Practice for Architects, to close 12 December.

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England’s Planning Reform Working Paper on ‘Brownfield Passports’ seeks public input to ‘inform discussions with the sector’

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC

A Government paper is inviting views on further action the government could take through the planning system to support the development of brownfield land in urban areas and its ‘Brownfield Passports’ initiative.

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MHCLG Demolition and retrofit survey launched to inform England’s National Planning Policy: Open to 31/10

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC
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A new  survey from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the future of national planning policy, specifically regarding the demolition, redevelopment, and retrofit of buildings, has been launched.

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Launch of the Scottish Building Standards Hub

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC
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September saw the official launch of the Scottish Building Standards Hub (SBSH) at Carnegie Conference Centre in Dunfermline.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Implosion brings down Tropicana casino in Vegas to make way for baseball stadium

Posted on 25/10/2024 by IHBC
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Las Vegas — Sin City – said goodbye to the Tropicana in an elaborate implosion that demolished ‘the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip’, reports NPR.

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IHBC responds to consultation on changes to England’s NPPF

Posted on 22/10/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC has submitted its response to the consultation on government reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

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IHBC@ICOMOS-CIF’s anniversary Symposium with RIBA, ‘Peace and War: Educating for Conservation or for Reconstruction?, blended from Venice, 4-6/11

Posted on 22/10/2024 by IHBC
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Among those exploring the ICOMOS-CIF 2024 Symposium on 4-6 November, on ‘… Educating for Conservation…’, led by Cristina González-Longo, ICOMOS CIF President, and celebrating its 40th anniversary with the RIBA, will be IHBC Director Séan O’Reilly on IHBC conservation awards, celebrations, competency and more.

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IHBC ‘Finance & Economics’ Signpost: Steel and Concrete market ‘ready to pay a premium for lower emission steel and concrete’

Posted on 22/10/2024 by IHBC

‘The 2024 Steel and Concrete Transformation Report’ from the international nonprofit ‘The Climate Group’, with Ramboll, has found that half of global companies are ready to pay a premium for lower emission steel and concrete.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ FOI reveals ‘Hundreds of damaging changes… to heritage buildings’

Posted on 22/10/2024 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’, featuring an Architects’ Journal (AJ) report investigation revealing ‘Hundreds of damaging changes… to heritage buildings’.

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