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- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s July CPD Circular now out: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD listing, for IHBC, partners etc. includes ‘Thanks’ to Newcastle & RTPI etc, & ‘Hello’ to Bristol/Bath 2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 07/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: DCMS and its refreshed ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARIs) 07/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on… ‘An ‘alternative New York’, via Gaudi, AI and more. 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Scotland’s oldest working woolmill partners with Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life 07/07/2026
- ‘Thoughtful’ Fife data centre ‘rethinks the server shed as a temple’ 07/07/2026
- Georgian Group ‘Vanbrugh 300’ competition for young designers – to 30 September 07/07/2026
- Government UK Policy Paper update on ‘Culture Priority Places’ 07/07/2026
- Reflections on the first six months of future lab, from HB&P’s Director 07/07/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: As one in three fail to collect derelict property levy, Ireland’s Taoiseach says some councils ‘just didn’t bother’… 07/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes ‘SAVE Buildings at Risk’ 2026 launch as data – a record 208 buildings added – highlights ongoing heritage pressures & threats 03/07/2026
Tag Archives: cities
RIBA is ‘Making the case for city architects’
Our report, ‘Making the case for city architects’ sets out how embedding design expertise in combined authorities can help deliver the high-quality homes and places we need.
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Tagged architecture, cities, planning, RIBA, urban
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New European Urban Initiative Survey (EUI) on sustainable urban futures launched
European Urban Initiative (EUI) has launched a forward-looking survey to gather insights from urban practitioners and policymakers across Europe, to identify key trends, challenges, knowledge gaps and support needs in European sustainable urban development.
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Tagged cities, europe, sustainability, urban
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HES: £19.5m for Scotland’s historic cities
image for illustration: Dunfermline, Mcwesty, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Up to £19.5 million is set to be made available to Scotland’s cities for heritage projects as part of a wider funding package from Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: URBACT on ‘transferring successful urban practices between cities’
European cities are in a constant state of evolution, which is precisely why programmes like URBACT are so valuable: they identify successful urban practices, promote them, and actively support their transfer between cities across Europe.
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Tagged cities, environment, europe, expertise, heritage, planning, skills, urban
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Call for Applications: Cities in Placemaking 2025-2026: To 31/03
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Call for Applications to Cities in Placemaking(CIP) 2025-2026 programme is open till 31 March.
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Tagged building, cities, climate change, environment, expertise, government, nature, placemaking, planning, skills, urban
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