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- EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 19/05/2026
- More updates from IHBC’s Council: On ‘Don’t Waste Buildings’ – A blog feature following a Council chat post by Celia Clark 19/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 19/05/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits 19/05/2026
- Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06 19/05/2026
- IHBC ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Hop Pole Inn – Grade II Listed Building retrofit 19/05/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: ARB’s ‘RAP… to strengthen routes to registration’ 19/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Midlands Church that leans more than the Tower of Pisa faces £100,000 bill to fix wonky floor 19/05/2026
- NCT Survival stories: 77 churches saved for the future, thanks to new grants 19/05/2026
- CIOB launches first-ever degree programme to develop the next generation of construction leaders 19/05/2026
- New Report by CIC: Task & Finish Group update on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform 19/05/2026
- New Government ‘national vision for archives in England’ 19/05/2026
- Final recommendations for the memorial to Queen Elizabeth 19/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Renovations to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater now complete 19/05/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits 15/05/2026
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Strategic Plan 2026-31: On ‘growth, place and sector’ 15/05/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend) 15/05/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 15/05/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: The Engine Shed on Scotland’s ‘Traditional Materials Framework – Supporting Sustainable Supply and Best Practice Use’ 15/05/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £350K+ costed works this week: BPT seeks consultant for community project, to £50K 15/05/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hidden stories of Belfast’s heritage in shipbuilding 15/05/2026
- Northern Ireland’s Heritage Delivers – an alliance of heritage organisations -on ‘Prosperity Progress Personality -Treasure the Past Enrich the Future’ 15/05/2026
- New partnership between Durham University and Historic England to focus on heritage challenges 15/05/2026
- How RIBA is making built environment regulation work for all 15/05/2026
- UK Parliamentary Committee on Tourism Call calls for Evidence – by 18 May 15/05/2026
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Renovations to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater now complete
image for illustration: Fallingwater, Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons After three years of careful work, the World Heritage Preserved project at Fallingwater is now complete, reports the World Heritage Preserved Blog.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Judge halts above-ground construction of Trump’s White House ballroom
image for illustration: The White House, DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A US judge has halted construction of the above ground portion of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, but allowed plans for an underground bunker to proceed, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unprecedented coalition sues for Federal Review of President Trump’s Kennedy Center Plans
image for illustration: Trump Kennedy Center Sign, by Dclemens1971, CC-BY-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A coalition of eight leading cultural heritage and architectural organizations jointly represented by three law firms filed suit in federal district court in Washington DC seeking to … Continue reading
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Federal judge ‘sceptical’ of Trump’s authority over White House ballroom
Image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A federal judge sceptical that about the legal authority to construct President Donald Trump’s massive new ballroom without express authorization from Congress.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Inside plans to rebuild the ‘top-secret’ bunker beneath the White House East Wing
CNN looks at plans to rebuild the ‘top-secret’ bunker beneath the White House East Wing in preparation for President Donald Trump’s sprawling new ballroom.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: NTHP sues to stop White House Ballroom works for violating Constitutional property clause & absent Congress authorisation
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support the preservation of America’s diverse historic buildings, has sued the White … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: NTHP sues to stop White House Ballroom works for violating Constitutional property clause & absent Congress authorisation
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support the preservation of America’s diverse historic buildings, has sued the White … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: US SAH ‘Statement’ on ballroom addition at the White House
image for illustration: The White House by DJTechYT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) Heritage Conservation Committee issued a statement expressing great concern on the proposed ballroom addition at the White House.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Every Hidden Detail of New York’s Classic Skyscrapers – The Chrysler, Empire State & Woolworth Buildings – from Open Culture
image for illustration: Peter Badcock Open Culture features architectural historian Tony Robins in a half-hour video explores the enduring ‘big stars of the New York City skyline’
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Implosion brings down Tropicana casino in Vegas to make way for baseball stadium
image for illustration: The Tropicana, Las Vegas by Matthäus Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Las Vegas — Sin City – said goodbye to the Tropicana in an elaborate implosion that demolished ‘the last true mob building on the … Continue reading
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