{"id":13359,"date":"2016-07-29T18:11:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=13359"},"modified":"2016-07-29T18:11:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T17:11:02","slug":"new-context-out-spreading-the-word-on-building-types-hong-kong-shophouses-medieval-settlements-shaws-flatlands-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=13359","title":{"rendered":"New Context out: Spreading the word on building types – Hong Kong shophouses, medieval settlements, Shaw\u2019s flatlands and more\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Context145\"<\/a><\/strong>IHBC\u2019s new issue of its celebrated membership journal, Context<\/em>, is now out, and covers diverse topics from Hong Kong renaissance to Richard Norman Shaw and Energy Improvements, as well as a feature by the Urban Design Group\u2019s Director, Robert Huxford, on the the lessons to be learned from Medieval Settlements.\u00a0<\/u><\/h3>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Context remains our most important contribution to learning and practice across the sector.\u00a0 With the wide-ranging content in this issue, we can be sure we\u2019re offering value to all our members, helping in practice, career progress and responding to our fast-changing working environments.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018To make this issue more accessible to all prospective users, we\u2019ll be featuring individual articles both on our social media and on our new Conservation Wiki <\/a>service, ensuring even wider reach and impact.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fiona Newton, current chair of the IHBC\u2019s Editorial Board for Context, said: \u2018This new issue of Context <\/em>examines the origins of building types across the world from Hong Kong, China and Singapore to medieval British villages and the beginnings of flat dwelling in London.\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Context features in this issue include:<\/p>\n