{"id":14508,"date":"2016-12-16T18:33:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T18:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=14508"},"modified":"2016-12-19T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:38:02","slug":"ihbcs-christmas-gift-no-1-a-clean-sweep-for-ihbc-recognised-courses-at-the-2016-student-awards-winner-2-commended-2-trustee-selections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=14508","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s Christmas gift No.1 \u2013 A clean sweep for IHBC-recognised courses at the 2016 student awards: Winner + 2 commended + 2 trustee selections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Portreath_image_GASA2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14509\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Portreath_image_GASA2016-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"portreath_image_gasa2016\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong>The rebuilt &#8216;Forward Observation Hut&#8217; at Portreath (Grade II) during Storm Abigail. Repairs led by Capt Andy Brigden, Maritime Manager, Cornwall Council.\u00a0 From Hilary Wyatt\u2019s IHBC Student Award winning dissertation on historic marine infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Colin Higgs (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.portreathstudio.com)\">http:\/\/www.portreathstudio.com)<\/a><\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Award for 2016 has been announced as Hilary Wyatt, then on the IHBC-recognised conservation course at Cardiff University, for her work on historic marine infrastructure, selected by judge David Trench CBE FCIOB, for its \u2018valuable contribution to this specialist subject\u2026 overlooked as a conservation priority.\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hilary will receive a free place at the IHBC\u2019s Annual School in Manchester in June \u2013 fittingly, themed on Historic Infrastructure \u2013 at which her \u00a3500 cash award and certificate will be presented.<\/p>\n<p>Also selected for commendation by David Trench were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marc Pique i Gascon, from the IHBC-recognised conservation course at the University of Bath, for \u2018quoting the scripts and the life and times of the author\u2019s hero\u2019, Gustavo Giovannoni, \u2018and matching those with before and after photographs of good and not-so-good examples of restoration and conservation\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Silvia Rossi, from the IHBC-recognised conservation course at the University of Central Lancashire, for her \u2018comprehensive grasp of the UK planning process\u2019, reaching \u2018the inevitable conclusion that austerity budgets have reduced resources dedicated to conservation, and this has placed strains on the system\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gus Astley Fund &#8211; Trustee Selection:<\/p>\n<p>Bob Kindred MBE, independent conservation consultant, IHBC research consultant and trustee of the Gus Astley Fund \u2013 which has underpinned the development of the IHBC\u2019s annual Gus Astley Student Award \u2013 added to the awards for 2016 with two submissions deserving particular commendation as \u2018Trustee Selections\u2019:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy Atkinson, for work carried out on the IHBC-recognised conservation course at the\u00a0Anglia Ruskin University.<\/li>\n<li>Tom Nancoll, for his dissertation submitted on the IHBC-recognised conservation course at Kingston University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Commended and Selected submissions secure their authors the offer of \u00a3150 cash and a place at the 2017 Annual School in Manchester, where they can collect their certificates and prizes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The IHBC can be especially proud of the selection of winners for 2016 as we have had a \u2018clean sweep\u2019 of all the awards by students working on our IHBC accredited, \u2018Recognised\u2019, conservation courses.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is especially relevant when the primary selection has been made by the hugely respected and emphatically development-focussed practitioner David Trench, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When graduates from conservation courses recognised by the IHBC are consistently delivering heritage research that gains the admiration and respect of such independent figures as David, then we know we are doing things right!\u2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>David Trench said: \u2018It has been an honour and a pleasure to judge the 2016 IHBC Gus Astley Student Award.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Award is a tremendous way of promoting best practice, improving standards, and raising the profile of conservation studies. The standard of submissions was exceptional, and I have learned an enormous amount about developments across the historic environment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Hilary\u2019s winning entry in particular is a fabulous contribution to specialist knowledge about a vital but little understood subject.\u2019<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Hilary Wyatt: <em>\u2018An Introduction to Historic Marine Infrastructure in Exposed Tidal Harbours&#8230;\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hilary\u2019s tutor, Oriel Prizemen, Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University, said: \u2018The MSc Sustainable Building Conservation team at the Welsh School of Architecture are immensely proud of Hilary\u2019s achievement, the quality of her dissertation reflects her deep understanding of the subject from a range of perspectives. We are also very grateful that she is now commencing an EPSRC PhD studentship which will enable her to contribute knowledge\u00a0further to this valuable area.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hilary Wyatt, PhD Researcher at Cardiff, said: &#8216;I am delighted to be awarded the Gus Astley Prize for 2016, and delighted to have the opportunity to attend the Annual School in 2017. My thanks to the IHBC for their generous award.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My course at the Welsh School of Architecture offered a unique opportunity to study conservation AND (italics) sustainability within a practical design context, and I am indebted to Dr Oriel Prizeman for her continued support and encouragement. In my last year at Cardiff I was fortunate to be offered a fully funded EPSRC PhD research post &#8211; a rare opportunity to extend my studies in the conservation of coastal heritage.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As the effects of climate change accelerate, this issue poses an almost unique challenge to conservators and coastal managers who continue to maintain our coastal heritage, sometimes in extraordinary conditions. \u00a0I&#8217;d like to thank all the engineers, harbour managers, trusts, and voluntary associations who generously shared their experiences of repair and recovery following the storms of 2014.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I hope that my being awarded this prize contributes in some way to raising awareness of the specific issues we face in approaching the conservation of coastal structures&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For more on Hilary see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hilary-wyatt-318893112\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><u>Marc Piqu\u00e9 i Gasc\u00f3n<\/u>: <em>\u2018Gustavo Giovannoni: historic building conservation and modern planning development in ancient towns\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr Michael Forsyth, Director of Studies on Marc\u2019s IHBC-Recognised MSc in the Conservation of Historic Buildings at the university of Bath, as well as Marc\u2019s tutor, said: \u2018I am delighted that the prestigious Gus Astley Award recognises Bath\u2019s students yet again this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Marc has consistently produced first class material, so is deserving. It is very gratifying that our Bath course continues to produce graduates of the highest calibre.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Marc, architect at Philip Hughes Associates, said: \u2018I had a wonderful time researching and writing this piece of work, and I am delighted to receive this commendation. My work aimed to analyse the conservation\u00a0theories on historic buildings and ancient towns developed by the Italian architect Gustavo Giovannoni. His ideas\u00a0thoroughly influenced professionals and legislation during the first half of the 20th century and have been illustrated with past and contemporary examples.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would like to thank the University of Bath for the excellent MSc course, the IHBC for promoting the work of students and professionals in building conservation, and to Philip Hughes Associates for the ongoing\u00a0support and learning.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For more on Marc see <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/marc-piqu\u00e9-gasc\u00f3n-80a5b670\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sylvia Rossi: <em>\u2018The decision-making process for new housing developments in histroic areas: issues and solutions\u2019<\/em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Chris O\u2019Flaherty, tutor to Sylvia and course leader on her IHBC-recognised course, the Building Conservation &amp; Adaptation MSc at the University of Central Lancashire. said: \u2018This is great news and I\u2019m delighted with this thoroughly deserved commendation for Silvia.\u00a0 Her research into the topic area was exceptional and the findings of her study, although in many ways disappointing \u2013as they confirmed the damage to conservation services wrought by years of cuts &#8211; provide valuable insight into how new housing proposals in conservation areas are currently being assessed at planning stage.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d also like to thank the many respondents to Silvia\u2019s survey and her interviewees. Without their willingness to engage primary research of this nature proves impossible.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia, an architect at Blackett-Ord Conservation in Cumbria, said: \u2018I feel very honoured to be awarded a Commendation for my work, and excited by the opportunity to attend the IHBC Annual School. \u00a0I am very grateful to my tutors for their invaluable guidance, to my family for continuing support and to the IHBC for recognizing the value of my work.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018My study investigated the planning dilemma of balancing the needs of heritage with those of housing development in practice, through the work and experience of Conservation Officers in the context of public financial constraints. It was a complex and challenging topic in many ways and one that expanded my understanding of the varied and interlinked issues surrounding the management of change in an historic environment increasingly under threat. More research is needed and I hope that more students will consider exploring further aspects of this topic.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For more on Sylvia see <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/silvia-rossi-31aa9063\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Andy Atkinson: \u2018<em>Understanding precedence and how historical buildings inform development interventions in England\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Alan Coday, Principal Lecturer and Course Leader on the IHBC-recognised course on the \u2018Conservation of Buildings\u2019 at Anglia Ruskin University, said: \u2018We at Anglia Ruskin University are so utterly delighted that Andy Atkinson has achieved this recognition in the IHBC Gus Astley Award \u2013 he scored one of our highest ever dissertation marks for his MSc dissertation and we had rather hoped that the work might achieve recognition beyond academia.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Andy \u2018hoovered-up\u2019 the MSc Conservation of Buildings course and attended every site visit, and every overseas study-visit, and very cleverly massaged each of his astute observations into the dissertation \u2013 for example he uses the Venetian Olivetti Store off Piazza San Marco as an exemplar of modernist craftsmanship challenging the concept of the \u2018deficient storefront\u2019 in an otherwise traditionally embellished arcade.\u00a0 In another example Andy traced the reductive classicism of the \u2018Looshaus\u2019 in Vienna back to an of-the-time satirical illustration \u2018Brooding about Art\u2019 in which a cartoon character is shown to trip over a grid-like void in the street. Absolute genius!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Bringing research to life &#8211; Andy has recently achieved Grade II listing for a 1935 department store \u2018Havens\u2019 in Westcliff-on-Sea and continues to lobby for the strategic management of Conservation Areas as a way to engage with local stakeholders. If everyone used observation, research, and such discreet enthusiasm like Andy \u2013 the world would be an even better place!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Andy Atkinson, an historic building consultant based in Essex, said: \u2018I&#8217;m thrilled and delighted\u00a0to hear this news and sincerely hope that this helps the work to reach a wider readership and then participation in the important dialogue of intervention at historical buildings.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Unlike many of the specialised areas of our professions&#8217; work, intervention touches everyone&#8217;s lives in some way and describes\u00a0a future, in many cases a necessary future,\u00a0for historical buildings. That the subject remains unresolved and open to on-going question is, perhaps, indicative of its importance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The prize is very much appreciated and will go\u00a0towards my building conservation work.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>For more on Andy see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andy-atkinson-a4b87699 and andy-atkinson.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a> (under development)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Tom Nancollas: <em>\u2018A machine for living in: appraising the rock lighthouse interior, 1800-1905\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Judith Farren Bradley, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Landscape at Kingston University, and course leader on the IHBC recognised course there, where Tom undertook his work, said: \u2018We are absolutely delighted that Tom will be offered such prestigious recognition. \u00a0He was an exemplary student and made a significant contribution to the programme, bringing an infectious enthusiasm and consummate erudition to everything he did.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was fortunate to be part of the conversation as his dissertation developed and he gave a memorable presentation of it to staff and students as part of our internal postgraduate conference.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tom Nancollas, author and Planning Officer (Historic Environment) at the City of London Corporation, said: \u2018I&#8217;m delighted to receive recognition of my work on rock lighthouses from the IHBC. \u00a0Past winners and commendees have been extremely thought-provoking and I&#8217;m really pleased that my work will stand among them. It&#8217;s gratifying that the IHBC can recognise papers on more unusual subjects such as mine, and I look forward to future involvement with the Institute.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tom is working on various conservation schemes and policy projects and his first book, about rock lighthouses in Britain and Ireland, will be published by Particular Books in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Tom see <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-nancollas-158b252b\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>See\u00a0more on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/learning\/page38\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">IHBC\u2019s 2017 Annual School<\/a> in Manchester<\/p>\n<p>For more on the IHBC Gus Astley annual Student Award see the <a href=\"http:\/\/gasa.ihbc.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\">GASA website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rebuilt &#8216;Forward Observation Hut&#8217; at Portreath (Grade II) during Storm Abigail. Repairs led by Capt Andy Brigden, Maritime Manager, Cornwall Council.\u00a0 From Hilary Wyatt\u2019s IHBC Student Award winning dissertation on historic marine infrastructure. Photo: Colin Higgs (http:\/\/www.portreathstudio.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14508"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14529,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14508\/revisions\/14529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}