{"id":27456,"date":"2020-08-25T16:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27456"},"modified":"2020-08-25T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:06:24","slug":"ihbcs-out-of-context-cpd-boost-from-ireland-the-development-of-irish-building-conservation-with-a-heritage-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27456","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Out of Context\u2019 CPD boost from Ireland:\u00a0 The development of Irish building conservation, with a heritage focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The history Irish conservation complements beautifully that of the UK, so if your knowledge needs a boost then UCD Assistant Professor Arthur Parkinson\u2019s feature from issue 163<\/a> of Context<\/em><\/a>. on historic building conservation in Ireland, explains its development and context, including the formation of key Irish agencies such as An Taisce (1948) and the Irish Georgian Society (1958), as well as core legislation.<\/h3>\n

…the historic built environment was for many years not valued to the same degree as in many other western European countries.<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n
image: Context 163, p14 – Arthur Parkinson<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Arthur Parkinson writes:<\/p>\n

In Ireland, the dominance and control exerted historically by the country\u2019s nearest island neighbour, and the foundation of the Irish Free State in 1922, have both led the independent state to forge a quite different path in conservation terms from the UK. Historically, these aspects of Ireland\u2019s history have often tended to play a central role in debates around historic buildings \u2013 in turn impacting on the state\u2019s broad approach and priorities in relation to built heritage \u2013 and the historic built environment was for many years not valued to the same degree as in many other western European countries.<\/p>\n

\u2026 in 1957, despite expert recommendations to the contrary, the political leadership of the time approved the demolition of two substantial Georgian houses in Kildare Place, immediately adjacent to the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature). This prompted the foundation of the Irish Georgian Society (IGS) in 1958, the first nationwide independent body set up in the state whose primary aim was the protection of architectural heritage.<\/p>\n

\u2026 in 1957, despite expert recommendations to the contrary, the political leadership of the time approved the demolition of two substantial Georgian houses in Kildare Place<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 The Irish planning system has broad similarities with that of the UK \u2013 most notably, the system of local government created in 1898 is similar to UK systems, and the foundational Irish legislation, the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963, is substantially based upon the UK\u2019s Town and Country Planning Act 1947\u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n

IHBC blogs on Ireland conservation<\/a><\/p>\n

\"logo\"Reading Context<\/em><\/a> helps IHBC members develop their skills across all of the IHBC\u2019s Areas of Competence, and so is a critical baseline in addressing priorities in Continuing Professional Development<\/a> (CPD)<\/p>\n

To access Context<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n