Historic Environment Conservation
Are you active, curious and have some free time on your hands? Would you like to try your hand at traditional skills and practical conservation? You may live in a Listed building, or a building in a Conservation Area, and would like to know what you can and can’t do to your property. Whatever your type of property, you may want to pick up some handy home maintenance tips.
The Ironbridge Institute, an internationally recognised centre in the West Midlands, is offering both lecture based and practical conservation workshops which can be attended individually as elements of CPD training, or by interested members of the public. The two day workshops include basic concepts in conservation, management and project design, as well as practical hands on workshops in the conservation of traditional materials.
Although the workshops can be used to build up and increase practical knowledge of skills, building materials and conservation, they are also being offered as an integral part of a MA in Historic Environment Conservation. The course is very flexible, catering for the needs for those in employment, and can be taken as a full MA spanning two years or a Post Graduate Certificate in Historic Environment Conservation.
Practical Workshops
26-27 Sept The Use of Lime in Historic Buildings.
A repeat of the popular course in lime which covers the lime cycle, lime mixes and practical hands on sessions pointing, brick laying and plastering.
Lecture Series
3-4 Oct The Historic Environment.
An introduction to Landscape Characterisation, the management of designated natural landscapes, the management of historic parks and gardens. Rural landscapes and Industrial landscapes will be discussed and the course will include a field trip to Much Wenlock.
17-18 Oct Defects and Remedial Measures.
Lectures include defect analysis, and condition survey. Issues surrounding damp in buildings and timber decay will be discussed.
31 Oct-1Nov Conservation Ethics and Philosophy.
"The heritage debate". Lecturers from amenity societies The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and Save Britain’s Heritage will discuss conservation ethics. Resources for the historic environment will be discussed and there will a tour of the Ironbridge Gorge looking at the issues raised.
14-15 Nov Sustainability and Adaptation.
Issues surrounding Buildings at Risk and reuse, urban regeneration and brown field development. Integrating Part L, services and DDA requirements into historic buildings.
5-6 Conservation Legislation.
An introduction to the current legislation including enforcement action. The course will include site visits to urban and rural case studies to look at conservation in action.
12-13 Dec Financing Conservation.
Sources of funding for historic buildings, the role of the Heritage Lottery Fund including the Townscape Heritage Initiative; the role of the developer; Building Preservation Trusts and the Architectural Heritage Fund ; Landfill Tax ; Regional Development Agencies and European funding.
9-10 Jan 2009 Specifications and Conservation Plans.
A one day seminar on understanding "Significance" and incorporating this into a Conservation Management Plan. Followed by Feasibility and Options appraisals as well as specifying conservation works and a field exercise
23-24 Jan 2009 Project and Disaster Management
A one day introduction into Project Management, followed by a day looking at Disaster Planning and the effects of fire and flood on historic buildings and conservation areas.
6-7 Feb 2009 Understanding British Buildings.
Lectures include the evolution of the English Country House, an introduction to vernacular buildings, buildings of industry, 20th century buildings , urban buildings in context and an introduction to English church architecture.
20-21 Feb 2009 Heritage Management
How do you encourage the public to visit a heritage building or site? And what do you want them to understand about it when they are there? A brief survey of marketing and interpreting heritage buildings and sites.
Terms:
1. The organiser reserves the right to cancel, postpone or modify the workshops.
2. In the event of cancellation by the organiser all fees will be refunded in full.
3. Cancellation by delegates will incur the full fee unless notified two weeks in advance of the workshop.
All two day workshops cost £190 and are based at the Ironbridge Institute, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire.
For information about any aspect of these courses please contact:
Harriet Devlin,
Ironbridge Institute,
Coalbrookdale,
Telford
TF8 7DQ
Tel 01952 435969
Email harriet.devlin@ironbridge.org.uk
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