12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar   This masterclass is jointly offered by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies and the Schools of Architecture + World Heritage [SAWH]   Urban UNESCO World Heritage: Authenticities and Potentialities Urban UNESCO World Heritage sites are living places, where heritage not only acts as a formal backdrop, but must playContinue reading Wednesday, 24 May 2023

12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar The coming past: building with heritage   Luc Verpoest Prof. em. Luc Verpoest has been teaching history of architecture (19th and 20th century) and history and theory of architectural preservation. Research was focused on the 19th century Gothic Revival in Belgium, Modern Architecture and architec­tural preservation. Luc Verpoest is HonoraryContinue reading Wednesday, 17 May 2023

12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar   Contrasting approaches to conserving visual history and identity in London and Edinburgh Historic views have played a significant role in London and Edinburgh’s separate and distinctive evolving city identities. This lecture will consider how the pressures of urban change and the consequent visual effects on the settings of majorContinue reading Wednesday, 10 May 2023

12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar This masterclass is jointly offered by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies and the Institute for Historic Buildings Conservation – IHBC Scotland Branch. The Cultural Heritage Code in Romania: Concept and Evolution During 2008, within the context of the adoption in France and Italy of new legislation as Heritage Codes, theContinue reading Friday, 5 May 2023

12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar   Sutton House and the old Royal London Hospital: Two studies in sustainability Richard Griffiths will talk about the conservation and design issues raised by two projects that he has undertaken; Sutton House, a Tudor house owned by the National Trust, which he rescued from a derelict condition as aContinue reading Wednesday, 03 May 2023

12.00 – 13.00 BST, Zoom Webinar   Tourism and Historic Centres: How to Regulate and Plan Tourism to Safeguard the Heritage Values of Historic Sites Historic urban centres have important heritage values that justify their inclusion in various legal protection systems. Urban planning instruments allow the preservation of formal aspects (buildings, urban layout…) but are notContinue reading Wednesday, 29 March 2023

12.00 – 13.00 GMT, Zoom Webinar   Digging the past, saving the stone: The Sissi Archaeological Project and its Preservation Programme Since 2007, a team of the UCLouvain under the auspices of the Belgian School at Athens has been working at Sissi, a Bronze Age or Minoan site on the island of Crete. Apart from a cemeteryContinue reading Wednesday, 22 March 2023