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Conservation of Historic Buildings

The Conservation of Historic Buildings course awards a Graduate Diploma on completion of its two-year programme of studies. The course is designed for Built Heritage professionals to develop their awareness and skills in the core subjects of historic knowledge and cultural appreciation; research and report writing; philosophies of conservation; traditional building materials; structures of historic buildings; fabric deterioration and repair; building investigations and assessments; regeneration and conservation; design in modern urban contexts, and international projects. In addition to developing an understanding of that knowledge, the programme investigates twentieth-century buildings and environs alongside current political and social changes such as regeneration and urban redevelopment. The course also follows  international ICOMOS training guidelines, currently under review. 

Emphasis is placed on a complete understanding of materials, with visits to a stone quarry, a lime workshop and timberworks. Our expert lecturers and visits organisers are hugely thanked by all course participants and the staff. Andrew Shepherd was involved with building repairs workshops for young professionals and students on behalf of the Swedish NGO, Cultural Heritage without Borders, at restoration camps in Albania, Kosovo, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzogovina. Other training initiatives were undertaken by programme staff including David Hills and Martin Cook, who (as might be expected of a past graduate of the course) took to his role as Thesis Tutor as a duck to water – allowing a seamless transition from his predecessor. The three part-time staff members take this opportunity to express our thanks to our coordinator Danielle Hewitt for all that she does, and most importantly, to the students who keep the show rambling on down the road into our fortieth year!

Visiting Lecturers

Sean Albuquerque, Megan Aldrich, George Allan, John Allan, Stephen Astley, Brian Ayers, Alex Baines, Joe Bispham, Bill Blake, Karen Butti, David Bonnett, Thomas Bridges, Ian Bristow, Richard Brown, Sarah Brown, Linda Bullock, John Burton, Neil Burton, Oliver Caroe, Sharon Cather, Clem Cecil, Jonathan Coad, Peter Cox, Patrick Crawford, Tobit Curteis, Richard Davies, Robert De Maus, Brian Dix, Philip Dixon, Michael Drury, Keith Emerick, Helen Ensor, Tim Floyd, John Gajewski, Claire Gapper, Kate Graham, Alan Greening, Richard Halsey, Julian Harrap, Richard Harris, Rupert Harris, Harriet Harriss, Elain Harwood, Richard Harwood, Bob Hawkins, Simon Hay, Takeshi Hayatsu, David Heath, Paula Henderson, Jacques Heyman, Charles Hind, Liz Hirst, Helen Hughes, Ian Hume, Richard Ireland, David James, Timothy Jones, Anna Joynt, Shawn Kholuchy, Andy King, Monica Knight, Oliver Leigh-Wood, Ellen Leslie, John Letts, Steve Levrant, Cathy Littlejohn, Alyson McDermott, Michael Morrison, Ed Morton, Cathy Oakes, David Odgers, Lisa Pasquale, Robyn Pender, Stephen Pilcher, Roy Porter, Alan Powers, Giles Quarme, John Redmill, Ian Rice, Geoff Rich, Clive Richardson, Alan Robshaw, Judith Roebuck, Helen Rogers, Chris Salmond, Matthew Saunders, John Schofield, Veronica Sekules, Linda Stanley, Malcolm Starr, Sally Strachey, Robert Thorne, Dante Vanolie, Paul Vonberg, Tony Walker, Nigel Walter, Karin Walton, Michael West, Gill White, Roger White, Andrew Wiles, Christopher Woodward