Reimagining Margam Castle, Port Talbot

The Architects’ Journal Reimagining Margam Castle, Port Talbot Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is seeking a conservation architect for the estimated £15 million restoration of Margam Castle [Deadline: 8 September 2026] The post Reimagining Margam Castle, Port Talbot appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Merlin Fulcher

AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2026 shortlist 2: Conservation and historic and Positive addition

The Architects’ Journal AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2026 shortlist 2: Conservation and historic and Positive addition The AJ can exclusively announce the second set of shortlists for this year’s AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards. Today it’s the Conservation and historic and Positive addition categories The post AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards 2026 shortlist 2: Conservation and historic and Positive addition appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Fran Williams

New for old at EBS

A year on from its acquisition by M Squared, specialist conservation and restoration contractor EBS Construction Limited has appointed a new management team.

Carbon counts, conservation might matter more

The Architects’ Journal Carbon counts, conservation might matter more It’s unfortunate that it’s possible to design in a ‘low-carbon’ but still entirely unsustainable way, argues Nicoletta Michaletos The post Carbon counts, conservation might matter more appeared first on The Architects’ Journal will hurst

Water Conservation Meets Geopolitics at the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is bracing for renewed drought risk while surging traffic from Strait of Hormuz disruptions tests water-saving measures and long-term reservoir plans.

ARTiculations - Why UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Trouble 20042021

Is UNESCO World Heritage Designation a good thing? Or could it potentially do more harm to the very sites it intends to protect? Betty just wanted to do some research on how to better conserve local heritage architecture in Toronto and ended up going down a rabbit hole where she learned a bunch of stuff about how UNESCO works. She currently concludes that it is in crisis

RIBA Architecture - Open Door - Canongate Block 2, 01122022

The Canongate project is a pilot project for the delivery of sensitive retrofit works within the Edinburgh World Heritage Site. The completed project ensures that the building and site will continue to be used as intended, enriching the lives for its occupants, protecting the significance of a conservation asset, and continuing to contribute to the World Heritage Site

Tom Scott - The giant chainmail box that stops a house dissolving 07022022

The Hill House, in Helensburgh, Scotland was decades ahead of its time... but that means it's also experimental. And damp.

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