Criticism mounts over Stiff + Trevillion’s revised tower next to City synagogue

The Architects’ JournalCriticism mounts over Stiff + Trevillion’s revised tower next to City synagogue Stiff + Trevillion’s reworked plans for a 43-storey skyscraper next to a 323-year-old City of London synagogue have given rise to more conservation concerns The post Criticism mounts over Stiff + Trevillion’s revised tower next to City synagogue appeared first on The Architects’ JournalGino Spocchia

RIBA contest launched for Masai Mara conservation centre

The Architects’ JournalRIBA contest launched for Masai Mara conservation centre The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced an international contest for a new $750,000 USD Conservation Centre at the Oloololo Gate in Masai Mara, Kenya [Deadline: 18 June 2024] The post RIBA contest launched for Masai Mara conservation centre appeared first on The Architects’ JournalMerlin Fulcher

3M champions best-practice hearing protection

The 3M Personal Safety Division is actively promoting awareness of onsite hearing conservation and workers’ auditory health through its innovative … The post 3M champions best-practice hearing protection appeared first on Inside Construction.

DEFRA appoints RSK Biocensus to work with landowners on conservation covenants

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed RSK Biocensus as a 'responsible body' to work with landowners and developers on conservation covenants. The post DEFRA appoints RSK Biocensus to work with landowners on conservation covenants appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

CIOB conservation conference to debate future of heritage

CIOB’s annual conservation conference will take place on 9 May at Congress Centre, London. The post CIOB conservation conference to debate future of heritage appeared first on Construction Management.

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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