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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The Five Estates, Peckham, Part III: Back to the Future. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Asymp; 3 Comments. After 10 years and 60m investment, five estates in Peckham, south London, have finally been transformed from pits of urban blight into shining examples of regeneration.’ So wrote one housing journalist in 2004. (1). Cator Street – the new face of the Five Estates. In fact, as we saw in the first post of this series. The first serious a...

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The LCC and the Arts I: The Open-Air Sculpture Exhibitions | Municipal Dreams

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The Spirit of ’45. Social Housing as Heritage. The map of the blog. The LCC and the Arts I: The Open-Air Sculpture Exhibitions. Posted by Municipal Dreams. Parks and open space. Asymp; 13 Comments. But beyond this as if those values were not sufficiently remarkable by contemporary standards there was a belief in a democratic and shared civic culture. The arts were understood as an integral part of this. At a national level, the Council for Encouragement of Music and the Arts founded in 1940 was replaced,...

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Book Review – Practical Building Conservation: Conservation Basics | Progressive Heritage

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. Book Review – Practical Building Conservation: Conservation Basics. Posted by Claire Truman. Asymp; 2 Comments. Is the first book in a 10-part series, by English Heritage, known since 1. April 2015 as Historic England. The series is being updated, due for release in November, and this is perhaps a timely moment to review where the series started. Volume daring to cover enough ‘conservation basics’ to be useful could be in danger of getting carried away with it...

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My 80’s Heritage Home | Progressive Heritage

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. My 80’s Heritage Home. Posted by Claire Truman. Asymp; Leave a comment. 1980’s period details. To Historic England’s criteria. The 1980’s house we moved into earlier this year is sufficiently old to be considered for listing. Age isn’t everything of course, and whilst it will not be pushed forward for consideration of this accolade I do feel an obligation to record its current state. Ithin the UK cultural context of yuppies. Implemented in the December of that...

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. Featured in July’s RIBA Journal. The Foundary in Vauxhall by Architecture 00 is announced as winner of the RIBA London Awards’ ‘Building of the Year’. Situated between the Oval and Vauxhall tube stations the property is a large Edwardian industrial building. The Foundary – photo credit AJ. Ethical Property describes the centre as:. For more information on the centre go to The Foundary web-site here. In the Green Building Magazine. Image by Debbie Mauger, AECB.

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. STBA Masterclass: Surveying Retrofitted Buildings. 5th July, 4-6pm The Foundary, 5 Baldwin Terrace, Islington, London N1 7RU. STBA Masterclass: Ventilation, Energy Efficiency and Old Buildings. 6th September, 4-6pm The Foundary, 5 Baldwin Terrace, Islington, London N1 7RU. STBA Masterclass: Lessons from Bristol’s Retrofit Scheme. 4th October, 4-6pm The Foundary, 5 Baldwin Terrace, Islington, London N1 7RU. At various locations around the UK. Enter your email a...

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Tailor-made EcoBuild 2015 | Progressive Heritage

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. Posted by Claire Truman. Asymp; Leave a comment. Ith only one week to go until Ecobuild 2015 I’ve turned my attention to the seminar line-up. What was once in danger of becoming a trade-show Ecobuild has more recently regained ground on its strength of speakers and new angles for debate. I’ve focused on the ‘Refub and Retrofit’ zone and have picked out the most relevant seminars for the. For the programme of seminars. Erhaps a ‘wild card’ offering ...Where key...

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RICS – Sharing Heritage Conservation Knowledge | Progressive Heritage

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Debating the shape of our heritage's future. RICS – Sharing Heritage Conservation Knowledge. Posted by Claire Truman. Asymp; Leave a comment. Aims to highlight the most useful and relevant resources amongst the myriad aspects of heritage and its sensitive re-use. He Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Ynda Jubb, Building Conservation Forum Chair, says of the forum. ICS publishes a bimonthly magazine. Recent copies of which can be downloaded from here. 8216;A Sense of the Past’. 8211; March/April 2014...