Building a Future for Stone

a UK Building Stone Symposium 1 October 2009, The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London This meeting will address current issues of building and roofing stone in the UK and how to improve the use and availability of indigenous building stone today and for the future. It brings together those with a professional interest in [...]

Study tour of the Republic of Ireland – Quality Place-making

7th-10th July 2009 This tour will explore four towns in the Republic sharing information and good practice on what makes a high quality place. From contemporary lighting schemes and public realm design in Cork to the colourful shop fronts in Youghal, embedded in the towns history, and Waterford’s vision “ to create a framework of [...]

Contemporary architecture in the context of a World Heritage City

Wednesday 3rd June Please join an evening looking at contemporary architecture in the context of a World Heritage City with a special guest from Canada, Herb Stovel, an expert on World Heritage matters, to speak about his experiences with the changing landscape of international world heritage cities. Please contact Glasgow City Heritage Trust on 0141 [...]