CfP: Georgian London Revisited

Event date: 7 November 2020

Location: Society of Antiquaries, London

The Georgian Group is organising a day-long symposium on ‘Georgian London Revisited’, to be held at the Society of Antiquaries at Burlington House, London, on Saturday 7 November 2020. Following the successful conferences run by the Group in previous years on Women and Architecture, and on the architecture of James Gibbs and the Adam brothers, the symposium will highlight changing perspectives and new research on the architecture of London during the ‘long 18^th century’ (c.1660-1830) undertaken since the publication of the 1988 edition of Sir John Summerson’s seminal Georgian London (reissued with amendments by Sir Howard Colvin, 2003). Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Housing and estate development
• Public and commercial buildings
• ‘Improvement’: infrastructure, streets, open spaces, bridges, etc
• Places of entertainment

With this in mind, proposals are invited for 15-minute papers based on original research. Please send abstracts of no more than 200 words and a copy of your CV to Dr Geoffrey Tyack (education@georgiangroup.org.uk) by 20 March 2020. Any questions regarding the symposium should be sent to the same address.

Successful graduates from the RSUA Conservation Course are eligible to undertake the RSUA Conservation Diploma, and applications are now open.

The RSUA Conservation Diploma is research-based and involves the writing of a dissertation of around 20,000 words drawing on both original research and documented sources.  While historical subjects are eligible, candidates should note that practice-oriented dissertations are more likely to contribute towards accreditation by the RIBA and RIAI.  Examiners have been selected for their conservation expertise from across these islands. 

Speaker Info

Tanja Poppelreuter is a lecturer in Architectural History and Theory at the School of the Built Environment at Salford University. After being awarded a PhD in Art History from Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany she worked at the Department of Art History and at the School of Architecture at Auckland University, New Zealand. In 2011 Tanja took a post at Ulster University in Belfast, Northern Ireland where she taught in the undergraduate and post-graduate programmes and supervised a number of PhD projects.

Paul Arnold is Principal at Paul Arnold Architects and has been variously lecturer, tutor, co-director of the UCD Masters in Urban and Building Conservation availed of by architects, archaeologists, art historians and planners since 1986.  He was the conservation architect on the restoration of Dublin City Hall and the Ha’penny Bridge and Paul has worked on Leinster House and the Trinity Library Conservation Plan.

Stage 1	Registration
06.04.20	Date by which candidates are to register and submit the title of the topic intended for research.
Stage 2	Interviews
23.04.20	Interviews in which research subjects will be agreed and an opportunity offered to put any questions and seek guidance on sources and contacts
Stage 3	Seminar
26.06.20	Seminar at which candidates will be expected to make a brief presentation about their topics
Stage 4	Submission of the draft dissertation
23.10.20	Date by which draft dissertations must be submitted
Stage 5	Oral Examination
23.11.20	After which the dissertation should be formally presented taking account of feedback from the examiners
Stage 6	Final hand-in
14.12.20	Diplomas will be awarded by RSUA Council at a suitable occasion (NB: RSUA does not undertake to award the Diploma in every case)

Final copies of the dissertations must be A4 size (with fold-outs as required), and case-bound “thesis-style” with the title, name and year on the spine. Two bound copies should be provided, and an additional copy of the main text, including illustrations if possible, must be submitted digitally. Copies will be made available to the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society on College Square North, Belfast.  We reserve the right to change dates if necessary. 

Key details

Where:                                 RSUA, 2 Mount Charles, Belfast, BT7 1NZ

Cost:                                      RSUA Practice Services Scheme Members £400 + VAT

                                                RSUA Members £480 + VAT

                                                Non-member £533 + VAT

How to book:                     Contact Julia Leaker (Julia@rsua.org.uk) to book by 1 April. Cheques should be made out to RSUA and sent to 2 Mount Charles,Belfast, BT7 1NZ

UK Construction Week 6-8 Oct, 2020, NEC – Birmingham

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– Achieving Net Zero in Construction: Waste, Water, Circular Economy, Energy Efficiency
– BAMB: Buildings as Materials Banks
– Designing for Wellbeing
– Digital Construction: Automation & AI
– Diversity
– Innovation in construction
– Land & Funding: affordable & council housing
– Mental Health
– Planning & removing barriers for housing supply
– Procuring for Public sector work/Frameworks
– Retrofit for Energy Efficiency
– Quality
– Skills shortage
– Social Value
– Successful Regeneration projects case studies