IHBC NewsBlog

Notre-Dame Cathedral of Paris reopening: 7-8 December

The reopening is in time for Christmas 2025.

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Stirling Prize-winning Salford building to be demolished

The Centenary Building will be bulldozed as part of the wider £2.5bn Crescent regeneration project

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Volunteers work to transform 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building into bothy

The building, named Druimnashallag, is located southeast of Oban.

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The new ‘Arches for HERs’ Demo site, from the Getty Conservation Institute via HE

It shows how organisations responsible for historic environment records (HER) management can benefit from its powerful features.

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ICOMOS-CIF 2024 Symposium celebrates 40th anniversary in Venice

It aims to critically review current practices and theories of conservation of built heritage around the world, and more.

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HES establishes new national centre for retrofit of traditional buildings

HES plans to develop the centre follows £1m of funding from UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury

The request was for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council’s approval of a 74m-high tower block in Bloomsbury.

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Mayor of London and Government announce bold plans to transform Oxford Street

Plans include turning the road into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue, creating a beautiful public space.

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Crystal Palace Subway, for 160th anniversary

The remarkable Grade II* listed Crystal Palace Subway in South London begins a new era following major restoration.

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National Trust brings nature back to an area twice the size of Manchester in less than a decade

The National Trust has achieved its aim of creating or restoring 25,000 hectares of priority habitat on its land by 2025.