All Heritage articles
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News
Heritage buildings by Bournville architect earmarked for housing redevelopment
Arts and crafts houses and Archibald House, designed by William Alexander Harvey, were part of a former teacher training college in the south Birmingham suburbs. After years of neglect, the University of Birmingham is now seeking a partner for the site’s development
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News
Robert Adam’s Woolton Hall gutted in suspected arson
The Grade I-listed Georgian house in south Liverpool has been left roofless after a devastating fire
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Opinion
Heritage and post-conflict reconstruction in Mosul
Drawing on her years of experience in Iraq, Tanvir Hasan considers how Mosul’s recovery depends not only on iconic heritage sites but also on sustaining the living culture of the city
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News
Donald Insall Associates completes £7.6m refurbishment of John Rylands Library
Grade I-listed Manchester landmark marks 125th anniversary with new entrance, exhibition spaces and facilities for visitors and researchers
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Bindloss Dawes converts French hamlet into wellness retreat
Former agricultural buildings have been restored to include guest rooms and yoga studio
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Historic England awards £15m to 37 under-threat projects in England
Sites including Ralph Erskine’s Byker Estate in Newcastle will share funding for conservation and reuse work
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Peter Womersley’s Bernat Klein Studio bought at auction by heritage coalition
The A-listed Borders building, which had been left empty and deteriorating for over two decades, will now be restored for public and creative use following a £279,000 acquisition
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News
Go ahead for SPPARC’s resi refurb of listed former Masonic hospital in Hammersmith
Transformation of former Ravenscourt Park Hospital to include 140 homes, a 65-bed care home and community space
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News
Haworth Tompkins submits plans to refurbish Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion
Proposals set out phased refurbishment and upgrade works to the landmark modernist building, with a focus on audience experience, building conservation and operational sustainability
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News
Purcell-designed restoration of Colchester’s Jumbo water tower set to begin
Work on £6m scheme to convert Victorian landmark into visitor destination due to start later this year
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Opinion
Heritage and a ‘sense of place’: reconnecting architecture with memory
Drawing on personal experience and historical insight, Regine Kandan argues that heritage is key to creating places that resonate
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News
Wright & Wright completes £40m masterplan project at Lambeth Palace
Refurbishment of the Grade I listed complex introduces new energy systems and accessibility measures while aiming to support the Church of England’s net-zero carbon target
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Collective Architecture appointed to lead conservation of Robert Burns’ home
Practice will lead on proposals for safeguarding the A listed 18th-century farm buildings near Dumfries, once home to Scotland’s national poet
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Review
Nuts, bolts and preservation: High Tech as heritage
Ben Tosland considers how High Tech architecture, once defined by its flexibility and futuristic spirit, is now entering the realm of heritage, and what that means for its conservation
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News
Frederick Gibberd’s Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral upgraded to Grade I listed status
Historic England recognises significance of the 1960s modernist landmark
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Opinion
We cannot protect historic buildings without protecting the skills to care for them
We think we’re protecting our heritage — but are we really? After a week learning from conservation specialists, Eleanor Jolliffe explores what we’re getting right, and what we’re missing
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News
In pictures: John Puttick Associates retrofit Victorian power station into youth hub in Blackburn
Located in the town centre, Fusebox now forms part of Blackburn Youth Zone and responds to a growing need for accessible youth infrastructure
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News
In pictures: Fathom completes one of Clerkenwell’s largest heritage office projects
The 70,000sqft scheme combines four buildings into a single development
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News
Repairing the urban fabric: Chris Dyson Architects restores Shoreditch weavers’ houses
Grade II-listed 18th-century property to be removed from Heritage at Risk register following extensive structural repair and conservation works
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Building Study
From complexity to clarity: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible