All Heritage articles – Page 2
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OpinionChasing housing targets, cash-strapped Birmingham risks destroying its cultural soul
Birmingham is the canary in the coal mine, showing us how financially stricken local authorities are increasingly sacrificing cultural assets in pursuit of investment, writes Simeon Shtebunaev
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Building StudyJankes Barn by Lynch Architects: ‘We like to call it a barn non-conversion’
An Essex barn is given a remarkable new lease of life, by reinforcing its relationship with craft and landscape, writes Ben Flatman
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OpinionAnother irreplaceable slice of Birmingham’s architecture and history is at risk
The city’s disregard for its own heritage threatens one of the country’s oldest cinemas, a theatre once graced by Olivier, and the pub that hosted the first Black Sabbath gig, writes Joe Holyoak
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NewsCampaigners lose second bid to block £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel
Ruling describes most parts of challenge as ‘unarguable’ in latest court hearing into long-running saga
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OpinionThe loss of Birmingham’s Ringway Centre is bad news for heritage, net zero and the wider city
Far from showing signs of sophisticated local government decision-making, Birmingham seems more lost than ever, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionFrom Le Corbusier to the Sea Cadets: Why ships provide such powerful architectural inspiration
An unusual architectural commission reminds us of the power of incongruity in the English landscape, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionThe beauty of creative reuse is that it can bring hope back to the most unlikely places
Bringing life back to the most challenging sites requires hard work, inspiration and a leap of faith, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionModernist dogma should not prevent us from rebuilding the Crooked House
The belief that we must not reconstruct badly damaged buildings is based on outdated readings of Ruskin and William Morris, writes Andy Foster
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NewsMigliore and Servetto completes contemporary interventions within Rome’s Archaeological Park
Bookshops for specialist museum retailer adopt common language in locations that include the Colosseum
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OpinionThe Crooked House is gone. It can’t be reinvented
Any attempt to rebuild the Crooked House would merely produce a ‘worthless fake’, writes Joe Holyoak
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News£12.26m committed to Commonwealth Heritage Forum’s heritage skills programme
Funding from Hamish Ogston Foundation to mark Charles III’s coronation
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ReviewReview | Peter Womersley, by Neil Jackson
James Grimley enjoys a new book on Peter Womersley and hopes that it acts as ‘a rallying call to action’ on preserving the architect’s work
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OpinionThe loss of the Crooked House pub reveals that built heritage is about a lot more than buildings
Old buildings and the stories that we tell about them are often at the heart of what makes a place special, writes Martyn Evans
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NewsIn pictures: The Northcliffe by John Robertson Architects
JRA completes extensive revamp of former Daily Mail headquarters
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OpinionThe dial has moved: the age of automatic demolition and rebuild has come to an end
Attitudes have shifted irrevocably in favour in conservation and retrofit, writes Henrietta Billings
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OpinionPublic Practice: How conservation led me to a career I truly value
Working on building conservation in the public sector offers a varied and rewarding career path, writes Rebecca Eng
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OpinionCan Birmingham learn from past mistakes by keeping more of its old buildings?
Two separate campaigns to save Birmingham buildings tell the story of how conservation and attitudes to sustainability have evolved in the city, writes Joe Holyoak
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OpinionOur urban and rural landscapes are intertwined with the history of colonialism. We must confront this legacy with honesty
Many people remain unaware of the extent to which colonialism and slavery have shaped our environment. We need to contextualise this history to fully understand it, writes Victoria Perry
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NewsRitchie Studio completes decade-long project to transform Maltese brewery site
The project adopts a retrofit approach that incorporates existing structures while adding new floorspace and landscaping
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NewsHugh Broughton Architects transforms fire-damaged church into thriving community hub
Historic grade II* listed building reborn in £9.5 million project as a multi-purpose facility for local residents