Type:	Course	Cost:	£710.00
Start Date:	27th Sep 2010	End Date:	2nd Oct 2010
Contact Name:	Claire Martin: course organiser	Phone:	0207 456 0915
Website:	http://www.spab.org.uk

Description:

The Repair of Old Buildings – SPAB’s unique week course for conservation and building professionals (Autumn: Sept 27 – Oct 2)

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A unique course that has trained thousands of the country’s building professionals in the repair and renovation of old buildings will run for the second time in 2010 from September 27 to October 2, beginning at SPAB's Georgian HQ in London's Spital Square.

With the downturn in the construction of new buildings many architects and other professionals are increasingly turning to work on existing buildings.

The six-day Repair Course, run by SPAB (The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) is for them.

The course, run since 1951, has long provided training for bodies like English Heritage, The National Trust and local planners as well as numerous architects, surveyors and others in private practice.

Described by Dame Liz Forgan, former chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund, as the best course she’d been on, it provides a mixture of expert lectures on subjects such as conservation philosophy, stonework, lime, historic structures and timber repairs. Delegates also attend site visits to historic buildings under repair
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The course provides the ideal environment for conservation professionals to deepen their understanding of working with older buildings and offers an opportunity for architects, surveyors, planners, structural engineers, builders and craftsmen who are interested in developing work in this area to find out more. There is no other course of this kind.

Course fee: £710 (VAT exempt) - includes lectures, papers, morning coffee, afternoon tea, and coach travel to site visits. Also covers 2-day tour with overnight accommodation, transport, insurance and meals when travelling.

For more information or to book a place contact education assistant Claire Martin, 0207 456 0915 / email: Claire@spab.org.uk

• For further information about all SPAB technical events or to make a booking go to www.spab.org.uk or call Claire Martin, SPAB education team, on 0207 456 0915.



Booking Information:

For more information or to book a place contact education assistant Claire Martin, 0207 456 0915 / email: Claire@spab.org.uk