Do you have a passion for conservation architecture?

Do you want to develop specialist knowledge, skills

and connections in the field? Are you interested in
taking a route onto the RIBA Conservation Register?

The RIBA Conservation Course is an important step on the ladder towards a

specialism in conservation.

It will provide you with a framework of knowledge and understanding to

support your decision making process on projects and enable you to apply for
recognition of your skills within the RIBA and other Conservation Accreditation
Schemes.

Who is the course for?

The course is aimed at architects and other construction professionals who:
• wish to develop their specialism in conservation architecture
• want to develop practical knowledge and skills in conservation
• wish to refresh their knowledge or formalise learning from experience in
the field
• need to provide evidence to support their application onto the RIBA
Conservation Register and other accreditation schemes.
Course content and structure
This four day course addresses the philosophical
and practical requirements associated with the
responsibility of working on a historic building.
Attending the course will help you develop critical
awareness and knowledge of conservation work
and be of direct practical application. It is structured
as a four day intensive course comprising three
workshop based days and a practical application
day.
Day 1 Philosophy and ethics
• Introduction to Architectural Conservation, the
ICOMOS Education and Training Guidelines
and the RIBA and other Conservation
Accreditation schemes
• International and historic context of modern
conservation practice
• Philosophy and principles of conservation
• Legislation, Policy & Guidance
Day 2 Practical conservation
• Understanding significance and planning a
historic building’s conservation
• Surveys, investigations and recording
• Determining and understanding defects and
causes of decay - the science of conservation
• Guest speaker illustrating a particular aspect of
the diverse interdisciplinary nature of building
conservation
Day 3 Operational conservation
• Workshop on the application of conservation
principles into practice through delegates own
case studies
• Conservation of materials - principles of
repair of traditional materials including stone,
brickwork, timber and the use of lime products
and non-traditional materials including
concrete
• Improving comfort in historic buildings
including services and energy performance
Day 4 Site visits and the RIBA accreditation
application process
• Site visit (1) to a project of a “pure” conservation
nature illustrating regional diversity, local
knowledge and materials, skills and practical
application
• Site visit (2) to a project illustrating the
adaptation of an historic building for new use,
upgrading or modernisation.
* RIBA Advanced CPD refers to specialisms or demonstrable expertise which an architect could use to market to clients or employers, as
career development, or to be named on a specialist list.
• The RIBA conservation accreditation process,
the skill matrix (SCA, CA, CR), making an
application.
Outcomes
Develop key practical knowledge and skills in the
practice of conservation architecture
Support your application onto the RIBA and other
Conservation Registers
Gain 21 hours of RIBA Advanced Accredited CPD*
Course leader
Keith Knight BAHons DipArch(Shef) MA(York)
IHBC RIBA SCA is an RIBA Accredited Specialist
Conservation Architect with over 30 years’
experience in the private, public and voluntary
sectors. This includes appointments as Building
Conservation Officer at a National Park and a
London Borough and English Heritage where he
was Historic Buildings Architect. He has served
on the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Panel of Expert
Advisors, the Yorkshire Design Review Panel and
the Council of the IHBC . He has set up several
buildings preservation trusts and was Director of
the South Yorkshire Buildings Preservation Trust,
with a brief to bring “buildings at risk” back into
beneficial use. He sits on the national Casework
Panel for Council for British Archaeology, the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough Historic
Churches Committee and is an assessor for the
Civic Trust Awards.
His consultancy work ranges from large mixed
use master planning schemes to one off listed
buildings. Major projects include the Isis Waterside
Regeneration and Yorkshire Forward £45m Tower
Works development in Leeds. On its formation he
was appointed as an assessor for the RIBA register
of Conservation architect. He is director of Dean
Knight Partnership in York.
Throughout the course, Keith Knight will be joined
by:
David McDonald BSc Dip TP Dip Cons(AA) IHBC,
Director Historic Environment Training Ltd
Marion Barter BA JtHons(Nott) MA(York) IHBC,
Director The Architectural History Practice
Janie Price BSc(Hons) Dipl Arch(Cantab) PGDipl
Cons(AA) RIBA SCA AABC, Partner Kennedy
O’Callaghan Architects
RIBA Conservation Course 2017

Course fee
Member fee £545 + VAT
Non-member fee £775 + VAT
The four day intensive course includes practical site visit, refreshments, lunch, learning materials and RIBA
Conservation Course Certificate.

Dates, locations and booking information

Numbers are strictly limited and will be allocated on a first book and pay basis. Please book your place
using below Eventbrite links.

Date Location Contact details and Eventbrite links

30 and 31 March and London T: 0207 307 3606
6 and 7 April RIBA London cpdlondon@riba.org
https://ctc-march-london.eventbrite.co.uk

4, 5 11 and 12 May London T: 0207 307 3606

RIBA London cpdlondon@riba.org
https://ctc-may-london.eventbrite.co.uk

8, 9, 15 and 16 June York T: 0113 389 9870

RIBA Yorkshire Claire.Young@riba.org
https://ctc-york.eventbrite.co.uk

17, 18, 19 and 20 July Chester* T: 0151 703 0107

RIBA North West Gemma.Halleran@riba.org
https://ctc-residential-chester.eventbrite.co.uk

31 August and Bath T: 0117 972 3777

1, 7 and 8 September RIBA South West Vikki.Schwalb@riba.org
https://ctc-bath.eventbrite.co.uk

30 November and London T: 0207 307 3606

1, 7 and 8 December RIBA London cpdlondon@riba.org
https://ctc-november-london.eventbrite.co.uk

* Different rates apply for the Residential offer for the course in Chester. Please see individual flyers for
further information or visit: www.architecture.com/ResidentialConservationCourse17.

For alternative booking methods please contact the relevant region, using above contact details.

For more information on other courses in the RIBA Conservation Course Series, visit www.architecture.
com/ConservationCourse2017, alternatively contact RIBA CPD Manager, Mona.Devereau@riba.org or
call 0151 703 0107.

Terms & Conditions

• Cancellations are permitted up to 10 working days before the event, delegate substitutions are accepted at any time; please contact
the relevant office for cancellation/substitution requests.
• An email will be sent to confirm your place after you have made your booking via Eventbrite links or other methods. A second email
confirming venue along with map/directions will be sent to you approximately 7-10 days before the event.
• Bookings at the member rates will only be accepted if accompanied by a valid membership number.
• If you require a purchase order to be quoted on your invoice this must be supplied at the time of booking.