CPD Introduction to historic building construction

When

  • Tuesday 14 October, 9.30 - 17.30 (tea, coffee and lunch provided)

Where

  • Birmingham Midland Institute, 9 Margaret St, Birmingham B3 3BS

Cost

  • IfA / IfA Buildings Archaeology group £65
  • non members £95 (includes 1 year of group membership)

Book

Event flier

  • You can find all the details for the course on the event flier

Content

An historic building is more than just a 3D assemblage of material and something that can be dated by reference to documents or a map regression. Dealing with historic buildings is rapidly becoming a specialist section of the archaeological profession much as other specialisms have developed over the last decade or two.

This seminar will introduce archaeologists and others in the profession who undertake historic building investigation and analysis to a basic understanding of historic building construction. That will involve historical development, architectural form and plan, workmanship and techniques, materials, building technology and dynamics.

Training will enhance understanding the type of work that can be encountered on site dealing with both standing and buried structures. This will help participants to better read and understand not just the structure as seen at a point in time, but also how it has developed with all the changes alterations and adaptations it has undergone from its original construction.

The training will help bridge the gap between the surveying and architectural professions and enable archaeologically trained personnel to have a better understanding of the aspects that others are involved with. It will start to enable better communications between this and other sectors within the construction and development sector of which archaeology is a small part with the use of common and established language and terminology.

Training will be provided by Robert (Bob) Hill. Bob started his career working in the historic environment as an archaeologist working on traditional ‘digs’ in towns and country. That led him to help develop the first training courses in measured historic building survey and the analysis of such structures. An almost natural progression of his career resulted in him qualifying as a chartered building surveyor. Since then he has had many years working within the commercial development and heritage field within a mixture of national bodies, private practices and specialist consultancies. This has involved working on heritage projects in the UK as well as across Europe and the Middle East.

To find out more contact Lianne Birney by email at (lianne.birney [at] archaeologists.net).