Repair Course
WHO IS IT FOR?
The SPAB's highly regarded Repair of Old Buildings Course has been run since 1950, and welcomes architects, surveyors, planners, buildings archaeologists, structural engineers, conservation officers, builders, craftspeople and other building conservation professionals.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED?
Through lectures and practical examples the repair course illustrates the way in which the sensitive conservative repair of old buildings can be achieved. The methods demonstrated have been developed by the SPAB for almost 130 years and have been thoroughly tested and proven through decades of use. All of our lecturers are practising architects or experts with long experience in this field of work.
Central to the course are the visits to buildings under repair in London, and to a different region of the country as part of a two day tour (Wednesday and Thursday).
Examples of topics covered on this course include:
• principles of repair and conservation;
• damp;
• lime – the material and its use in repair;
• timber frame construction & repair;
• conservation and repair of stone and brickwork;
• energy efficiency;
• costing historic building work.
For an example of the full course programme, the 2011 Autumn Repair Course Overview is available to download.
COMMENTS FROM RECENT PARTICIPANTS:
• "Very enjoyable and hugely beneficial course."
• "The lectures were fantastic and gave a very good general overview of conservation; the site visits were great as they linked the lectures to real life situations."
Listen to our Repair Course podcast for more feedback from past delegates.
HOW DO I BOOK A PLACE?
The 2012 Spring Repair Course (14 - 19 May) is now FULLY BOOKED. If you are interested in joining the waiting list for this course, please contact the Courses Organiser.
The Repair Course format is in development, and the 2012 Autumn course will run from 1 - 5 October.
Bookings will open in due course; continue to check our website for updates.
CONTACT US:
Email us or telephone 0207 377 1644 for more information about the Repair Course.
