News

After helpful input from members, SPAB is reviewing its involvement with UCL surface coatings research. We are seeking to ensure traditional finishes are central to the study.

Despite the disruption caused by Covid-19 to its format this year, the SPAB’s Philip Webb Award drew a record-breaking number of entries, with 31 schemes received from individuals or teams who, between them, represent 19 schools of architecture across the UK.   

Providing us with notice of a legacy in your will is extremely helpful, allowing us to plan with confidence.

We need your help to design a new range of SPAB t-shirts. We’d love for you to get creative and draw us a design including the SPAB colophon, or lozenge.

The Award is presented each year to the person who best embodied the working party spirit - a warm mixture of generosity, dedication and enthusiasm. This year, the first year, it was awarded to Britt Harwood.

Although we have not historically supported the use of colourless water-repellents on historic masonry, there is a new generation of ‘breathable’ products about which that we're increasingly being asked. This research will add to a wider body of evidence that will inform the SPAB’s position on these products.

Our event is going ahead this year, though with arrangements in place to ensure the safety of our volunteers, specialists and staff.

This summer we want to see your photos of built heritage from around the United Kingdom and Ireland. You don’t need any special equipment, we’re happy to receive photos taken on a smartphone or a DSLR camera.

9-10 May is National Mills Weekend. This year it will be an online celebration of traditional wind and watermills.

An update on the Gloria e Marco Award (GeM), a scholarship for Italian architectural students in conservation