The Dundee Conservation Lectures 1999-2000

12th October
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
A Focus on New Building in the Countryside
Douglas Forrest, Acanthus Architects
Roddy Langmuir, Edward Cullinan, Architects

19th October
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE SCOTTISH RENAISSANCE
James Hamilton of Finnart, Scotland's First Architect
Scotland, a Baltic State
Professor Charles McKean, University of Dundee

26th October
PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSERVATION
Techniques for Repairing, Reusing and Monitoring Buildings
Tim Hutton, Hutton & Rostrum, Environmental Investigation

2nd November
THE CONSERVATION OFFICER'S PERSPECTIVE
Dumfries & Galloway
Volkmar Nix, Conservation Officer, Dumfries and Galloway Council
The Work of Solway Heritage
Michael Leybourne, Architect, Solway Heritage

16th November
RE-USING BIG HOUSES
The Regeneration of Methven Castle
Ken Murdoch, Architect and Owner
Formakin and the Kit Martin Solution
Fiona Sinclair, Architect

23rd November
MONASTIC SCOTLAND
Scotland's Mediaeval Abbeys and Priories
Dr Richard Fawcett, Principal Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Historic Scotland

30th November
SCOTTISH FURNITURE
Furniture for the Northern Athens: Fashionable Furniture in Edinburgh's New Town 1780-1825
David Jones, Lecturer, University of St Andrews
The Provenance of Furniture : Reassembling Historic Interiors
Sebastian Pryke, Historian and Consultant to Lyon & Turnbull, Auctioneers

7th December
HERALDRY IN SCOTLAND
An Introduction to Heraldry
Heraldry as Carved Decoration
Charles J Burnett, Esq, Ross Herald of Arms

11th January
WORLD CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE
The Hungarian Approach to Conservation
Dr Bruce Walker, Architect & Lecturer, University of Dundee

18th January
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Historic Engineers and their Engineering : Cases for Conservation ?
Ted Ruddock, Engineer and Historian

25th January
URBAN REVITALISATION
Repopulating Cities : The Demand for City Centre Living
Sustainable Cities: Conversion of Redundant Buildings for Residential Use
Tim Heath, Lecturer, School of the Built Environment,
University of Nottingham

1st February
BUILDING INTERPRETATION
The Dating and Sourcing of Timber in Standing Buildings
Ann Crone, Archaeologist, AOC Archaeology Group
Panoramic Compositions : Techniques for Architectural Photography
David Kinney, Lecturer, Photographer, University of Dundee

15th February
CONSERVATION GUIDANCE AND POLICY
NPPG18 Planning and the Historic Environment
David Leven, the Scottish Executive
The Scottish Conservation Charter
Sheanagh Adams, Head of Policy, Historic Scotland

22nd February
TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
Failures in Lime Mortars
Tim Meek, Repairer of old and traditional buildings
Lime Technology, Learning from Experience
James Simpson, Simpson & Brown Architects

29th February
TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE
Conserving Buildings of the Modern Movement
Peter Burman, Director, Centre for Conservation Studies,
Department of Archaeology, University of York

7th March
GARDENS and DESIGNED LANDSCAPES
A History of the Ornamental Garden Building in Scotland
Scott Cooper, Conservation Officer, the Garden History Society

For further information e-mail Neil Grieve n.f.grieve@dundee.ac.uk