The Dundee Conservation Lectures 1997-1998

14th October
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
‘Grasping the Nettle’ The Work of The Nicoll Russell Studios
Ric Russell, Nicoll Russell Studios
New Design in a Historic Setting
Malcolm Fraser, Architect

21st October
ILLUSTRATING SCOTLAND’S ARCHITECTURE
From Slezer to McKean
Professor Charles McKean
Highland Journey - Buildings and Landscape
Elizabeth Beaton, author, chairman SVBWG, former Historic Scotland Inspector

28th October
URBAN REGENERATION
The Developer's Perspective
John Forbes, Director, The Burrell Company

4th November
TIMBER IN BUILDING
It's Historic Use, and Future in Modern Buildings
Charlie Brentnall, Carpenter Oak

18th November
PATRICK GEDDES
Geddes in Context
Murdo McDonald, Professor of History of Scottish Art, Dundee University
Patrick Geddes, The City and the Pursuit of History
Volker Welter, Archivist, Strathclyde University

25th November
IHBC FORUM : THE CONSERVATION OFFICERS’ PERSPECTIVE
Chaired by Ronnie Robertson, Moray Council
Repairs Notices - Mike Fraser, Glasgow City Council
Replacing Windows - Paul Mitchell, Angus Council
Street Surfaces, a European Context - Stuart Eydmann, West Lothian Council
Planning Solutions for Historic Buildings - Andrew Millar, Clackmannanshire Council

2nd December
WORLD CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE
Historic Industrial Buildings in Europe and their Adaptive Re-Use
Mark Watson, Historic Scotland
Pottery About Europe
Anne Cumming, Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, Dundee University

9th December
HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND DESIGNED LANDSCAPES
Stowe, it's History and Current Restoration
Steven Gee, Inskip & Jenkins, Architects

13th January
SCULPTURE, STATUARY AND BUILDINGS
Internal Ornament
Ian Gow, RCAHMS
External Ornament
Alexander Stoddart, Sculptor

20th January
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE
How Churches Work
Father Paul Harvey, Rector, St Salvador’s Church, Dundee
The Quinquennial Inspections and Five Dundee Case Studies
James Simpson, Simpson & Brown Architects

27th January
BRIDGES
Scotland's Bridges, and Masonry Arch Construction
Bill Harvey, Professor of Civil Engineering, Exeter University

3rd February
REUSING REDUNDANT BUILDINGS
Regeneration through Heritage
Fred Taggart, Director
The SPACE Organisation and the Custard Factory, Birmingham
Bennie Gray, Director

17th February
INVESTIGATION THROUGH ARCHIVES
Dundee City Archives
Iain Flett, City Archivist
Country House Archives
Jane Anderson, Blair Castle Archivist

24th February
TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
Recent Historic Scotland Research Initiatives
Ingval Maxwell, Director of Technical Conservation Research and Education Division, Historic Scotland

3rd March
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Scottish Tolbooths and Town Houses
Neil Cameron, RCAHMS
Civic Buildings in the UK
Gavin Stamp, Lecturer and Writer

10th March
CONSERVATION PHILOSOPHY
Conservation Charters
Philip Webb and the Idea of Architecture : Conservation and Creativity
Peter Burman, Director, Centre for Conservation Studies, Department of Archaeology, University of York

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