The Dundee Conservation Lectures 1998-1999

13th October
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Regenerating the Canongate
John Hope, John Hope Architects
New Developments in Glasgow
Henry McKeown and Ian Alexander, McKeown Alexander, Architects

20th October
ARTS & CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE
Edinburgh and the East
Elizabeth Cumming, Edinburgh College of Art
Argyll, Ayrshire and the West
Michael Davis, Argyll & Bute Council; author

27th October
SUSTAINABILITY
Energy Conservation Through Traditional Materials
Professor Tom Woolley, Queen’s University, Belfast

3rd November
EXTERNAL JOINERY
Technical Issues
John Palphrayman, University of Abertay, Dundee
Doors
Neil Grieve, Centre for Counservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee
Windows, their Historic and Future Use
Giles Hamilton, Sashy & Sashy

17th November
WORLD CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE
North and West American Comparisons
Professor Charles McKean, University of Dundee
Changing Perspectives on the Conservation of American Interiors
Ian Gow, Curator, the National Trust for Scotland

24th November
THE CONSERVATION OFFICER’S PERSPECTIVE
Conservation in the Scottish Borders
The Management of Conservation Areas in Scotland
Mark Douglas, Conservation Officer, Scottish Borders Council

1st December
THE SCOTTISH BURGH
Protecting the Archaeology of Scottish Towns
Olwyn Owen, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Historic Scotland
Montrose, its Historic Development
Paul Mitchell, Conservation Officer, Angus Council

8th December
SCOTLAND'S STAINED GLASS
An Illustrated History
Michael Donnelley
(includes Christmas refreshments)

12th January
THE SCOTTISH BAROQUE
Great Houses and Landscapes of the Early 1700s : Sir William Bruce, James Smith and Alexander Edward
‘Conservation’ in the 1700s, the Pioneering Theories of the Earl of Mar
Margaret Stewart, architectural historian, lecturer

19th January
BUILDING ARCHAEOLOGY
Standing Archaeology
Tom Addyman, Addyman & Kay
Advising through investigation
William Kay, Addyman & Kay

26th January
REUSING REDUNDANT INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
An Overview and Case Studies
Fred Taggart, Director - Regeneration through Heritage

2nd February
CATHEDRAL CONSERVATION
Cathedrals of England, Their Upkeep and Repair
Peter Burman, Director, Centre for Conservation Studies,
Department of Archaeology, University of York

16th February
SAFETY AND STABILITY OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Performance and Testing
Ian Hume, Conservation Engineering Consultant; former chief Engineer,
English Heritage

23rd February
THE REGENERATION OF NEWCASTLE
The Development of Newcastle
The Grainger Town Project
David Lovie, Heritage Officer, Grainger Town Project

2nd March
GUIDANCE & LEGISLATION
The Memorandum of Guidance / Ecclesiastical Exemption
Graham Reed, Head of Listed Building Control, Historic Scotland
The Statutory List and the CD Rom - a Practical Demonstration
Dr Deborah Mays, Head of Listing, Historic Scotland
Historic Buildings, a Building Control Perspective
George McGilvray, Team Leader - Building Control, Dundee City Council

9th March
ARTISTS’ GARDENS
The Artist’s Garden : Some Conservation Issues
Case Study : Hornel’s Garden, Kirkcudbright
Dr Ralph Skea, Centre for Counservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee
Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta
Giles Sutherland, University of Edinburgh, writer & critic