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Department of
Archaeology incorporating
the former Institute of Advanced Architectural
Studies
Conservation Studies
Continuing Professional Development Short
Courses
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2007-2008
Our one-year MA in Conservation Studies course,
founded in 1972, is a recognised
leader for conservation training in the
English-speaking world. The course, which is
multi-disciplinary and international in scope,
is aimed at mid-career professionals who
have a good first degree or equivalent in a
professional discipline relating to
architectural conservation, with a minimum of
two years’ practical experience in a
related field.
We buy in leading edge professional expertise to
deliver elements of the course
alongside our tenured staff. Some modules are
open to the public as short courses, as
indicated below:
HB10: CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS: taken over a
combination of two hours per week and field
visits during the spring term. The first half of
this course will explore some of the key issues
affecting conservation, including recent
initiatives and research; consider the issues of
‘problem buildings’ and methods of creating
financial packages for their conservation; and
look at the successes and challenges of
heritage-led regeneration. The second half of the
course will introduce and illustrate the
application of project management techniques in
conservation projects; consider the place of
funding within conservation project management;
and consider the range of risks involved in
conservation work and strategies for their
mitigation. With the exception of the two
visits, the course will be run over eight
consecutive Mondays (from 12.30-2.30pm) during
the spring term, beginning on 14th January 2008.
(Fee: £350)
HB1: PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION
Aims: to introduce the key precedents and
approaches to conservation of the built heritage
and the ethics and philosophies which underlie
them. Upon completion of this course
participants should have: knowledge and a clear
understanding of how and why the concept of
cultural heritage and its conservation came into
being; knowledge and understanding of the key
protagonists of conservation in the past, their
respective philosophical approaches and the
relative value and influence of those
approaches; knowledge and understanding of the
processes of determining value and significance
of cultural heritage. The course will be run
over eight consecutive Mondays (from
12.30-2.30pm) during the autumn term, beginning
on 20th October 2008. (Fee: £350)
HB2: LIME WEEK: 6-9 October 2008
Aims: to provide an introductory guide to the
nature of the material, how to specify and use
it in practical repair and conservation work,
and (through practical work) to gain a
first-hand experience of using lime for repairs.
(Fee: £350)
HB3: THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF STONE:
22-24 October 2008
Aims: to present central considerations in
relation to the geology and petrology of stone
and how these may guide the choice of stone for
repairs or new work; to consider the chemistry
of stone and the methods to determine its
properties (a practical session); to consider
the issues surrounding stone cleaning; discuss
artwork in contemporary conservation and present
state of the art work by master craftsmen and
conservators; and to visit a local quarry and an
important workshop in York. (Fee: £300)
HB4: THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF TIMBER:
5-7 November 2008
Aims: to introduce the nature of wood as the
most 'sustainable' of all traditional building
materials, and the history of its use in
building, structurally and decoratively; to
provide a basis for understanding decay
mechanisms, and what can be done to prolong the
life of timber in buildings; to provide an
opportunity for some practical work with highly
skilled master craftsmen. (Fee: £300)
HB5: EARTH AS A BUILDING MATERIAL: 19-21
November 2008
Earth is the most fundamental building material,
and the oldest surviving manmade structures in
the world are made of mud-brick; it is also
probably the material with the greatest
multiplicity of local variations; the aim is to
cover some,
at least, of the traditions in the British Isles
and a sample of those from other countries;
techniques and philosophy of options for repair
and conservation will be presented; and there
will be an opportunity for hands-on practical
work. (Fee: £300)
HB6: BRICK, TERRACOTTA AND TILES: 3-5 December
2008
Aims: to present the rich and varied historic
use of burnt clay in building cultures; to
explore the decay mechanisms, and appropriate
methodology and techniques for conservation and
repair; to investigate the use of ceramic
building materials in
York itself. (Fee: £300)
HB7: THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC
INTERIORS: 21-23 January 2009.
The interiors of all kinds of buildings are
often relatively neglected, and there is even
(unjustified) doubt sometimes whether or not
they are protected by listing. This course aims
to cover the methods and principles to be
applied to the study and conservation of a
variety of kinds and periods of historic
interiors; to cover the main aspects of
treatment of walls, floors, ceilings,
furnishings including textiles, lighting and
presentation, painted decoration and glazing;
and also through an appropriate visit to match
theory with an understanding of the constraints
and possibilities of practice. There will also
be a consideration of the introduction of modern
services into historic interiors. (Fee: £300)
HB8: DECORATIVE HISTORIC PLASTERWORK: 4-6
February 2009.
Aims: to provide, through lectures and a day of
practical demonstration, an understanding of an
almost universal material, whose use can be
utilitarian at one end of the scale and of the
highest decorative and artistic value at the
other. This
course will include lectures, practical
demonstrations, and visits to various sites in
and around York to look at decorative
plasterwork. (Fee: £300)
HB9: THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF METALS AND
GLASS IN ARCHITECTURE: 18-20 February 2009.
Aims: to introduce the rich cultural history of
the use of diverse metals in architecture, and
the technology of the manufacture of the
principal ones; to introduce the methodology and
principles of repair and conservation of metals;
and to visit workshops and sites where
outstanding work is still being done in the
Yorkshire region. (Fee: £300)
HB10: MODERN MATERIALS: particular challenges in
conserving them: 4-6 March 2009.
Aims: to introduce the special problems which
arise in repairing or conserving buildings of
the mid to late twentieth century made of a
variety of materials which often respond
particularly badly to water penetration or other
forms of neglect.
(Fee: £300)
HB11: CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS: taken over a
combination of two hours per week and field
visits during the spring term. The first half of
this course will explore some of the key issues
affecting conservation, including recent
initiatives and research; consider the issues of
‘problem buildings’ and methods of creating
financial packages for their conservation; and
look at the successes and challenges of
heritage-led regeneration. The second half of
the course will introduce and illustrate the
application of project management techniques in
conservation
projects; consider the place of funding within
conservation project management; and consider
the range of risks involved in conservation work
and strategies for their mitigation. With the
exception of the two visits, the course will be
run over eight consecutive Mondays (from
12.30-2.30pm) during the spring term, beginning
on 19th January 2009. (Fee: £350)
CPD CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE
ISSUED AT REGISTRATION TO EXTERNAL DELEGATES
For more details see our website at:
www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/Professional.htm
or contact
Pam Ward at the Department of
Archaeology, University of York, The King’s
Manor, York YO1 7EP. Tel: 01904 433963, email
pab11@york.ac.uk
Course fees include coffee and tea in the King’s
Manor Refectory.
Closing dates for applications are one calendar
week before the starting date of
each course.
THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK – DEDICATED TO
EXCELLENCE
IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH
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