18 March 2016
London

The 2016 ASCHB Conference will look at the changes in construction in the first quarter of the twentieth century in the setting of Edwin Lutyens’ church of St. Jude-on-the Hill.

Everything Changes: traditional building techniques and materials coalesce with the new: new demands, new technologies, new services – electricity, air conditioning, elevators …
The First World War sees the loss of skilled workers and materials shortages; building production industrialises, becomes more complex and steps into this void.

Unexpected complications are hidden behind traditional facades, making buildings that are challenging to conserve. more…

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