The fourth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers – sign up HERE – and features a profile of Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, founder and director of the University of Strathclyde’s fully recognised IHBC course, and leader of its Architectural Design and Conservation Research Unit (ADCRU).
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The IHBC writes:
Welcome to the IHBC’s fourth issue of its Research for Practice Digest. For this issue we spotlight Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo RIBA SCA RIAS FHEA FRSA the founder and director of the MSc in Architectural Design for the Conservation of Built Heritage at the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, a fully recognised IHBC course, and leader of the Architectural Design and Conservation Research Unit (ADCRU).
Cristina is a practising architect, running her practice Cristina Gonzalez-Longo Architect for over 20 years. Her research and teaching are very much informed by her practical experiences such as being the project and resident architect of Queensberry House, a category A listed building part of the Scottish Parliament Building complex. This seventeenth-century building is by Mr James Smith, the first architect in Scotland in a modern sense, and she has pursued further research becoming an expert in Smith, publishing extensively about his work and significance.
Her main research interest is ‘Conservation by Design’ looking at the vital role of architectural design in the conservation of built heritage. This was the topic of her PhD thesis now published. Cristina firmly believes that, as history shows, the more integrated architectural conservation is within the wider architectural field, the better both will be. Thereafter her research engages with all the areas relevant to the interdisciplinary field of architecture, from criticism, history, and theory to technology and science, and with the design project integrating all. She promotes creativity and scientific approach and engages with global discussions. She is, for a second term, the President of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Education and Training (CIF) a network of 70 experts in education all over the world, participating in events such as the recent UNESCO WCCAE 2024 conference.
We welcome links to heritage research that we might include in our next edition. Please send any suggestions to Michael Netter, IHBC Professional Services Officer, at services@ihbc.org.uk
Research for Practice Digest contents include:
- Heritage Research & Professional Practice – Research and Guidance
- Calls for Papers, Abstracts & Researchers
- Broader Context Research & News
- Research Awards, Programmes, Funding
The ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’, launched as part of our #IHBC25 anniversary year programme, is designed to connect conservation-related research and practice relevant to our members’ work. See more HERE. The ‘IHBC Research for Practice Digest’ is supported by the IHBC’s CREATIVE Conservation Fund. Calls are occasionally included past their closing date if still relevant.
Please email our Professional Services Officer, Michael Netter, at services@ihbc.org.uk with any queries, comments, feedback or other suggestions. We also welcome submissions of links to heritage research that we might include in our next edition, as well as any suggestions for research projects or data.
