A new website developed by the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) has been launched, designed to raise awareness of historic buildings as central to sustainability and help teachers develop activities for class work exploring heritage.
The website includes illustrations of different types of housing, timelines of historical time periods and worksheets and quizzes to download, as well as a glossary. The project was funded by the NGO Challenge fund.
UAHS writes:
As a development of the UAHS ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ Key stage 2 Educational pack, this website provides an interactive learning tool that demonstrates the evolution of homes and highlights the importance of historic buildings in the role of a sustainable future.
The focus is on Georgian and Victorian properties, as they constitute the vast majority of historic homes still in use and uniquely features examples restored by Hearth. With engaging illustrations, photographs, quizzes and other useful links the user will be entertained whilst learning about historic buildings, construction, materials, architectural details, eco ideas and sustainability in relation to how people used to live.
