18-20 June
IHBC Annual School 2026
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Theme: Adaptive Reuse
Video: dronestudionortheast.co.uk
Join us in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for our next IHBC Annual School, as we explore the increasingly relevant and rich topic of Adaptive Reuse
A 3-day conference offering:
- CPD Study Tours
- Day School (In person & online)
Up to 20 hours CPD
Insights, learning and engagement for all disciplines and interests
Join us in person or online
CPD Study Tours
18-20 June | In Person Only
Welcome Reception
18 June | In Person
Friday Day School
19 June | In Person & Online
Annual Dinner & Awards
19 June | In Person Only
Exhibitor Hub
19 June | In Person & Online
MarketPlace: LEARN
Online Only
Could you be one of our next
Annual School Sponsors?
We have a variety of sponsorship packages available. Get in touch and see how you can be part of the School and share your brand with delegates from across the heritage sector, in person and online.
Contact us for more information at sponsorship@ihbc.org.uk
Who should attend and why?
IHBC Schools offer innovative insights and opportunities for everyone, and not just for specialists!
Delegates include specialists in conservation from a wide range of disciplines and practice.
For non-specialists with a more general understanding of conservation this conference offers a chance to look to the IHBC’s School for updates in practice and policy as well as offering valuable networking opportunities.
Community representatives and volunteers with and interest in local building and area conservation issues of all sorts, from policy to processes and projects, will find an accessible and cost-effective overview of current and new solutions and opportunities.
Typical delegate backgrounds include:
- Planning Voluntary and third sector
- Architecture
- Urban Design
- Heritage management
- Landscape
- Community
- History
- Archaeology
- Construction
- Engineering
- Development
- Traditional skills
- Project management
- Policy makers
- Specifiers
- Industry & commercial
- Innovators
The School welcomes people working in national and local government and related bodies, private practice, education, academia, charities and other voluntary bodies.
Whether starting out on your career or active in the wider heritage sector, there is no better way than to develop your conservation and heritage-related skills, knowledge and understanding than at this year’s Annual School in Newcastle.
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In partnership with IHBC North Branch
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