Heritage & Design
CPD Webinar – 2 Formal CPD Points
What does heritage mean in Australian design today?
The guiding heritage document in Australia, The Burra Charter, articulates that: ‘heritage conservation' means all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance through consideration of aesthetic, historic, scientific, social and spiritual values.
In this sense, when evaluating a project proposal, Architects need to understand the building's language and its special links to time and place, so that their designs relate to their social and cultural context in order to retain their local uniqueness and heritage significance … their sense of place.
Often, there is so much more to tell in the fabric or history of a place - perhaps a story of someone who lived in or used a place, a unique event that took place there, even a technological innovation, possibly taken for granted today.
Understanding the historic context is critical to the successful alteration or adaptation of heritage places, as we seek to align them to meet current needs, or codes, or new uses.
This webinar, to be presented and led by key team members of Lovell Chen, one of Australia's pre-eminent Heritage Architectural practices, Anne-Marie Treweeke (Lovell Chen) and Suzanne Zahra (Lovell Chen), and will also include presentations and discussions with 2020 AIA Heritage Design Winner, Mat Hinds (Taylor & Hinds) and renowned Toowoomba based heritage architect, Stephanie Keays.
Anne-Marie, Suzanne, Mat and Stephanie will each present on how architects can:
Seek to add context and meaning to their heritage projects by incorporating, referencing and creating a dialogue with the historic fabric (and not by just mimicking or replicating the past)
Infuse the new with the old to enhance value and elicit a deeper level of understanding of what is significant.
Convey an understanding of the process in submissions to statutory approval bodies.
Learn how to address the challenges of bringing older buildings into compliance with current building regulations, especially in relation to environmental sustainability, disability access and fire safety.
Make decisions in terms of materials, finishes and furnishings about what to bring back and what is appropriate for current use.
Cost to attend is $85 per person plus GST. Save 20% when you book for a group of 4 or more. Purchase includes course notes, MP4 recording of the session and CPD certificate
Anne-Marie Treweeke,
Lovell Chen, Melbourne
Anne-Marie Treweeke is a key member of the Lovell Chen leadership team. She is a director and Lovell Chen’s practice principal, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in architecture and master planning to the strategic role of high-level practice management and development. Anne Marie will present case studies of two of Lovell Chen's most notable projects - The World Heritage listed Melbourne Exhibition Buildings and the Australian National University in Canberra. Anne-Marie will also draw on the knowledge and expertise of the Lovell Chen Heritage team, who will explain the process involved when making submissions to statutory heritage authority approvals and appeals, for works and development to heritage properties and places.
Suzanne Zahra,
Lovell Chen, Melbourne
Suzanne Zahra, architect and heritage consultant is an Associate Principal at Lovell Chen, bringing more than 20 years’ experience in the heritage field with much of her work focused on achieving successful outcomes for the refurbishment and/or adaptive reuse of large scale heritage complexes, including government-owned infrastructure. Suzanne will explain the process involved when making submissions to statutory heritage authority approvals and appeals, for works and development to heritage properties and places.
Mat Hinds,
Taylor and Hinds, Tasmania
Shaneen is co-Director of POD (People Oriented Design) with Belinda Allwood. POD is a multi-disciplinary architecture, landscape, project management, community engagement and research practice based in Cairns. She is a member of the First Nations Advisory Working Group for the Australian Institute of Architects and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and James Cook University.
Stephanie Keays,
Toowoomba, Queensland
Stephanie is a sole practitioner with a wealth of experience in the conservation field. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, she worked for specialist heritage firms in both Victoria and Queensland before branching out on her own in Toowoomba. Quickly developing a reputation for excellence, a diverse range of design, advisory and consulting projects soon followed. She provided consultancy services to the Toowoomba Council as Heritage Advisor for 12 years, advising on council owned heritage assets, development assessment applications for work to heritage and character places and attending appointments with over 700 private owners to provide design and planning advice. Stephanie will showcase three modest, but special Toowoomba places to show how the heritage of a place can influence even small decisions in the design process.
Learning Outcomes – Heritage & Design, March 31, 2021
1. Describe the process typically followed in assessing, analysing and applying best practice conservation principles as directed by the Burra Charter in the adaptation and alteration of places of heritage significance design
2. Explain the typical statutory approvals process for buildings on the Victorian Heritage Register, or under the EPBC Act and the type of supporting documents required
3. List the typical range of issues that must be considered to bring heritage places to a contemporary level of compliance with building regulations
4. Detail what considerations apply to the design and selection of materials, finishes and services
AACA competencies
1. Design 2.2
2. Design 3.4
3. Documentation 5.3
4. Design 4.6