
Donald Insall Associates
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Award-winning AJ100 architects, conservation specialists and heritage consultants. We unlock potential in historic buildings and sensitive sites.
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āWe must not fall into the trap of preserving heritage buildings as museum pieces; we should allow them to evolve, as they have done for centuries,ā says Cordula Zeidler, head of Heritage Consultancy London, speaking to Kay Hill forĀ FX Magazine: content.yudu.com/web/442ay/0A44ā¦


Doing the QI at St George, Kidderminster with super Donald Insall Associates colleague āļøHannah Beamanāļø



This week, an advice note published by Historic England on adapting historic buildings for energy and carbon efficiency includes a case study on Chester Cathedral, detailing how planning consent was achieved to 206 install photovoltaic panels on the roof: historicengland.org.uk/images-books/pā¦


Oldham Council, in partnership with Muse, is seeking feedback on a 15-year, residential-led regeneration framework.Ā Read more about the project in Place North West: placenorthwest.co.uk/muse-oldham-prā¦

Kate Martyn, #Manchester studio lead and our head of heritage consultancy North, has been welcomed as Chair of The Victorian SocietyĀ Manchester Regional Group, whose aim is to protect #Victorian and #Edwardian buildings from demolition and destruction: i.mtr.cool/dbvbcnajeq


Skills training was made available during works at Wentworth Woodhouseās Camelia House and Ionic Temple as a part of ā¬ā¬Ī¹āāāāāļŗ¤ Englandās five-year Heritage Buildings skills programme. Read more in IHBC's Context: i.mtr.cool/sphazitjlh



Sneak peek of the new extension at the Grade-I listed stables at Wentworth Woodhouse with Associate Rory Chisholm! Find out more about the ground-source heat pump and thermal-efficient windows being installed on-site: i.mtr.cool/znmztdbyst

Proposals to transform Conwy Civic Hall into an aparthotel and food hall were unanimously approved by Conwy Council at committee last week. The consented scheme replaces a 1960s-designed theatre which has sat vacant since 2014: i.mtr.cool/tldlodlgrb


How can sustainable regeneration of community spaces embrace heritage assets and add to local identity? Find out more at the Royal Institute of British Architects + VitrA Talk: Rethink Regenerate in September, chaired by Insall Director Simon Malam. i.mtr.cool/vsoorhzeac

Investing in the cultural history of a town is the best way to boost a local economy, a report from Historic England has found, evidencing a tangible link between historical places and increased creative and economic activity: i.mtr.cool/supxnthylb


The first phase of construction works to restore and redevelop Moseley Road Baths and Balsall Heath library will begin this month, and ISG has been appointed as the main contractor to deliver phase 1 building works: i.mtr.cool/xrcmrpwnhm
