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A set of ornate black iron railings outside a row of tenement buildings. The railings have a central circular theme with a large leaf.
  • Tuesday 12 March 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Scottish Ironwork Traditions

An introduction to the use and conservation of wrought and cast iron in Scotland over the past three centuries.

A multicoloured stained glass window featuring a design of a person with long hair looking to the left. They are wearing a cloak fastened with a red jewel and have a band of leaves in their hair.
  • Thursday 25 April 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Legacy and Light: Stained Glass in Scotland

Join us for a day of discovery and dialogue, bridging Scotland's stained glass past with its sustainable future.

A traditional stone wall of a building. The building is pointed with lime and there's a small card placed on the wall to help identify the lime type.
  • Tuesday 3 September 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Most technical
  • Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

What’s the point? A discussion about finishing walls with lime

In partnership with the Lime Finishes Group, we will explore lime finishes, what they looked like historically, how they evolved and performed. We will also consider the changes in current practice that may be required in response to climate change.

Two logos of the Stirling Photography Festival 2024
  • Tuesday 17 September 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Capturing Moments

Two speakers explore their documentary photography: from the first images taken after the Glasgow School of Art fire, to the peace wall and the Firth of Forth.

A group of people intently looking at a display in a museum setting; the display is a small white house indicating heat loss from a building. Another person is pointing something out as if explaining the display.
  • Monday 14 October 2024
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Least technical
  • Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Exploring Micro-volunteering in the Inner Forth

Join us to find out how small actions can make a big difference to the historic buildings and natural environment in the Inner Forth area.

Two lego figures standing in-front of the Methil Heritage Centre
  • On until Saturday 15 February 2025
  • Methil Heritage Centre
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Architecture
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The BIG Methil LEGO™ Build

Your chance to help build a model of Bayview Park and the Heritage Centre using LEGO™ bricks!

A row of whitewashed stone cottages with a long connected thatched roof. The doors of the cottages are blue, and they open directly onto a track road.
  • Thursday 27 March 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Vernacular Building Materials in Scotland

Discover a range of vernacular building materials used in Scotland and recent projects undertaken to understand their construction.

Lego figures standing in front of a castle on sunny day
  • On until Wednesday 9 April 2025
  • Douglas Library
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Architecture
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The BIG Claypotts Castle LEGO™ Build

Your chance to help build a model version of the castle out of LEGO™

black and white picture of tenement blocks and children playing on bikes and with prams
  • Selected dates until Tuesday 6 May 2025
  • North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre
  • Exhibition
  • Technical Level:
  • Architecture
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

Mid Century Modern: Putting Scotland on the Map

Exploring the context of mid-century modern architecture in Scotland

Lego figures in front of a tenement building
  • On until Saturday 19 April 2025
  • Borders Textile Towerhouse
  • Living History
  • Technical Level:
  • Architecture
  • HES
  • Feature weight: 0

The BIG Hawick LEGO™ Build

Your chance to help build a model of Hawick's oldest building using LEGO™ bricks

An architectural drawing of a historical building as seen from the side view.
  • Thursday 8 May 2025
  • Engine Shed
  • Lecture
  • Technical Level: Quite technical
  • Building Management, Materials, Technical Conservation, Architecture
  • Enthusiast, Professional
  • HES, Engine Shed, Learn
  • Feature weight: 0

Researching Scotland’s Buildings

An introduction to research sources and methods for architectural and construction history in Scotland.

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