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THURSDAY, 26th , 26th OF JANUARY 5.30pm 5.30pm Adam House Lecture Theatre,

The University of Edinburgh, 3 Chambers Street, EH1 1HR3 Chambers Street, EH1 1HR

T H E S C OS C O T T I S H T T I S H C E N T R EFOR CONSERVATION CONSERVATION STUDIESSTUDIES

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ANDREW WRIGHT & TOM DUFF

KNOCKANDO WOOLMILL: A rare survivor of a traditional form of small scale rural industry working in harmony with a natural environmentANDREW WRIGHT Conservation Architect,Knockando Woolmill Trust

Organised jointly with Europa Nostra UKAndrew Wright OBE is a trustee of Knockando Woolmill Trust, an accredited conservation architect and an architectural historian. His association with the woolmill has been a lengthy one: when a partner with LDN Architects he started the process of securing its future and he has since fulfi lled the roles of conservation adviser and project manager. He has spent a lifetime caring for and promoting the historic environment, serving on many bodies and advising charitable trusts. Among his most recent projects are buildings designed by William Bruce, William Chambers, Thomas Hamilton, William Playfair, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Robert Lorimer and Ninian Comper.

Tom Duff is an architect and partner in LDN Architects with many years of experience in the UK and Germany. His role on the restoration of Knockando Woolmill was as design team leader: overseeing the creative adaptation of the buildings and balancing the operational needs of new uses with con-servation requirements to help the Trust achieve a sustainable future for the woolmill. He has been responsible for many award-winning projects in the Highlands, including new buildings such as Urquhart Castle Visitor Centre and the Highland Archive Centre as well as conservation projects such as Bona Lighthouse and Fort Augustus Abbey.

Knockando Woolmill is a unique complex of fragile A listed buildings and Victorian machinery in Speyside which has remained in continuous use since 1784. Multi agency funding was secured by Knockando Woolmill Trust for a programme of renewal and repair which enables visitors to access the site, enhances the production of textiles and promotes skills training. Com-pleted in 2013, the project is enjoying widespread acclaim and has won several architectural and conservation awards, including the RICS Project of the Year Award, the RIAS / HES Conservation and Climate Change Award and a European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award.

BOOKINGS: https://sites.eca.ed.ac.uk/sccsmasterclass/

TOM DUFFPartner,LDN Architects

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