Strengthening UK-Brazil collaboration on AI and Digital Twins for modernist heritage buildings
Dr Codinhoto and Professor Shepherd visited Brazil to collaborate on the conservation and environmental performance of modernist heritage architecture.
History, Conservation & Management Cluster
We integrate research, teaching, and practice to safeguard and enhance the built environment.
Our mission and vision
The History, Conservation & Management Cluster (HCMC) fosters a collaborative environment that integrates research, teaching, and practice to safeguard and enhance the built environment. We emphasise interdisciplinary methods and the application of human-centric digital technologies in heritage management.
We aim to become a leading centre for innovation in conservation engineering and management, promoting sustainable, inclusive, and regenerative approaches to heritage preservation worldwide.
Our areas of focus
Conservation of historic buildings
We lead the MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings, training future professionals in the repair, reuse, and sustainable management of historic structures.
Research and innovation
Our research spans digital heritage, materials conservation, structural analysis, and regenerative design for climate resilience.
Collaboration and engagement
We work closely with heritage bodies, industry partners, and communities to advance best practices and promote sustainable cultural heritage conservation.
See how you can join or work with HCMC
Our research themes
Materials and structural conservation
Investigating traditional materials — stone, timber, earthen construction, and historic mortars — to understand their long-term performance and guide sensitive repair strategies.
Digital heritage and data
Developing human-centric digital twins, BIM workflows, and FAIR data frameworks to make heritage knowledge more accessible, reusable, and actionable for practitioners and communities.
Regenerative and sustainable design
Exploring low-carbon, circular, and regenerative approaches to the adaptation and reuse of historic buildings in the context of the climate emergency.
Heritage management and policy
Examining governance frameworks, community engagement, and management strategies that enable the long-term stewardship of built heritage at local, national, and international scales.
News
Discover what HCMC has been up to recently.
RENEW conference 2026 brings regenerative futures to the University
Bringing together academics, practitioners, policymakers, and students to explore innovative approaches to regenerative design and engineering.
Researcher supports campaign to preserve Brunel Swing Bridge
A film featuring Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering lecturer, Dr Jonathan Foyle, aims to help preserve an overlooked Brunel masterpiece in Bristol.
Brazilian researchers visit the University to explore future collaboration
History, Conservation & Management hosted colleagues from Federal University of Uberlândia, strengthening collaboration for more sustainable built environments.
About the History, Conservation & Management Cluster
We are a research and teaching cluster within the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, advancing the conservation and regeneration of built heritage.
Contact us
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