Heritage Speaker Series #2 – Goldilocks Paradigm | Finding the Just Right in Restoration and Conservation

As part of National Trust’s Heritage Festival, the Robin Boyd Foundation will host a panel on the topic of The Goldilocks Paradigm.  Hear from experts from a cross-section of design fields as they discuss heritage and its place in modern-day..

Topic: The Goldilocks Paradigm:  Finding the Just Right in Restoration and Conservation.Why is it often so difficult to safeguard and protect the heritage of a site while at the same time finding a way to contemporise it and make it better for current/future use?

Panel of Speakers

• Matt Gibson: Matt Gibson Architecture + Design and Boyd Circle member
• Roger Beeston: RBA Architects and Boyd Circle member
• Samantha Westbrooke: National Trust Conservation architect
• Catherine Duggan: Senior Associate at Peter Elliot Architects ,  Boyd Circle member and Robin Boyd home owner

Discussion will evolve along these queries:

• How can architects and designers better align their work with the ideal and the practice of Heritage being a living element to be used and considered as a living and purposeful structure today?

• Are the current regulations too strict/too loose? what are pitfalls to avoid in planning applications

• Is restoration simply a matter of will over budget?

• Are shows like Restoration Australia good for the public to understand and better appreciate the need for Heritage regulations