Sense of Place Symposium, Medieval Museum, Waterford, 4th-5th June 2025
The National Built Heritage Service and Waterford City and County Council are hosting Sense of Place, a symposium on the heritage-led regeneration of Irish towns, in the Medieval Museum, Waterford, on Wednesday and Thursday 4th and 5th June 2025. The Medieval Museum will provide the ideal setting for a symposium exploring historic urban landscapes, their conservation and management and their renewal and revitalisation.
Day One of Sense of Place will include a walking tour of Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, and, led by the team from Waterford City and County Council, will stop by completed and ongoing urban regeneration projects. The council will describe how they have collaborated with key stakeholders and developed the necessary expertise to take a strategic approach to complex sites in order to unlock the potential of the historic city centre for the benefit of all.
Day Two of Sense of Place will focus on the revitalisation of historic urban centres throughout Ireland and, following a keynote presentation by Gráinne Shaffrey marking the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Irish Town – An Approach to Survival (1975) by Patrick and Maura Shaffrey, the first session will include presentations on the conservation-led repair and heritage-led regeneration of historic sites in Cork, Dún Laoghaire and Limerick. The second session will focus on the new methodology devised by the UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy for urban landscape character assessment.
Sense of Place is free to attend but booking is essential. All details, including the booking form, are available on Ticket Tailor