Architecture, Building Conservation and Archaeology

Archaeology, Conservation and Architecture information sources - A collection of information sources from the University of York Library.

Aviation Environment Foundation - The AEF is an UK-based not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organisation that works exclusively on the environmental impacts of aviation.

20th Century Society - The Twentieth Century Society exists to safeguard the heritage of architecture and design in Britain from 1914 onwards

Architectural Heritage Fund - The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is a registered charity that helps to repair and give new life to historic buildings of every kind throughout the United Kingdom.

Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture - is concerned with the integration of two apparently diverse fields, architectural history and computing.

Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) - represents over 7,000 professionals working and studying in the field of Architectural Technology. CIAT is internationally recognised as the qualifying body for Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) and Architectural Technicians (TCIAT).

Civic Trust - The Civic Trust is Britain's leading charity devoted to enhancing the quality of life in Britain's cities, towns and villages.

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) - is seeking to inject architecture into the bloodstream of the nation so that England becomes the European leader in both public and private investment in high quality built environments.

Council for British Archaeology - The CBA works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological opinion, and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of, Britain's past.

English Heritage - From visits to historic properties and battle re-enactments to conservation grants, from archaeological digs to children's books, English Heritage offers insights into the past and helps the past contribute to the lives of everyone now, and in the future.

English Historic Towns Forum - Promotes and reconciles prosperity and conservation in historic towns.

Garden History Society - The Garden History Society promotes the study of the history of gardening, landscape gardening and horticulture. It works for the protection and conservation of historic parks, gardens and designed landscapes, and to advise on their restoration.

Georgian Group - Saves Georgian buildings, monuments, parks and gardens from destruction or disfigurement, and where necessary encourages their appropriate repair or restoration and protects and improves their setting.

Landmark Trust - The Landmark Trust is an independent UK building preservation charity which was founded in 1965 to rescue worthwhile historic buildings from neglect, and then to restore and let them for holidays.

National Trust - Three Victorian philanthropists - Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley, founded the National Trust in 1895 to acquire and protect threatened landscape and buildings. It now holds 248,000 hectares of countryside, 600 miles of coast, and more than 200 buildings and gardens, mostly allowing public access, and has 2.7 million members.

SAVE Britain's Heritage - SAVE Campaigns for threatened historic buildings – It is the first place to look for buildings to restore

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (S.P.A.B.) - The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects.

Victorian Society - The Victorian Society is the national society responsible for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture.