Engineering Heritage Seminar 2023
From Engineering Heritage Australia
On the 12 May 2023 Engineering Heritage South Australia (EHSA) hosted the EHSA annual seminar. This year’s event was the first since COVID19.
David Kennedy's Welcome and introduction
This year’s event saw 6 interesting presentations on different topics. The presentations are available on the EHSA youtube channel.
Engineering Heritage Youtube channel
Individual links to each presentation are provided below.
Richard Venus talked about the first Engineers in South Australia. Highlighting the development of the profession in parallel with the development of the colony. Meet South Australia's First Engineers by Richard Venus |
Mark Gilbert presented on the repatriation of the “City of Adelaide” clipper ship, the challenges of getting the ship to Adelaide and the plans for its future. An epic voyage: The repatriation of the "City of Adelaide" clipper ship by Mark Gilbert |
Stewart Garden discussed the development of an art installation at the former whaling station on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. Commensalis by Stewart Garden |
Stephen Schrapel discussed the redevelopment and restoration of the “Birksgate” conservatory and the challenges in dealing with cast and wrought iron. Restoring "Birksgate" Conservatory - how to deal with iron structures by Stephen Schrapel |
Simon Williams presented on the building services engineering challenges associated with the adapted reuse of buildings. Continued use and adaptive reuse of heritage buildings - engineering services aspects by Simon Williams |
Rachael Zeuner discussed whether heritage engineering should be added to the engineering curriculum and the challenges of doing so. Why we need to train structural engineers for heritage engineering and adaptive reuse |