Aylin will introduce the concept of architectural regeneration as the collective activities of reusing, adapting and evolving existing buildings within an urban or rural context in ways that recognise the impacts these decisions and interventions have on the regeneration of a place, and are underpinned by the principles of environmental, social and cultural sustainability. Through the lecture she will make the case for the environmental, economic, social and wellbeing benefits of re-use and regeneration of the built environment and discuss the theories that underpin and inform architectural regeneration as part of a conservation and design continuum.