Biography
Gord Macdonald is a designer, builder and building conservator with a PhD in Archaeology and Ancient History from the University of Leicester. He has led teams on six continents, creating a range of interesting and award-winning projects from the restoration of medieval castles in Europe to the re-creation of a 30-ton Roman ballista for BBC Television. Gord has worked at many diverse locations including the equatorial jungles of Suriname and the Ross Sea area of Antarctica where he has spent 12 seasons and more than a year ‘on the ice’.
Gord is an instructor with the International Wood Conservation Course at Riksantikvaren, Norway. He is the Canadian representative to the International Wood Council (IWC), and the International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC), both are Special Scientific Committees to the International Council on Sites and Monuments (ICOMOS). He is the current President of the IPHC.
Gord is also a founding member of the Wooden Places of Faith, ICOMOS Sub-Committee, the Past-president of Heritage BC, the founder of the specialist carpentry company Macdonald & Lawrence (M&L) and a partner with Heritageworks Ltd., an international heritage conservation company based on Vancouver Island, BC. Gord is a Professional Member of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals.
Research Interests
Gord's doctoral thesis relates to the impacts of global climate change on polar heritage.
Keywords
- Climate Change
- Cultural Heritage
- Archaeology
- Polar Heritage
- Condition Assessment
- Citizen Science
- Building Conservation