The Founder’s Building at Queen’s Royal College, built between 1902 and 1904, has achieved iconic status as one of Trinidad’s most important seats of learning. The building’s deteriorating condition prompted the Trinidadian Ministry of Works and Transport to fund the restoration of the building. Their intention has been to use this project (as well as the restoration of the President’s House nearby) to increase the level of conservation skills both at a professional level and within the construction industry. The Practice has been appointed to assist a local firm of architects by providing expert guidance in modern conservation techniques and methodologies. In 2004 we made a series of visits to investigate the condition of the building and to prepare a schedule of repair works which led to a programme of refurbishment and modernisation of the main building. The original building, dating from 1904, has an elaborately rendered exterior and a Welsh slate-covered roof. There are elaborately stencilled decorations to the classrooms and a fine plaster ceiling to the assembly hall. The main structure is mass concrete with pitch pine floor and roof. Concurrent with the repairs, improvements were made to make the building more suitable for 21st Century needs. These including provision of a wheelchair access ramp and lift, Assembly Hall air conditioning, re-planning the headmaster’s, administrator’s offices, and staff office areas, the addition of mechanical winding for the clock, and floodlighting to enhance the appearance of the building at night.