Helen Lardner is the director of the award winning heritage conservation firm HLCD Pty Ltd and a registered architect. The practice specialises in providing strategic advice for conservation and adaptive reuse of complex heritage places and undertaking analysis of cultural significance. Helen enjoys a multidisciplinary team approach to heritage work and is particularly interested in industrial sites and twentieth century architecture. She was formerly Vice President of Australia ICOMOS and is currently the National Representative for TICCIH in Australia, as well as an experienced heritage advisor to local government.

Helen has authored a number of heritage planning guidelines, has a Masters of Architecture (University of Melbourne) and has expert skills in materials conservation. In 1993 she attended the ICCROM Technology of Stone Conservation course (Venice) as an International Specialised Skills Fellow.