In the last two decades, discussions and methods of architectural conservation design have become more and more available in Brazil. However, in spite of this aparent development, heritage preservation still faces a minor impact over the general curricula of Brazilian schools of architecture and urban design, provoking specific disarticulations of theory and practice in built heritage conservation education. This article aims to discuss these issues based on contemporary studies on higher education and recent recommedations proposed for architectural conservation education, addressing the need for awareness of preservation as a potential field for architectural creation. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.225303308Conference on Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH)NOV 23-27, 2015Aswan, EGYPT