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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6ARCH332CONSERVATION THEORY & PRACTICE3+1+04629.08.2025

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Conservation Theory & Practice course intends to create a critical point of view about cultural heritage and its conservation.
Course Content The course will focus on national and international case studies to discuss how research and architectural design interacts with heritage, in addition to the historic development of contemporary conservation theory.
The practical part of the course covers to teach basic classical and contemporary ways of documenting architectural and urban heritage and will include a case study consisting of fieldwork (survey, documentation) and architectural research. In addition, it is taught to prepare a survey, restitution, and conservation project according to the current legislation in Turkey.
Course Methods and Techniques Course presentations, Group presentations, Active participation, Mid-term submission & Jury, Exam, Report, Final submission & Jury
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( ARCH201 ) and ( ARCH202 ) and ( ARCH221 ) and ( ARCH222 ) and ( ARCH223 ) and ( ARCH224 ) and ( ARCH231 ) and ( ARCH232 ) and ( ENG101 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Nisa Semiz nisa.semiz@agu.edu.tr
Assistants Research Assist. İrem Baz irem.baz@agu.edu.tr
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Orbaşlı, A. (2007). Architectural conservation: Principles and practice. Blackwell Publishing.
Stubbs, J. M., & Makas, E. (2011). Architectural conservation in Europe and the Americas: National experiences and practice. Wiley.
Ashurst, J., & Ashurst, N. (1988). Practical building conservation (Vols. 1–5). Gower Technical Press.
Earl, J. (2003). Building conservation philosophy (3rd ed.). Donhead Publishing.
Feilden, B. M. (2003). Conservation of historic buildings (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Chusid, J. (Ed.). (2020). Historic building conservation. Wiley-Blackwell.
Jokilehto, J. (2007). History of architectural conservation. Routledge.
Lee, N. (2019). An introduction to architectural conservation. Routledge.
Page, M. (2016). Why preservation matters. Yale University Press.
Rabun, J. S. (2000). Structural analysis of historic buildings: Restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse applications for architects and engineers. Wiley.
Rodwell, D. (2007). Conservation and sustainability in historic cities. Blackwell Publishing.
Weaver, M. E. (1997). Conserving buildings: Guide to techniques and materials. Wiley.
Ahunbay, Z. (2019). Kültür Mirasını Koruma İlke ve Teknikleri [Principles and Techniques of Cultural Heritage Preservation]. YEM Yayınları.
Ahunbay, Z. (1996). Tarihi çevre koruma ve restorasyon [Historic environment conservation and restoration]. YEM Yayınları.
Avrami, E., Mason, R., & De La Torre, M. (2000). Values and heritage conservation. Getty Conservation Institute.
Matero, F. (2020). Heritage building conservation: Principles and practice. Wiley.

Course Category
Engineering %20
Field %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Proje/Çizim 3 % 25
Sunum/Seminer 1 % 5
Final examination 1 % 30
Total
5
% 60

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Ara Teslim ve Jüri 2 10 20
F2F Dersi 14 2 28
Grup Sunumu 1 0,5 0,5
Final Teslimi ve Jüri 1 24 24
Sunum için Hazırlık 1 8 8
Teslim İçin Hazırlık 3 8 24
Rapor 1 6 6
Araştırma 1 6 6
Alan Uygulaması 2 5 10
Stüdyo Çalışması 14 2 28
Ders dışı çalışma 10 2 20
Der Dışı Final Sınavı 1 8 8
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 182,5

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Identify the basics of conceptual and contextual evolution of cultural heritage preservation from Antiquity to our day.
2 Determine cultural heritage values in various scales.
3 Discuss the roles of main international charters in the field of cultural heritage preservation.
4 Examine architectural survey and documentation.
5 Analyze a historical building/environment.
6 Develop a conservation project in building/urban scale.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course Definitions of Cultural Heritage (Value/Reigl - Tangible/Intangible) + Documentation techniques
2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSERVATION NOTION AND THEORY: Cultural Heritage until the 20th century, and in the 20th and 21st centuries + Documentation techniques
3 Architectural survey on site
4 CHANGE AND AUTHENTICITY + Studies on survey of a historic building
5 HISTORIC BUILDINGS AS HERITAGE + Studies on survey of a historic building
6 STUDYING CULTURAL HERITAGE: How do we prepare an architectural conservation project?
7 TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: Studies on material analysis of a historic building
8 TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: Studies on material analysis of a historic building
9 MATERIAL DECAY: Studies on damage analysis of a historic building
10 MATERIAL DECAY: Studies on damage analysis of a historic building
11 RESTORATION INTERVENTIONS: Levels of Interventions + Studies on conservation proposals for a historic building
12 RESTORATION INTERVENTIONS: Levels of Interventions + Studies on conservation proposals for a historic building
13 RESTORATION INTERVENTIONS: Levels of Interventions + Studies on conservation proposals for a historic building
14 STUDYING CULTURAL HERITAGE: How do we prepare a site conservation project? + Studies on evaluations and conservation proposals of historic building and site together

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 3 4 5 4 3 5
C1 3 4 5 4 3 5
C2 3 4 5 4 3 5
C3 3 4 5 4 3 5
C4 3 5 4 5 4 3 5
C5 3 4 5 4 3 5
C6 3 4 5 4 3 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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