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MIM 504 - Preserving Historical Environment and Restoration

Graduate Education Institute · Architecture · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeliha Büşra ERYİĞİT ŞENEL

Course Objective

The course aims to provide basic information on single structure protection and historical environmental protection.

Course Content

Theoretical basis of preserving historic buildings. The development of contemporary conservation theory from the 19th century to the present day. Research, protection measures and definitions of values to be preserved before restoration. Restoration techniques (consolidation, integration, renewal etc.), examples from the restorations. Selection of protected areas, methods of analysis, examples of protection on street, neighborhood , urban and rural areas. Legal and organizational aspects of protection in Turkey. Conservation training.

Required Resources

No mandatory resources are required.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Conservation disciplines in archaeological sites
  2. Documentation and conservation approach in urban and rural areas. Examining the concept of urban transformation.
  3. Turkey's World Heritage concept and the World Heritage List in recognition of their domain
  4. The industrial heritage, industrial buildings and structures in the world and in Turkey; develop new usage recommendations for these structures that have lost their original function.
  5. The preservation of the historical structures that have lost their function by re-functionalizing and their contribution to cultural tourism

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%90

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionPresentationSelf studyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15345
Out of Class Study Period15345
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment14848
Practice000
Final15050

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1World Heritage, the World Heritage List and values ​​of Turkey in the World Heritage Listreadings
2UNESCO, ICOMOS and cultural existence, cultural inventory conceptsreadings
3Industrial Heritage-examples from the worldreadings
4Industry Heritage-examples from Turkeyreadings
5Reconstructionreadings
6Urban transformationreadings
7Re-Usereadings
8midtermmidterm
9Protection in archaeological, urban and rural areasreadings
10Republican period architecture and protectionreadings
11PUBLIC HOLIDAYreadings
12Article presentationsreadings
13Article presentationsreadings
14Article presentationsreadings
15Final Examreadings
16Final examFinal exam