CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Course Code
Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
ARC5031
5
CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS
2/0/0
CC
English
3
Course Goals
With this course, it is aimed to give the main and essential information on conservation of the monuments, other historic buildings and historic quarters.
Prerequisite(s)
-
Corequisite(s)
-
Special Requisite(s)
-
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Şeyda ŞEN
Course Assistant(s)
-
Schedule
Wednesday, 09:00-11:00. Ataköy Campus, MTS3.
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday, 11:00-12:00. Ataköy Campus, 2C-13
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Oral and visual presentation, discussion.
Principle Sources
· Ahunbay, Z. 2004, Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul.
· Akın, N. “Türkiye’de Tarihi Çevre Koruma, Örnekler ve Sorunlar”, Mimarlık, 1988/2, s.40-43.
· Bektaş, C. 1992, Koruma-Onarım, Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul.
· Cohen, N. (1999), Urban Conservation, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusettes, USA.
· Çeçener, B. İstanbul’un Kültür ve İmar Sorunları, Istanbul, TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Yayını, 1995.
· Erder, C. Tarihi Çevre Kaygısı, Ankara 1971 (1.baskı); 1999 (2.baskı).
· Erder, C. Tarihi Çevre Bilinci, Ankara 1975 (1.baskı); 2007, (Genişletilmiş 2.baskı)
· Erder, C. “Venedik Tüzüğü Tarihi Bir Anıt Gibi Korunmalıdır”, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt:3, sayı:2 Güz 1977, s.167-190.
· Kuban, D. 2000, Tarihi Çevre Korumanın Mimarlık Boyutu. Kuram ve Uygulama, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul.
· Kuban, D. (2001), Türkiye'de Kentsel Koruma, Kent Tarihleri ve Koruma Yöntemleri, İstanbul.
· Kuban, D. “Tarihsel Çevrenin Biçimlenişi ve Çağdaş Yaşam Biçimi İçinde Değerlendirilmesi Üzerine Bir Söyleşi”, Mimarlık, 1976/1, s.32-37.
· Madran, E. ve N. Özgönül, Kültürel ve Doğal Değerlerin Korunması, TMMOB Mimarlar Odası yay., Ankara 2005.
· Madran, E. 2004, Kültür Varlıklarının Korunması, Mimarlar Odası Genel Merkezi, Ankara.
· Orbaşlı, A. (2008), Architectural Conservation: Principles and Practice, Blackwell Science Ltd.,Oxford, UK.
Other Sources
· Akın, N. (1995), "İstanbul'un Tarihi Çevrelerinde Kimlik Değişimi ve Yitirilen Çevresel Kalite", Mimari ve Kentsel Çevrede Kalite Arayışları Sempozyumu, İstanbul, pp.150-153.
· Akın, N. (2001), Balkanlarda Osmanlı Dönemi Konutları, Literatür Yayınları, İstanbul.
· CRUARB 25 Years of Urban Rehabilitation, Porto, 2000.
· Denslagen, W. (1994), Architectural Restoration: Western Europe, Amsterdam.
· Erder, C. (1987), Our Achitectural Heritage: From Consciousness to Conservation, Museums and Monuments XX/U1574), UNESCO.
· Fatih Belediyesi, Avrupa Birliği, UNESCO Dünya Mirası Merkezi, Fransız Anadolu Araştırmaları Merkezi, Balat ve Fener Semtlerinin Rehabilitasyonu, İstanbul, 1998.
· Giovannoni, G. (1998), l'Urbanisme Face aux Villes Anciennes, Paris. Hardy, M. (2008, 2011), The Venice Charter Revisited: Modernism, Conservation and Tradition in the 21st Century, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Tyne, UK.
· Jokilehto, J. (1999, 2002), A History of Architectural Conservation, Reed Elsevier Plc Group, Butterworth-Heinemann, Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford.
· Kuban, D. (1998), Kent ve Mimarlık Üzerine İstanbul Yazıları, İstanbul.
· Larkham, P. (1996), Conservation and The City, Routledge, London.
· Madran, E., Özgönül, N. (ed.) (1999), International Documents Regarding the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, METU Faculty of Architecture Press, Ankara.
· Okyay, İ. (2001) Fransa’da Kentsel Sit Alanlarının Korunması, Malraux Yasası, YEM Yayın, İstanbul.
· Page, M.& R. Mason, Giving Preservation a History: Histories of Historic Preservation in the United States, New York, 2004.
· Reviving Lower Manhattan, New York City, 1996.
· Stubbs, J.H. & Makas, E. G. (2011), Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas,: National Experiences and Practice, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.Stubbs, J.H. (2009), Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
· Strike, J. (1994), Architecture in Conservation: Managing Development at Historic Sites,Routledge, London, NY.
· Tung, A.M. (2001), Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis, London.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction of the course and information about the weekly course schedule
Introduction of the course and the course program
2. Week
The development and theoretical knowledge of conservation.
Lecture and discussion
3. Week
Towards modern restoration principles: Carta del Restauro and Venice Charter
Lecture and discussion
4. Week
Values to be preserved and evaluation criteria. The concepts of “monument” and “Historical Site”, the criteria of monuments and sites
Lecture and discussion
5. Week
Causes of deterioration in historical buildings
Lecture and discussion
6. Week
Causes of deterioration in historical buildings
Lecture and discussion
7. Week
Studies before restoration
Lecture and discussion
8. Week
Preparation of restoration project.
Lecture and discussion
9. Week
Midterm
Exam
10. Week
Types of restoration techniques
Lecture and discussion
11. Week
Types of restoration techniques
Lecture and discussion
12. Week
Development of the consept of historical site conservation
Lecture and discussion
13. Week
International organization, laws and education programs related to the conservation of cultural assets
Lecture and discussion
14. Week
The legal and organizational aspects of conservation in Turkey.
Lecture and discussion
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
50
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Critical Thinking: Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
PO-2
Communication: Ability to use appropriate representational media to transmit essential formal elements at design process.
PO-3
Investigation: Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
PO-4
Design: Ability to reproduce the design information in the creative thinking process, to reach new and original results through universal design principles such as sustainability and accessibility.
PO-5
World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
PO-6
Local Architecture / Cultural Diversity: Understanding the architectural formations and samples of a geography through its historical and cultural context. Understanding the divergent canons of cultural values, behavioral, social and spatial patterns.
PO-7
Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding of conservation discourses and methods, and the subjects of cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental concerns and ethical responsibility.
PO-8
Sustainability: Ability to design projects by using the information regarding the natural and built environment to reduce the undesirable environmental impacts on future generations through means.
PO-9
Social Responsibility: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility about protecting the commonweal, having respect for historical/cultural and natural resources and improving the life quality.
PO-10
Nature and Human: Understanding of the relationship between human, the natural environment and the design of the built environment.
PO-11
Geographical Conditions: Understanding the relationships of site selection, settlement and building design by considering the cultural, economical and social properties as well as the natural characteristics such as soil, topography, vegetation and watershed.
PO-12
Life Safety: Understanding the basic principles of security and life-safety systems in the conditions of natural disasters, fire, etc. through building and environment scales.
PO-13
Structural Systems: Understanding of the basic principles of structural behavior in withstanding gravity and lateral forces and the evolution, range, and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-14
Environmental Systems: Understanding the principles of physical environmental systems’ design such as lighting, acoustics, climatization and the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
PO-15
Building Envelope Systems: Understanding of the basic principles involved in the appropriate application of building envelope systems and associated assemblies.
PO-16
Building Service Systems: Understanding of the basic design principles of building service systems such as plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, security, and fire protection systems.
PO-17
Building Materials and Assemblies: Understanding of the basic principles utilized in the appropriate selection of construction materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their inherent characteristics and performance, including their environmental impact and reuse.
PO-18
Integration of Building Service Systems: The ability of assessing, selecting and integrating the structural, environmental, security, envelope and service systems of the buildings for building design.
PO-19
Programming and Evaluation: Ability to prepare and evaluate an architectural project program by considering the public benefits in regards of client and user needs, appropriate examplers, space and equipment requirements, financial limitations, site conditions, relevant codes, laws and design principles.
PO-20
Comprehensive Project Development: Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project that demonstrates to make design decisions across various scales.
PO-21
Considering Building Costs: Understanding the fundamentals of building construction and use costs.
PO-22
Architect-Client Relationship: Understanding of the responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and reconcile the needs of the client, owner, user groups, and the public and community domains.
PO-23
Collaboration: Ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
PO-24
Project Management: Understanding of the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
PO-25
Practice Management: Understanding the basic principles in the architectural practice processes like financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion and reconciliation.
PO-26
Leadership: Understanding of the techniques and skills architects use to work collaboratively in the building design and construction process and on environmental, social, and aesthetic issues in their communities.
PO-27
Legal Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility to the public and the client as determined by regulations and legal considerations involving the practice of architecture.
PO-28
Professional Practice: Understanding and fulfillment of employer and intern rights and responsibilities for development of profession.
PO-29
Ethics of Profession: Understanding of the ethical issues involved in profession regarding social, political and cultural issues in architectural design and practice.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To gain knowledge about conservation of historical monuments and sites.
LO-2
To gain knowledge about the basic techniques for documenting and preparing restoration projects of historical monuments and buildings.
LO-3
To comment and evaluate the principals of understanding and conservation of historical sites.
LO-4
To comment and evaluate the relationship between building conservation and site conservation.
LO-5
To evaluate the relationship between the building, the conditions of its environment and the human.
