ECTS - Architectural Heritage Preservation

Architectural Heritage Preservation (MMR482) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Architectural Heritage Preservation MMR482 8. Semester 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses | Group D
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Cansen Kılıççöte
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course has been designed in order for students to gain a general perspective and skills of perception in the field of architectural/historical heritage. It includes the process of critical analyzing and development of consciousness in the subject of preservation of cultural heritage. • Descriptive analyses; Description of the concept of historic preservation and its dimensions, • Description and classification of values that are to be preserved, • Determination of preservation problems of cultural heritage that are to be preserved, • Primary actors in historic preservation: The role of the State and non-governmental organizations in historic preservation, • Explanation of the works in preservation of cultural heritage with exemplary applications within legislative framework, • Economical dimensions of historic preservation, • Types of historic preservation: description of restoration interventions for the cultural heritage, The course will include exemplary lectures, guest speakers, site visits, and class discussions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be informed about historic preservation applications and their historic developments in Turkey,
  • will understand basic preservation terminology, practices, and legal regulations,
  • will be able to critically evaluate the contemporary preservation norms, aims, and policies,
  • • will gain competence in preparing measured drawings ,
  • • will develop critical thinking in conservation of architectural heritage.
Course Content Concepts of conservation and cultural heritage; theory, techniques and procedures in conservation of the cultural heritage; preparation of the restitution and restoration projects of historic buildings; theoretical and practical knowledge related to re-design for renovation and re-functionalization; contemporary conservation theories and techniqu

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Description of the terms of conservation, architectural heriatage, architectural values
2 The development of the conservation though in history, international and national works
3 National and international institutions working on conservation
4 Description of survey, techniques of measured drawings with traditional methods
5 Survey field work
6 Survey field work
7 Survey field work
8 Survey field work
9 Survey analysis
10 Description of restitution and restoration, principals of the projects
11 Principals of conservation, types and scales of interventions
12 Refunctioning
13 Critics on project
14 Critics on project

Sources

Other Sources 1. Ahunbay, Z., Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1996
2. Bademli, R.,R., 2006, Doğal, Tarihi ve Kültürel Değerlerin Korunması, ODTÜ, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Ankara.
3. Norman Tyler, Ted J. Ligibel, and Ilene R. Tyler, Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice, second edition (New York: W.W. Norton, 2009).
4. Jokiletto, Jukka. A history of Architectural Conservation, Architectural Press, 1999
5. Erder, Cevat. Tarihi Çevre Bilinci, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, 2007
6. Erder, Cevat. Tarihi Çevre Kaygısı, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, 1999
7. Kuban, D., Tarihi Çevre Korumanın Mimarlık Boyutu: Kuram ve Uygulama, Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2000
8. Uluengin, M.B., Rölöve, YEM Yayınları, 2014
9. Zakar, L., Eyüpgiller, K.K., Mimari Restorasyon Koruma Teknik ve Yöntemleri,YEM Yayınları, 2015

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 14 5
Laboratory - -
Application 4 5
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 30
Presentation 3 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 23 90
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Critical Thinking: Questioning and expressing abstract thoughts, evaluating opposing views, and gaining the ability to analyze the results achieved with similar criteria.
2 Communication: Reading, writing, expressing ideas in accordance with the purpose; gaining the ability to use different representation media to convey design thinking.
3 Research: Comparatively evaluating the information obtained regarding the design process and gaining the ability to document and practice it. X
4 Design: In the process of creative thinking and reproduction of design knowledge; Gaining the ability to achieve new and original results in the context of universal design principles such as sustainability and accessibility.
5 World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in the context of historical, geographical and global relations.
6 Vernacular Architecture / Cultural Diversity: Understanding the architectural creations and examples of geography in the context of historical and cultural relations. Understanding the differences in value judgments, behavioral patterns, and social and spatial patterns that define different cultures. X
7 Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental awarenes and ethical responsibility, conservation theories and methods. X
8 Sustainability: Gaining the ability to design sustainably by using information about the natural and built environment, using various tools to minimize undesirable environmental impacts on future generations. X
9 Social Responsibility: Understanding the architect's responsibility to protect the public interest, to be respectful of historical/cultural and natural resources, and to improve the quality of life. X
10 Nature and Human: Understanding all aspects of the interaction between natural systems and the design of the built environment and humans.
11 Geographical Conditions: Understanding the relationships between site selection, settlement and building design taking into account cultural, economic and social characteristics as well as natural features such as soil conditions, topography, vegetation, natural disaster risk, etc.
12 Safety: Understanding the basic principles of security and emergency systems in natural disasters, fire, etc. at the building and environmental scale.
13 Structural Systems: Understands the principles of behaviour, development and implementation of static and dynamic structural systems sustained by vertical and lateral forces.
14 Building Physics and Environmental Systems: Understanding the basic principles of building physics and energy use in design of physical environmental systems such as lighting, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. and the importance of using appropriate performance assessment tools.
15 Building Facade Systems: Understanding the basic principles, implementation methods and importance of building facade materials and systems design.
16 Building Service Systems: Understanding the basic principles of design of service systems such as plumbing, electrical, circulation, communication, security and fire protection.
17 Building Materials and implementations : Understanding the principles and standards related to the production, utilization and implementations, environmental impacts and reusability of building materials in the context of technological developments.
18 Integration of Building Systems: Evaluating structural, environmental, security, facades, building service systems in design also selecting and integrating them.
19 Programme Preparation and Evaluation: Preparation of the architectural project programme in accordance with the requirements of the employer and user, appropriate examples, spatial and equipment requirements, financial limitations, site conditions, relevant laws, regulations and design criteria by considering the public interest.
20 Comprehensive Project Development: Gaining the ability to develop and integrate an architectural project at different scales, by considering environmental and building systems and building technologies.
21 Consideration of Building Cost: Understanding the basic factors related to the cost of building construction and utilisation.
22 Architect-Employer Relationship: Determining the needs of the employer, the owner and the user and understanding the responsibility to resolve them in a way that not conflict with the public interest.
23 Teamwork and Co-operation: Gaining the ability to work in co-operation with project teams and multidisciplinary teams in order to successfully complete design and implementation projects. X
24 Project Management: Understanding architectural project procurement methods, selection of consultants, formation of project teams, project delivery methods, service contracts, etc.
25 Implementation Management: Understanding the basic principles of architectural implementation process such as financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion, compromise, etc.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship 5 3 15
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 3 16 48
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 3 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 11 11
Total Workload 150