ECTS - Conservation and Restoration

Conservation and Restoration (ICM421) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Conservation and Restoration ICM421 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Öğretim Elemanı
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course aims to provide basic information on the architectural change and development processes of immovable cultural assets. It also aims to offer theoretical and practical training in the preparation of contemporary conservation theory, restitution and restoration projects.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learn about physical and functional issues, methods for finding solutions, techniques for measuring and documenting immovable cultural assets.
  • Examine the process of architectural change and development in immovable cultural assets, and understand the methods for preparing restitution projects.
  • Learn about the repair and re-functionalization of immovable cultural assets.
  • Learn about conservation theory and criteria, as well as national conservation laws and international regulations and statutes.
  • Develop the competence to make decisions with a respectful and sensitive attitude towards cultural heritage and historical/natural environment.
Course Content The course covers the theoretical and practical aspects of immovable cultural assets. It includes definitions and values, conserva-tion principles, national and international conservation laws and regulations, and intervention methods for historical buildings. Students will also pre-pare surveys and work on restitution, restoration, and renovation projects to adapt old buildings for new functions.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Definition and objectives of conservation Obtaining information about the course from source books
2 Definition and general framework of immovable cultural assets Reading related chapters from source books
3 Values of cultural assets Reading related chapters from source books
4 Conservation criteria and classification of architectural values to be protected Reading related chapters from source books
5 Evolution of conservation, international regulations and statutes Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
6 Evolution of conservation, international regulations and statutes Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
7 Protection laws in our country, institutions and organizations, working principles Reading related chapters from source books
8 Kaynak kitaplardan ilgili bölümlerin okunması ve örnekler üzerine çalışma yapılması Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
9 Midterm Exam Preparation for the Midterm Exam
10 Causes of deterioration of historical buildings Reading related chapters from source books
11 Methods of intervention in historical buildings. Preparation for restoration (Survey, Restitution, Restoration project preparation) Reading related chapters from source books
12 Methods of intervention in historical buildings. Preparation for restoration (Survey, Restitution, Restoration project preparation) Reading related chapters from source books
13 Examples of restoration projects Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
14 Discussion on a sample restoration project by forming groups Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
15 Material protection, conservation and consolidation studies in monumental buildings. Conservation repair works and examples in archaeological sites Reading the relevant chapters from the source books and working on examples
16 Final Exam Preparation for the Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Ahunbay, Z. (2010). Tarihi çevre koruma ve restorasyon. YEM Yayınları.
2. Ahunbay, Z. (2023). Kültür mirasını koruma ilke ve teknikleri. YEM Yayınları.
3. Feilden, M. B. (2003). Conservation of historic buildings (3. baskı). Architectural Press.
4. Powell, K. (1999). Architecture reborn: The conservation and reconstruction of old buildings. Laurence King Publishing.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 15
Presentation 1 15
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
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 Having knowledge and awareness of the design and construction decisions influenced by geographical variations in social, economic, cultural, and physical contexts. X
2 Being able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary manner at the national and international levels, independently or jointly planning design projects in interdisciplinary work, and taking on responsibilities to execute/manage them. X
3 Having knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards; being aware of professional ethics, duties and responsibilities. X
4 Being able to obtain the necessary data using accurate research methods and techniques, interpreting the results, and transforming the theoretical knowledge acquired by generating counter-arguments/syntheses, evaluating them, and applying them to alternative design solutions in the practical domain. X
5 Expressing data, ideas, design solutions and projects accurately and effectively by using oral, written and/or visual communication techniques and technology. X
6 Having knowledge of interior space systems in a way that considers the relationship between the base building construction and the interior construction. X
7 Providing a holistic design approach by developing details through the appropriate selection of furnishing, product and material. X
8 Developing design ideas/creating space with the influence of psychology, sociology, philosophy, architecture and art by using scientific and technical knowledge that will respond to aesthetic and functional needs. X
9 Developing user-oriented design solutions with human factors, ergonomics, universal and inclusive design principles. X
10 Having knowledge within the scope of the historical development of interior architecture, architecture and art, having the competence to make decisions by exhibiting a respectful and sensitive attitude towards cultural heritage and historical/natural environment. X
11 Designing to increase spatial comfort and wellbeing with the impact of physical environmental systems such as lighting, color, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. X
12 Having the ability to develop a sustainable design by using natural and built environment information. X
13 Keeping up with new developments in the field of interior architecture and design, having a consciousness of lifelong learning, and contributing to the field. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 10 10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 100