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 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
-
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
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.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Bölüm Öğretim Elemanı
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to give information about the contemporary conservation theories, theoretical and implementation issues on preparing restitution and restoration projects.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learns the physical and functional problems and solution methods of immobile cultural assets.
  • Learns the measurement and documentation techniques of immobile cultural assets. Learns the methods of preparing restitution projects.
  • Learns the process of scrutinizing of architectural change and development in immobile cultural assets.
  • Learns the contemporary conservation theories and techniques.
  • Learns how to restore and re-function the immobile cultural assets
Course Content Explaining information about how to prepare restitution and restoration projects of immobile cultural assets, theoretical and practical knowledge for the renovation and re-functioning of an old building.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to conservation and restoration concepts. Collecting information about the course from the reference books.
2 Description of immobile cultural assets and their general frame. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
3 The values of cultural properties Reading the related sections of the reference books.
4 Work to be completed before a restoration project. The importance of measured drawings and documentation and, basic measurement techniques. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
5 Work to be completed before a restoration project. Examples of measured drawings and documentation. Reading the related sections of the reference books and work on examples.
6 Work to be completed before a restoration project. Factors causing deterioration in historical buildings; Preparation of measured drawings, analytical studies and examples of problem sheets. Reading the related sections of the reference books and work on examples.
7 Work to be completed before a restoration project. The restitution concept and investigations Reading the related sections of the reference books.
8 Work to be completed before a restoration Examples of restitution projects. Reading the related sections of the reference books and work on examples.
9 Description and discussion of the contemporary restoration theory. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
10 Description of restoration techniques. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
11 General information on national and international conservation laws and principles. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
12 Midterm Exam Preparation for the mid-term exam.
13 Examples of restoration projects. Reading the related sections of the reference books and work on examples.
14 Group study and discussion on an exemplary restoration project Reading the related sections of the reference books.
15 Studies on preservation, conservation, consolidation of monuments. Reading the related sections of the reference books.
16 Conservation and restoration works and examples of archaeological sites. Reading the related sections of the reference books and work on examples.

Sources

Other Sources 3. Bernard M. FEILDEN; Conservation of Historic Buildings, St. Edmundsbury Press Ltd., 1996.
4. Kenneth POWELL; Architecture Reborn The Conservation and Reconstruction of Old Buildings, Laurence King Publishing.
5. Zeynep AHUNBAY; Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, YEM Yayınları, 2009.

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 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 20
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 80
Percentage of Final Work 20
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 in the field of interior architecture. X
3 Having knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field of interior architecture; 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 in the field of interior architecture. X
5 Expressing data, ideas, design solutions and projects accurately and effectively by using oral, written and/or visual communication techniques and technology in the interior architectural design process. X
6 Having knowledge of interior space systems in a way that considers the relationship between the base building construction and the interior construction in the interior architectural design process. X
7 Providing a holistic design approach by developing details through the appropriate selection of furnishing, product and material in the interior architectural design process. X
8 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 in the field of interior architecture. X
9 Developing user-oriented design solutions with human factors, ergonomics, universal and inclusive design principles in the interior architectural design process.
10 Having knowledge within the scope of the historical development of architecture and art in the interior architectural design process, 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. in the interior architectural design process.
12 Having the ability to develop a sustainable design by using natural and built environment information in the interior architectural design process. 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 2 8 16
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 6 2 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 100