ARCH409 PERSPECTIVES IN THE CONSERVATION AND VALORIZATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
| Course Code: | 1200409 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr ÖZGÜN ÖZÇAKIR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course covers the theoretical and practical issues of the valorization of the cultural heritage places. The major objectives of the course are to provide knowledge and skills on:
- different meanings, values and dimensions of cultural heritage places
- the various social, cultural and economic values that cultural heritage places involve
- the degrees of interventions and the types of changes in adaptive re-use and urban as well as rural transformation interventions taking place in cultural heritage places
- the linkages between the degrees of intervention in cultural heritage places and their associated values
- the post-intervention value changes in adaptive re-use and urban as well as rural transformation interventions in cultural heritage places
Course Content
Introduce the field of conservation and its relationship with the visual arts and architecture, as well as natural and cultural sites and their associated values; history of conservation, its origins and development; the conservation of objects, paintings and architecture, as well as natural and cultural sites. Discussion of these concepts through examples with the critical perspective necessary for making conservation decisions, especially as they relate to aesthetics and visual perception as well as social, cultural, historical, scientific and economic values.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student will be able to
- develop knowledge on general aspects of the conservation and valorization of cultural heritage places
- develop knowledge on cultural heritage places’ social, cultural and economic values
- develop awareness on post-intervention value changes in cultural heritage places
- develop awareness on theoretical and practical issues of intervening cultural heritage places
- develop skills in explaining the values and post-intervention value changes in heritage places for heritage impact assessments (HIA)
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish connections between the discipline of architecture and its related areas of competence, with the cultural and social aspects of architectural production. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gaining, evaluating and applying the technical, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of the knowledge and values of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Making analysis and synthesis of data by employing theories, methods and currents of thought that aid in the identification and solution of architectural design problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Developing creative and original ideas into the stages of theoretical design, projects, application and evaluation of architectural services and realizing them independently as well as in a team. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being able to effectively use the traditional and digital communication technologies and visual expression tools. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Providing leadership to achieve synthesis through a productive coordination of the scientists and professionals of different disciplines taking part in the formation of the built environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being open to lifelong education by internalizing world experiences related to architectural thought and applications and following new developments. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Understanding the requirements of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability in both global and local scales and considering them in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Defending the society's rights to shelter, within nature and city applying universal principles and resisting applications that are against professional ethics and laws while creating unique solutions and putting them into practice. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution