Course syllabus
Cultural Heritage Buildings, Theory
Kulturhistoriska byggnader, teori
ABVN11, 7.5 credits, A (Second Cycle)
Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED A
Date of Decision: 2024-04-16
Effective: 2024-05-08
General Information
Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective for: A4, MARK2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand
Aim
The aim of the course is that each student shall acquire competence in rebuilding and/or adding to buildings, or in building new ones, in an already existing, sensitive built-up area. He or she shall also be able to discuss and analyze qualities in renewal; to become competent in preserving and renewing a culture-historical built-up area throuhghout the whole process.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- understand and apply central concepts in communicating and discussing developmental and design ideas in the restoration and renewal of culture-historical buildings
- understand and analyze functional and technical conditions, and the culture-historical values, of such buildings as a basis for planning their renewal
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to make impact studies of proposals for change that take account of culture-historical, technical and functional values
- be able to have the ability to development in thinking critically; in independently resolving problems and in arguing convincingly
- be able to investigate and understand the functional, technical and aesthetical qualities of culture-historical buildings or built-up areas
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to apply the Swedish authorities demands for care when altering and/or renewing a building or an entire built-up environment
- in taking a holistic view of a building and the process of changing it, take into account health, environmental, climatic, safety and access considerations. An architect’s restoration work requires careful preliminary study and great detail in planning, and in its designs it should avoid superficial trends and tendencies.
Contents
The course addresses buildings of culture-historic value. The course gives knowledge and understanding of design having to do with encounters between new and old architecture. The course also focuses on the function, design, material, administration and renewal of buildings, contemporary requirements for functions, technical equipment, design and access by physically-handicapped persons. It also examines relevant Swedish legislation, and Swedish demands for care in rebuilding, as well as rebuilding processes.
The course includes: preliminary investigations; modern methods of surveying and estimating damage; capacity analysis and culture-historical evaluation; reference studies; impact analyses and proposals for remedies; descriptions of buildings, current Swedish legislation on changes to existing buildings; and international codex' and organizations are studied. A non-compulsory study trip may occur
Examination details
Grading scale: UG - (U, G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: During the course, constant reference is made to individuals’ levels of knowledge: each gives a preliminary account of his or her work-in-process on a paper that is assessed. At the end of the course, each gives in words a final account of this project that the other students assess critically. Successfully to complete the course, a student must attend not less than eighty per cent of the lectures and study visits; actively take part in preliminary and final assessments; and gain approval for his or her paper.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Modules
Code: 0111. Name: Cultural Heritage Buildings, Theory.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: UG - (U, G).
Admission
Admission requirements:
- (ATHA10 The Theory and History of Architecture II (Year 2) or ATHA25 The Theory and History of Architecture IV (Year 2))
and
ATHF01 The Theory and History of Architecture V
and
AADA20 Digital Tools 5
and
ASBF05 The Fundamentals of Urban Design
and
AAHF01 Sustainable Technology in the Built Environment
and
AAHF10 Sustainable Architectural Design
and
ATHF01 The Theory and History of Architecture V
and
ATHF05 The Theory and History of Architecture VI
and
VBEA05 The Construction Process, Basic Course
and
AADA25 Digital Tools 6
and
(
(AAHF35 Documentation and Communication and (AAHF20 Architecture - In Time and Space or AAHF26 Architecture - In Urban Contexts or AAHF30 Architecture - In the Contemporary) )
or
(AFKF05 Architecture - In Time and Space or ASMF01 Architecture - In Urban Contexts or AFKF01 Architecture - In the Contemporary)
)
The number of participants is limited to: 36
Selection: Completed university credits within the program. Within programmes where the course is given as a mandatory or elective mandatory course students are guaranteed admission. There after priority is given to students enrolled in programmes that include the course in the curriculum.
Kursen överlappar följande kurser:
ABVN10
Reading list
- Denslagen, W: Architectural restoration in Western Europe - controversy and continuity. Architectura & Natura Press, 1994, ISBN: 90-71570-22-3. Chap. 1.
- FEILDEN, Bernard, M: Conservation of Historic Buildings. Architectural Press, Elsevier, 2003, ISBN: 0-7506-5863-0. Introduction, Structural actions of historic buildings & Preventive maintenence of historic buildings.
- Fitch, J. M: Curatorial management of the Built World - Historic Preservation. University press of Virginia, 1998. The economic sense of retrieval and recycling.
- Hein & Houck: Construction Challenges of Adaptive Reuse of Historical Buildings in Europe. Elsevier, 2012.
- Kåring, G: När medeltidens sol gått ned - debatten om byggnadsvård i England, Frankrike och Tyskland 1815-1914. Kungl. Vitterhets-, historie- och antikvitetsakad, 1992, ISBN: 91-7402-235-0. Summary.
- Pålsson. Skarin, I: A Finance Model for the Built Cultural Heritage - Proposals for Improvements of Future Heritage Economics. Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, 2011, ISBN: 9789177401032. Chap. 3.
- Unnerbäck, A: Kulturhistorisk värdering av bebyggelse. Riksantikvarieämbetets förl, 2002, ISBN: 91-7209-251-3. Summary.
- Worthing, D, Bond, S: Managing the built heritage - The role of cultural significance. Elsevier, 2008. Chap. 1 & 3.
- Swallow, P. et. al: Measurement and recording of historic buildings. Shaftesbury: Donhead, 2004. Chap. 1.
Contact
Course coordinator: Ingela Pålsson Skarin,
ingela.palsson_skarin@abm.lth.se
Teacher: Anna Wahlöö,
anna.wahloo@abm.lth.se
Further information
This course is a theoretical deepening to "Cultural Heritage Buildings, -project" 15hp, but is also open to other qualified students.