COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Introduction to Restoration and Preservation
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAED 401
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The course aims to develop a conciousness towards the conservation & refunctioning of cultural heritage and contribute to the design process of new settings within historical context.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • recognize historical building materials, construction techniques
  • Consider the diagnosis & solutions of material problems
  • Carry out a preliminary site survey on a historical building via measurement, scientific observation and mapping
  • Develop a critical approach towards the refunctioning and protection of cultural heritage
  • Determine a design process given in a historical setting
Course Description The course introduces the general concept of conservation & cultural heritage through a historical perspective and provides information on the theory, technique & processes for the protection of cultural heritage.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to the course No preperation
2 A1 History of conservation No preperation
3 A2 Information retrieval No preperation
4 A3 Cultural heritage and values - Quiz 1 No preperation
5 1st Online site trip No preperation
6 Midterm 1 (Poster and presentations) Submission of posters and presentation
7 B1 Building materials & Historical construction techniques No preparation
8 B2 Material problems in buildings - Causes, effects & solutions No preperation
9 2nd Online site trip No preparation
10 Midterm 2 (Poster & Presentations) Submission of posters and presentations
11 B3 Producing survey drawings - Quiz 2 Submission of site trip reports
12 C1 Refunctioning & Presenting cultural heritage No preparation
13 C3 An architectural history of Smyrna/Izmir No preperation
14 Semester overview and discussion No preperation
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 Websites:

  • Official web site of International Council on Monuments & Sites/ ICOMOS:  http://www.icomos.org/

  • Official web site of International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property/ ICCROM: http://www.iccrom.org/

  • UNESCO World Heritage Center: http://whc.unesco.org/

  • Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture and Tourism: http://www.kultur.gov.tr

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
1
15
Field Work
2
15
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
10
2
20
Field Work
2
4
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
9
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
5
Final Exams
1
10
    Total
105

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional
2

To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession

 X
3

To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession
4

To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice
5

To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession

 X
6

To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies

 X
7

To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field

 X
8

To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats
9

To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level
10

To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest