Heritage Conservation detailed syllabus for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the B.Arch students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Bachelor of Architecture 9th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit B.Arch 9th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to B.Arch Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of heritage conservation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION 12 Importance of heritage. Need, debate and purpose of conservation. History of conservation movement. International agencies like ICCROM, ICOMOS, UNESCO and their role in conservation. Charters. principles and ethics of conservation. Scope and approaches to conservation – material based, value based, living heritage. Issues of historicity, authenticity, preservation, restoration, transformation, conservation. Conservation, preservation and adaptive reuse.
Unit II
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Unit III
CONSERVATION MATERIALS, METHODS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS 10 Investigation techniques and tools. Behaviour of historic materials and structures. Problems with masonry, foundation. Repair methods, traditional and modern methods. Seismic retrofit, services additions and disabled access to historic buildings. Moisture and pollution problems.
Unit IV
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Unit V
URBAN CONSERVATION STRATEGIES 9 Understanding the character and issues of historic towns. Cultural landscapes. Selected case studies. Historic districts and heritage precincts. Conservation through planning. Heritage economics. Financial incentives and planning tools such as TDR. Heritage tourism. Community based approach to conservation. Conservation management. Case studies of sites like Cochin, Pondicherry French town.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Bernard Fielden, ‘Conservation of Historic Buildings’, Architectural Press, 2003.
- Bernard Fielden, ‘Guidelines for Conservation – A Technical Manual’, INTACH, 1989.
- MS Mathews, ‘Conservation Engineering’, University at Karlsruhe, 1998.
- J. Kirk Irwin, ‘Historic Preservation Handbook’, McGraw Hill, 2003.
- Donald Appleyard, ‘The Conservation of European Cities’, M.I.T. Press, Massachusetts, 1979.
- Publications of INTACH
Reference Books:
- James M. Fitch, Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World, University Press of Virginia, Reprint Edition,1990.
- Robert E. Stipe, ‘A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century, University of North Carolina Press, 2003.
- B.P. Singh, ‘India’s Culture- The State, The Arts and Beyond’, Oxford University Press, 2009
- A.G. K. Menon (Ed), ‘Conservation of Immovable Sites’, INTACH Publication, N. Delhi.
- John H. Stubbs and Emily G Makas. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas, John Wiley and Sons, 2011.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Bachelor of Architecture 9th Sem, visit B.Arch 9th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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