ARCHITECTURE
CITIES
LANSCAPES
ARCHITECTURE
CITIES
LANDSCAPES
(De)Constructing Heritage in Architecture and Town Planning
This is one of the introductory courses of the Master Architecture, Cities, Landscapes: History and Heritage (ACL). In this course we critically examine central concepts such as architecture, history, heritage, monument, identity, adaptive reuse and spatial transformation. As the group of students is as interdisciplinary as the academic field of ACL in which we operate, we will analyze and discuss these concepts based on literature that reflects shifts of thought in the field. We will also question and apply them in lectures and individual presentations. In order to get acquainted with current developments in history and heritage concerning the designed and built environment, we will make excursions and welcome guest speakers. Also, you will individually visit related public events and report about them. A final written exam (take-home) will wrap up the course’s learning and challenges you to critically assess the understandings and insights you have acquired.
After following this course, the aim is that you, as a student, can:
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Understand the historiography and interdisciplinarity of the heritage concept in relationship to the built and urban environment;
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Apply these understandings to a self-chosen, contemporary restoration or re-use case study;
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Critically assess various approaches to material aspects of heritage, in such a way that you are able to produce arguments for and against contemporary interventions in heritage environments;
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Become aware of your own role as an architectural historian and/or a heritage academic to debates in society, in such a way that you are able to contribute critically and constructively to events and debates.
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Be able to present and exchange ideas with your fellow students with other disciplinary backgrounds on restoration and re-use cases;
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Become more self - directed in your approach to your studies, in such a way that you are aware of your specific interests and motivated to let these guide you through this master course.
