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| ARSL1733-1 | Introduction to the history and restoration philosophies
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| Duration : | 26h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Joseph‑Christian Capelle |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Introduction to the history and philosophy of the Restoration of the built heritage :
- The course will begin with how to distinguish between the "product" and the "art" of architecture; these two qualities having acquired historical and spatial variations over the centuries ... But it must communicate to us.
- Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc, the inventor of the Restoration. His works, his writings, the positive and negative aspects of his philosophy - The failings of his followers.
- Definitions of the word 'heritage' and implications for identity, nationality, politics, religion and art. Towards a modern definition without preconceptions.
- The difficulties of ancient buildings through history until the end of the 18th Century.
- The French Revolution, Belgium in 1835, the Italy of Boïto, Europe and its national styles.
- Belgium: Louis Vander Swaelmen and his Préliminaires d'art civique (1917), restorations after the First World War.
- Latin sensitivity, Anglophone sensitivity.
- The Athens International Conferences, 1931.
- The Athens Charter, 1933.
- The Venice Charter, 1964.
- The Declaration of Amsterdam and the Year of Heritage 1975.
- To conclude: renewing, reinterpreting, recreating ... restoring; illustrations from ancient and modern examples.
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| Course objective : | Progressively, students will familiarise themselves with the successive attitudes which societies and architects have had towards ancient buildings. They will accumulate reading material which is generally very new to them, and which will guide them in the restoration workshop, where the problems faced are very different to those of a project. This will gradually allow them to develop their own philosophy towards restoration. |
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| Prerequisites : | The general knowledge which students have at the end of the Baccalaureat and a strong interest in the historical dimension of architectural heritage. |
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| Organization : | Seminars, slideshows, visits. |
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| Written notes : | La conservation et la restauration des monuments et des bâtiments historiques, Paris, Unesco, 1973.
Lagarde, Pierre. La mémoire des pierres, Paris, Albin Michel, 1979.
The Icomos publications ... and others upon request. |
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| Assessment : | Critical presentation of a classified building somewhere in Europe, with the help of iconographic documents. This building is one which has been restored, is currently being restored or whose restoration is the aim of the project.
An oral presentation before the entire class, lasting at least 10 minutes; a few additional minutes will be set aside for questions and answers.
Students will leave a document on CD Rom so that each student can keep a record of communications. |
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