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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
HULG0281-1  Preservation of public buildings

Duration :  
Number of credits :  
Master in Landscape Design, 1st year2
Lecturer :  Nathalie De Harlez De Deulin
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
Part One: built cultural heritage 1.1. Preserving heritage: definition - inventories - concept of authenticity - value of usage - integrated conservation. 1.2. Evolution of the concept of conservation and the concept of restoration: stylistic restoration - philological restoration - critical restoration. 1.3. International charters and conventions: - the Charter of Venice, 1964 - UNESCO Convention on World Heritage, 1972 - Resolution 76/28 of the Council of Europe, 1976 - Nara Document on authenticity, 1994
Part Two: gardens, sites and landscapes 2.1. International charters and conventions: - Charter of Florence, 1981: analysis and development of different approaches to the concept of conserving and restoring historical parcs and gardens; - Declaration of Arnhem, 1999 - Convention of Florence, 2000 2.2. Garden inventories: France - GB - Belgium. 2.3. Intervention techniques for historical gardens: investigations and preliminary studies in restoration. Useful addresses Bibliography
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Objectives:
- to - be able to present an understanding of the concept of heritage (built and non-built) and to define different elements of it. - to draw upon charters and legal texts to examine fundamental concepts relating to concepts of conservation and restoration of heritage (built and non-built). - understand the extent of different legal and administrative protection in terms of the region (CWATUPE), Europe and the world (UNESCO). - position oneself in the context of a multidisciplinary approach.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Knowledge of Gardens and landscape's History (1BAP and 2BAP courses).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Theory classes with illustrations : slides, diaporames and PowerPoint. Visits to monuments and gardens. Consultation of preliminary restoration studies.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures. Visit to the Centre des Métiers du Patrimoine "La Paix-Dieu" in Amay with an exhibition on the work of the Institut du Patrimoine Wallon. Guided visits to monuments and restored historical gardens or restoration in progress. Consultation of preliminary restoration studies.
Recommended or required readings :  
Syllabus and course notes
Sources and references (see bibliography annexed to the syllabus)
Essential reading CHOAY F., L'allégorie du patrimoine, Paris, Seuil, 1992. DE HARLEZ DE DEULIN N. (dir.), Inventaire des parcs et jardins historiques de Wallonie, 9 vol., MRW, IPW, 1992-2008 (Themed inventories). DE HARLEZ DE DEULIN N., Parcs et jardins historiques de Wallonie, IPW, 2008 (Heritage of Wallonia). FELTZ Cl. (dir.), Les territoires paysagers de Wallonie, Namur, 2004 (Etudes et Documents, CPDT, 4). Le Patrimoine monumental de la Belgique. Wallonie, Liège, P. Mardaga, 1972-1997. Monumental, revue scientifique et technique des monuments historiques, Monum, Ed. du Patrimoine (annual). PEROUSE DE MONTCLOS J.M., Architecture. Méthode et vocabulaire, Paris, 1972 (Principles of scientific analysis).
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination
Criteria : See Learning outcomes
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Courses and visits on sites.
Contacts :  
Nathalie de Harlez de Deulin ndeharlezdedeulin@ulg.ac.be



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