Study Programmes 2016-2017
ARCH1733-1  
History and theories of the conservation/restoration
Duration :
24h Th
Number of credits :
Master in architecture (120 ECTS)2
Lecturer :
Claudine Houbart
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Introduction to the notions of heritage, (historical) monument, heritage value.
Evolution through history of the attitudes towards build heritage.
Theories in the 19th and 20th centuries:
- conservation vs restoration in the 19th century (Ruskin, Viollet-le-Duc),
- post WW1 reconstruction, - development of the restauro critico (Boito, Brandi, Philippot), - important charters and conventions, - historic cities and integrated conservation, - the question of authenticity.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Acquisition of the conceptual tools necessary for any reflection about heritage and for the choice of coherent options for any conservation project.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Knowledge of architectural history. 
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Depending on the number of students, seminar (up to 15 students) or ex-cathedra course
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :
Weekly compulsory readings (A. Riegl, Quatremère de Quincy, J. Ruskin, E.-E. Viollet-le-Duc, C. Boito, C. Brandi, R. Lemaire, chartes, etc.).
Recommended readings: F. Choay, L'allégorie du patrimoine (Paris : Seuil, 1999). F. Choay, Le patrimoine en questions. Anthologie pour un combat (Paris : Seuil, 2009). J.-P. Babelon, A. Chastel, La notion de patrimoine (Liane Levi, 1994). Jukka Jokilehto, A History of Architectural Conservation (Elsevier, 1999).
Miles Glendinning, The conservation Movement (London, Routledge, 2013). 
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral and/or written exam
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Cl. Houbart