Heritage and Landscape

Duration

36h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Nathalie De Harlez De Deulin

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

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 - European Convention on landscape, 2000 - Canberra déclaration on urban public parks, 2015
2.2. Garden inventories: France - GB - Belgium. 2.3. Intervention techniques for historical parks and gardens: investigations and preliminary studies with a view in restoration, restitution, evocation or creation.
- Fields concerned by the preliminary studies (multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approachs);
- knoweledge about management plans. Useful addresses Bibliography and webography

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Objectives: at the end of the course the student must be able to : 
- present an understanding of the concept of heritage (built and non-built) and to define different elements of it. - 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 protections in terms of the Walloon Region, Europe and the world (Unesco). - position oneself in the context of a cultural multidisciplinary and pluridisciplinary approach.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of Gardens and landscape's History (2BAP course).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theory classes with illustrations : slides, diaporames and PowerPoint. Visits to monuments and historical gardens.
Consultation of preliminary restoration studies.
When the occasion arrises, participation at seminaries or study days concerning the conservation and restoration of cultural héritage, for exemple the Study day on the history and future of the garden of the Casstle of Freÿr-sur-Meuse (13/10/2017). 
 
 

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Lectures.
Participation at the study day at the castle of Freÿr (13/10/2017) organized by the King Baudouin Foundation. 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, sites and and restored historical gardens or where restoration is 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
Thoughting work (individual or in groups) following a visit or interventional proposal on an historical garden or landscaped site. 
Criteria : See Learning outcomes
An exam mark of 10/20 (work + exam) is needed for the success of the student.
The exercice is not improvable between two sessions.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Courses, visits on sites, conferences and/or study days dealing with patrimonial concerns in landscaped sites, historical parks and gardens. 

Contacts

Nathalie de Harlez de Deulin ndeharlezdedeulin@ulg.ac.be

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