Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Master in architecture (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The architecture of the 20th century is characterized by its experimentation dimension and this aspect becomes vital at the moment when it becomes necessary to assess constructions, conservation options and technical intervention.
Identification of a heritage building in order to develop a conservation project for it requires an in-depth knowledge of the material it is made of including its technical qualities (solidity, habitability, traditional or innovative implementation and materials) as well as the knowledge, meaning and historical wealth these qualities bring to the building in question.
The construction systems of the 20th century are distinct from the preceding centuries and make it possible to deal with new questions linked to the material used in modern and contemporary buildings: notably the dissociation between the load-bearing structure and the envelope as well as the development of the transparent envelope facade, the transformation of the modern construction site under the influence of industrialization, the permanence of traditional and regional techniques, the study of the evolution of comfort (networks and installations of lighting, heating and ventilation systems etc.).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The students have to know the themes and the related problems concerning documentation and conservation of the modern building heritage.
They have to develop a skill in the identification of the main questions about materials introduced at the end of the XIX century in construction.
They must develop a methodological approach found on the examples shown in the lessons. This must give to the students a capacity to develop documentation and conservation works.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The students must have a good knowledge of the history and the theories of architecture, especially from 1850.
In particular all the bachelor teachings of the "Architecture and society" domain and and the basic teachings of "Sciences and techniques".
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra presentations, power point, videos and films projections.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
The students will receive some texts related to the lessons to implement the notes.
As far as possible these texts will be provided on an IT support.
Bibliography
La confusion des monuments, Les Cahiers de médiologie 7, premier semestre 1999, Editions Gallimard, Paris.
Henri-Pierre Jeudy, La machinerie patrimoniale, Essais 10/vingt, Editions Sens & Tonka, 2001, Paris.
Anxious modernisms. Experimentation in postwar architectural culture, edité par Sarah Williams Goldhagen et Réjean Legault, Editions MIT press (Cambridge, Mass.) et Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 2000.
J.P. Babelon & A. Chastel, La notion de patrimoine, Editions Liana Levi, Paris, 1994.
Aloïs Riegl, Le culte moderne des monuments. Son essence et sa genèse, aux Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1984.
Françoise Choay, L'allégorie du patrimoine, aux Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1992.
Paul Virilio, Bunker Archéologie, Les Editions du Demi-Cercle, Paris, 1994 (1ere éd. 1975).
L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui,
n°331, Nov. - Déc. 2000 - pages 36/39, 44/47, 50/53, 58/66.
Umberto Barbieri, Restoration of the Modern
dans Abitare , n°417, Mai 2002, pages 232/235.
Yves Robert, Quand le présent se mue en une histoire qui nous rattrape...
dans Les Nouvelles du Patrimoine
N°98, 10/11/12, 2002, page 7.
Patrick Burniat et Raymond Balau, L'architecture des fifties a 50 ans
dans Les Nouvelles du Patrimoine
N°98, 10/11/12, 2002, pages 8/11.
Claire Desombres, La conservation des bâtiments
dans Les Nouvelles du Patrimoine
N°98, 10/11/12, 2002, page 24.
Françoise Choay, L'allégorie du patrimoine,
Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1992.
H.-J. Henket, M. Casciato, D. Sharp
DO.CO.MO.MO., The Modern Movement in Architecture - Selections from the DOCOMOMO Registers, Editions 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 2000.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written test
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
None
Contacts
Maurizio Cohen