Duration
24h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in architecture | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course focuses on the evolution of attitudes towards existing architecture over time, with an emphasis on the contemporary period and reuse-reconversion practices. These attitudes are illustrated, for each period of history, by case studies and contemporary theoretical texts.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- knowledge of the basic concepts and principles that underpinned reuse and reconversion operations in history;
- knowledge of current debates on adaptive reuse;
- development of a critical spirit towards the current and past practices of adaptive reuse;
- inttroduction to the master courses in the field of adaptive reuse.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The theory and history of architecture courses of the baccalaureate cycle.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex-cathedra courses.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
distance learning via eCampus (Collaborate)
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
The course will be organized through the e-Campus platform, where PPTs and documentation are also posted. Recordings of the courses are also made available.
Recommended or required readings
Erica Avrami, Randall Mason, Marta de la Torre, éd., Values and Heritage Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservaion Institute, 2000.
Erica Avrami, Susan MacDonald, Randall Mason & David Myers. Values in heritage management. Emerging approaches and research directions. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2019.
Ségolène Bergeon-Langle & Georges Brunel. La restauration des oeuvres d'art. Vade-mecum en quelques mots. Paris: Hermann, 2014.
Françoise Choay. Le patrimoine en questions. Anthologie pour un combat. Paris: Seuil, 2009.
Wim Denslagen. Architectural restoration in Western Europe: controversy and continuity. Amsterdam: Architectura & Natura Press, 1984.
Miles Glendinning. The conservation movement. A history of architectural preservation. Antiquity to modernity. London and New-York: Routledge, 2013.
Christoph Grafe & Tim Rienlets. Umbaukultur. The architecture of altering. Dortmund: Verlag Kettler, 2020.
Jukka Jokilehto. A history of architectural conservation. Second edition. London and New York: Routledge, 2018.
Benjamin Mouton. Sens et renaissance du patrimoine architectural. Paris: Editions des Cendres, 2018.
Salvador Munos-Vinas. Contemporary theory of conservation. London and New-York: Routledge, 2005.
Bie Plevoets & Koenraad Van Cleempoel. Adaptive reuse of the built heritage. Concepts and cases of an emerginig discipline. London and New-York: Routledge, 2019.
Francis Rambert, Marie Colombet & Christine Carboni (dir.). Un bâtiment, combien de vies? La transformation comme acte de création. Paris: CIté de l'architecture et du patrimoine, 2015.
Alois Riegl. Le culte moderne des monuments. Son essence et sa genèse. Paris: Seuil, 1984 (1903).
Nicholas Stanley-Price, M. Kirby Talley Jr., Alessandra Melucco Vaccaro (dir.), Historical and philosophical issues in the conservation of cultural heritage. Los Angeles: The Getty conservation institute, 1996.
Liliane Wong. Adaptive reuse. Extending the lives of buildings. Bâle: Birkhauser, 2017.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
The course is evaluated through the submission of a written work. An intermediate assignment is organized during the semester.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
c.houbart@uliege.be