AR3024 Heritage Conservation Syllabus:
AR3024 Heritage Conservation Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To introduce the need for heritage and rationale for architectural conservation and to provide familiarity with the history of conservation.
To give familiarity about various agencies involved in the field of conservation worldwide.
To give an overview of conservation of architecture and heritage towns of India.
To give detailed information about the materials and methods of heritage preservation.
To give an overview of conservations practice and strategies in India.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION
Importance of heritage. Need, debate and purpose of conservation. History of conservation movement. International agencies like ICCROM, ICOMOS, UNESCO and their role in conservation. Charters. principles and ethics of conservation. Scope and approaches to conservation – material based, value based, living heritage. Issues of historicity, authenticity, preservation, restoration, transformation, conservation. Conservation, preservation and adaptive reuse.
UNIT II CONSERVATION IN INDIA
Museum conservation. Monument conservation and the role of ASI, SDA, INTACH. Central and state government policies and legislations. Inventories and projects. Selected case studies of sites such as Hampi, Golconda, Mahabalipuram. Craft Issues of conservation.
UNIT III CONSERVATION MATERIALS, METHODS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
Investigation techniques and tools. Behaviour of historic materials and structures. Problems with masonry, foundation. Repair methods, traditional and modern methods. Seismic retrofit, services additions and disabled access to historic buildings. Moisture and pollution problems.
UNIT IV CONSERVATION PRACTICE
Listing of monuments. Documentation of historic structures. Assessing architectural character. Historic structure report. Guidelines for preservation, rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of historic structures. Case studies of palaces in Rajasthan, dwellings in Chettinad and Swamimalai. Heritage site management.
UNIT V URBAN CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
Understanding the character and issues of historic towns. Cultural landscapes. Selected case studies. Historic districts and heritage precincts. Conservation through planning. Heritage economics. Financial incentives and planning tools such as TDR. Heritage tourism. Community based approach to conservation. Conservation management. Case studies of sites like Cochin, Pondicherry French town.
OUTCOME
An understanding of the importance of heritage and scope of conservation.
Familiarity with issues and practices of conservation through case studies.
Knowledge about methods for preserving and repairing historic buildings.
Familiarity with conservation strategies through principles and project case studies.
TEXTBOOKS
1. Bernard Fielden, ‘Conservation of Historic Buildings’, Architectural Press, 2003.
2. Bernard Fielden, ‘Guidelines for Conservation – A Technical Manual’, INTACH, 1989.
3. MS Mathews, ‘Conservation Engineering’, University at Karlsruhe, 1998.
4. J. Kirk Irwin, ‘Historic Preservation Handbook’, McGraw Hill, 2003.
5. Donald Appleyard, ‘The Conservation of European Cities’, M.I.T. Press, Massachusetts, 1979.
6. Publications of INTACH
REFERENCES
1. James M. Fitch, ‘Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World’, University Press of Virginia, Reprint Edition,1990.
2. Robert E. Stipe, ‘A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century’, University of North Carolina Press, 2003.
3. B.P. Singh, ‘India’s Culture- The State, The Arts and Beyond’, Oxford University Press, 2009
4. A.G. K. Menon (Ed), ‘Conservation of Immovable Sites’, INTACH Publication, N. Delhi.
5. John H. Stubbs and Emily G Makas. ‘Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas’, John Wiley and Sons, 2011.