CO4002 Shared Built Heritage Syllabus:
CO4002 Shared Built Heritage Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
The objective is to build understanding for protection and management of Shared Built Heritage.
To look at SBH from a cultural perspective and approach conservation from a cultural
Stand point.
Its aim is to evolve the scope, scale and meaning of SBH from built environment across the culture.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Definition of Shared Built heritage – Defining and recognizing Shared Built heritage/Regions location, formation, characteristic features– Definitions of Shared Built heritage as understood by other disciplines like UNESCO & ICOMOS.
UNIT II UNDERSTANDING SHARED VALUES
Understanding ‘Whose ‘heritage? –Cultural boundaries- Shared values- assessment-statement of significance-conflicting memories and association-Shared responsibility-Shared identity
UNIT III COLONIAL SHARED BUILT HERITAGE
European colonization-historical overview- cultural context-British, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, French influences-influence of indigenous knowledge of Indian culture in colonial buildings- symbolism Case studies from India-revival of shared legacy-Sustainable development and future of SBH in India.
UNIT IV CASE STUDIES: CONSERVATION OF SBH
Assessment of shared values- conservation projects: National & International case studies-policy level interventions-cross cultural reflections on political dominance-urban heritage conservation.
UNIT V CASESTUDIES
Case studies –understanding the issues-interventions-developing various meanings of Shared built heritage through examples.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
CO1 Students shall acquire knowledge about Shared Built heritage.
C02 Students will learn the values and challenges of conserving shared built heritage
CO3 assignments would include application of concepts towards identification, understanding and mapping of Shared built heritage.
C04 Assignment will be in the form of reports, drawings and presentations.
C05 The students shall make progressive presentations for reviews at various stages.
REFERENCES:
1. Beyond Tranquebar, Grappling Across cultural boundaries in South India, edited by Esther Fihl, A.R.Venkatachalapathy, 2014
2. The Governor’s residence in Tranquebar, Edited by Esther Fihl
3. Imperial Converstation, Indo-Britons and the Architecture of South India by Shanti Jayewardene-Pillai, 2007
4. Chapter, Second two- Whose heritage? Local and Global perspectives, The heritage reader , Edited by Graham Fairclough,Rodney Harrison, John H.Jameson Jnr, John Schofield.