Information Package / Course Catalogue
ARC 465 Principles of Conservation and Restoration
MEF University
Degree Programs
Architecture
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Architecture
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

ECTS Course Information Package

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course Code ARC 465
Course Title in English Principles of Conservation and Restoration
Course Title in Turkish Koruma ve Restorasyon İlkeleri
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 2 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 126 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II
Co-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn the conservation and restoration principles, focusing on, but not restricted to the subject of architecture; to learn the basic terms and concepts on history and the theory of conservation, to understand the relation between heritage and design through contemporary discussions on conservation.
Course Description This course scrutinizes the 21st century meaning of conservation and restoration through comparisons among various principles, terminology and contemporary cases. Real life examples within the scope of conservation and design forms the backbone of the course. Introduction of the necessary tools for the documentation of historical structures and international charters and standards in approaching the historical heritage will familiarize architecture students with the technical and regulatory layers of conservation and restoration concepts.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) recognize the general aspect of conservation;
2) understand the basic and advanced techniques on survey and documentation;
3) use basic terminology on conservation and restoration and interpret this gained knowledge in the regulatory frame;
4) analyze conservation and restoration principles in different scales of heritage throughout architectural history span;
5) express a critical approach to the contemporary conservation cases;
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English.
2) Ability to question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions.
3) Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design.
4) Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents.
5) Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects.
6) Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures.
7) Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards.
8) Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior.
9) Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems.
10) Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments.
11) Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings.
12) Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities.
13) Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles.
14) Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
15) Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems.
16) Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team.
17) Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society.
18) Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights.
19) Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society.
20) Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English. S
2) Ability to question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions. H
3) Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design. H HW
4) Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents. H HW
5) Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects. H HW
6) Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures. H HW
7) Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards. S
8) Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior. S
9) Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems. S
10) Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments. S
11) Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings. N
12) Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities. S
13) Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles. S
14) Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools. N
15) Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems. N
16) Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team. N
17) Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society. S
18) Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights. H
19) Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society. S
20) Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration. N
Prepared by and Date , May 2022
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. EMİNE BURÇİN ALTINSAY ÖZGÜNER

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction, basic principles for conservation
2) History of Preservation and Preservation Terminology
3) Kapadokya (Documentation and New Topographies)
4) Perge (Historic Representation and Landscape )
5) Memory (Archive, Visual Memory, Oral History and Documentation)
6) Sustainability (What/Why we preserve?)
7) Official Actors of Preservation
8) Preservation in Urban Texture
9) Contemporary Cases of Preservation
10) Atypical Scales of Preservation (Preservation and Archeology, Object Restoration)
11) Term Project First Drafts
12) Neighborhood and Preservation
13) Local Memory, Materials
14) Positive Negative
15) Final Assessment Period
16) Final Assessment Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsRecommended Reading: Pedrosa, Adriano, and Hoffmann, Jens, editors. İsimsiz (12. İstanbul Bienali), 2011 - İstanbul'u Hatırlamak / Untitled (12th Istanbul Biennial), 2011 - Remembering Istanbul. İstanbul Kültür ve Sanat Vakfı, 2011 Ahunbay, Zeynep. Tarihi çevre koruma ve restorasyon. İstanbul, Yapı Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, 1999. Altınoluk, Ülkü. Binaların yeniden kullanımı. İstanbul, Yapı Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, 1998. Bahrani, Zainab, Zeynep Çelik, and Edhem Eldem, editors. Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914. Salt, 2011. Çelik, Zeynep. The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the Nineteenth Century. University of California Press, 1993. Koolhaas, Rem. Preservation is Overtaking Us (J. Carver, Ed.). New York, GSAPP Books, 2014, https://www.arch.columbia.edu/books/reader/6-preservation-is-overtaking-us#reader-anc
Teaching MethodsThis course will be based on lectures focusing on exemplar cases of architectural conservation and restoration. Guest lecturers, who are recognized in their fields of architecture, conservation and restoration, will be contributing to the course; thus student participation and discussion to the course will be encouraged.
Homework and Projectsassignments, readings, quizzes
Laboratory Work-
Computer UseYes
Other Activities-
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 20
Quiz(zes) 1 % 15
Homework Assignments 1 % 25
Final Examination 1 % 40
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration aslanse@mef.edu.tr

Office: Sevim Aslan Email: aslanse@mef.edu.tr Student participation will be essential for the course. Submitting the final assignment is a crucial element in the final grade. Late submissions will not be accepted. 80% attendance is compulsory for a successful outcome. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Homework Assignments 12 1 1 1 36
Final Examination 2 0 10 20
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5