Advanced methods for documentation and analysis of built environments
About
In this course, you examine the built environment as a dynamic resource with economic, social, and cultural value, where preservation and transformation require critical analysis and deep understanding.
The course gives you knowledge and practical skills in documentation and analysis methods, focusing on data collection and interpretation of material, structural, and spatial properties. The course also prepares you to develop informed strategies for conservation and sustainable transformation. It covers measurement, drawing, 3D documentation, digital visualisation, and scientific analysis of materials, craftsmanship, and structures. Heritage planning methods for site analysis and value assessment are also introduced.
The course is open to students from diverse educational backgrounds and the course deploys interdisciplinary approaches. The case-based teaching combines fieldwork, lectures, seminars, workshops, labs, and study visits. Assignments involve producing an exhibition and making a conservation plan.
Prerequisites and selection
Entry requirements
Bachelor in Conservation (180 credits) or equivalent.
Students with other academic background relevant to the subject area of cultural heritage, like architecture, archaeology, and construction, corresponding to at least degree (180 credits) or other equal merits from professional work life can after consideration be given access to the course.
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits in Conservation.