The foundation studio will focus on developing essential skills and understanding of conservation processes. Its aim is to build student's capacity for engagement with complexities of built heritage conservation.
Module 1. Documentation of Built Heritage: Introduction to tools, techniques and methods of recording, documentation & representation of historic structures and sites.
Module 2. Understanding Traditional Building Materials: Understanding properties of traditional building materials (lime, stone, timber, bricks, etc); their life cycles & the processes of their deterioration through site observations, hands-on exploration & laboratory analysis. Introduction to conservation approaches with focus on compatibility of restoration materials.
Module 3. Analysis, Interpretation & Value Assessment: Focus on capacity building for critical analysis of historic structures & their context leading to identification, interpretation & assessment of values embedded in their various aspects.
