Academic Catalog

ARCH393 PRINCIPLES OF CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Course Code: 1200393
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 4.0
Department: Architecture
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Lecturer Dr. FUAT GÖKCE
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The course aims to provide the students of architecture with the basic knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritage and its conservation; general aspects of history and theory of conservation; basic terminology and concepts in conservation; a general description of the legal and administrative framework of conservation in Turkey; understanding and evaluation of heritage places; principles and attitudes of new interventions in historic contexts.