Course detail

Reconstruction and renovation of historical buildings (S-PST)

FAST-CH55Acad. year: 2024/2025

Cultural monuments and every old building need to be renovated in a specific way. It is necessary to acquaint with historical building technology and used means creating their construction, architecture and embellishment. The course content is aimed right at this so that students can familiarize with traditional technologies, construction and craft industry. Last but not least they also learn how to deal with employees of conservation institutes.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Milan Vlček, CSc.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Entry knowledge

Constructions of vertical and horizontal building parts. Constructions of roofs and roof trusses. Interior finishing works. History of architecture. Constructional and historical investigation.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Construction and technology of exterior and interior embellishment, wall surface finishings, decorative elements, development of fortification buildings, preservation of ruins, painting methods.
Fundamental knowledge about the construction and project design process of building rehabilitation and reconstruction of historical buildings.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Vlček a kol.: Praktická příručka technických požadavků na výstavbu. Verlag Dashöfer, 2000. (CS)
Vlček a kol.: Porucha a rekonstrukce staveb. ERA, 2003. (CS)

Recommended literature

Durdík,T.: Encyklopedie českých hradů. PANORAMA, 1981. (CS)
Paleček,M.: Hrady a zámky na Moravě a Slezku. LIBRI, 1996. (CS)
Vitruvius,M.: Deset knih o architektuře. ARISTA, 2001. (CS)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Vlček, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Gypsum plasters and false vaults 2. Fresco paintings 3. Sgraffiti 4. Painting technologies in historical eras 5. Gilding, patina coating, polychrome 6. Embellishment of building facades, symbols, coats of arms 7. Tower constructions 8. Plasters of historic buildings 9. Historical evolution of castles in this country 10. Torsional architecture protection

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Milan Vlček, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Taking measure of existing building 2. Building-technical and buidlding-historical research of the building 3. Desing of the redevelopment of a particular construction 4. Plan of the rehabilitation of moisture