Course detail

Protection and Renovation of Monuments

FA-DA2Acad. year: 2024/2025

The lectures are focussed on legislation related with the protection of monuments, on cultural heritage and its transformation in the course of historical style periods, and on the synopsis of some building techniques and technologies. The aim is to acquaint the students with the methods of monument protection, to impart to them the knowledge needed for architectural design in the context of historical environment, as well as the ways of preserving, renovating and reusing cultural monuments. For the architect this knowledge and these skills are indispensable with view to the high percentage of building activities being implemented in the historical environment, and to the increasing emphasis put on its protection and preservation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Ivo Boháč, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Monument Care (UPP)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge in the field of protection of cultural heritage, orientation in the Monument Protection Act.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The problems dealt with require students'attendance of lectures, individual presentations and analyses of examples of endangered industrial areas of South Moravia.

Aims

The objective is to make the students acquainted with the methods of cultural monuments protection, conservation, renewal and new use, and to impart them the knowledge needed for architectural design in the historic enwironment. For an architect, this knowledge is necessary with regard to the high proportion of construction implemented in the historic environment and to the increasing pressure to its protection and conservation.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

J. Holeček, V. Girsa a kol.: Projektování obnovy stavebních památek, NPÚ 2008 (CS)
Metodické směrnice NPÚ (CS)
V. Girsa a kol.: Předprojektová příprava a projetková dokumentace v procesu péče o stavební památky, NPÚ 2004 (CS)
Zákon 20/1987 Sb. o státní památkové péči (CS)

Type of course unit

Lecture

10 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Ivo Boháč, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Tomorrow'scities, their cultural heritage, its protection, renewal and new use.
2. Conversion - a component of urban development programs.
3. Ostrava - mining and steel making idustry in the urban structure.Industrial
architecture as manifestation of industrial euphoria and depression.
1. Tomorow's cities and their cultural heritage, its protection, renewal and new use.
2. Conversion - a component of urban development programs.
3. Ostrava - mining industry and steel industry in the urban structure.Indfustrial
architecture as reflexion of industrial euphoria and depression.
4. Ostrava - excursion
5. German experience - Emscher Park, Duisburg,Völklingen.
6. Zlín - model industrial city founded by T.Baťa. Search for ways of protection and
conservation, monument protection zone.
7. Zlín - excursion
8. Fate of European satellite towns founded by T.Baťa. Industrial archeology, examples
Nestlé Noisel - France, Grande Hornu - Belgium.
9. Brno - textlile and mechanical engineering industries - driving engines of urban
development in the period of industrialisation.
10. Brno - excursion
11. Examples of new functional use of textile factories in Brno and Manchester.
12. - 13 Workshop - new functional use of a textile factory.

Guided consultation

2 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Ivo Boháč, Ph.D.

Seminar

10 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Ivo Boháč, Ph.D.

Field trip

6 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Ivo Boháč, Ph.D.