Course detail

Architectural Heritage Conservation

FA-PAP-TAcad. year: 2026/2027

The course examines the preservation of cultural heritage, particularly architectural heritage, in the broadest context. It covers the history of the conservation movement, the current situation worldwide and in the Czech Republic, conservation institutions and legislation, doctrinal documents and recommendations, the ethics of heritage conservation, as well as the typology of architectural heritage with an emphasis on the Central European context, methods of research and restoration of architectural heritage, and selected technological aspects of maintenance and restoration.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Monument Care (UPP)

Entry knowledge

Basic overview of historical and contemporary architecture.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

A written examination in the form of an in-person test during the examination period.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with methods of protecting and conservation of architectural monuments and urban ensembles, and to equip them with the skills required for architectural design in environments with preserved and valuable architectural heritage. Students become familiar with methods of restoration and options for the preservation and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage sites. This knowledge and these skills are essential for architects, given the high proportion of construction activity that takes the form of interventions in existing structures, as well as the environmental, economic, ethical and aesthetic arguments in favour of preserving their value.
Successful completion of the module enable students to:
– gain a general understanding of issues relating to the architectural heritage conservation;
– distinguish between heritage and other values of the preserved building stock and argue in favour of their preservation;
– to link the knowledge of the history of architecture and building technology with practical issues relating to the maintenance and restoration of heritage buildings;
– following relevant practical experience, to draw up a professional concept for an intervention in a historic building; and
– to prepare the relevant implementation documentation for restoration and supervise its execution.

Study aids

Martin Gaži et al. (edd.), Thirty-Three Years of Heritage Protection in Czechia, České Budějovice 2022.

Václav Girsa – Miloslav Hanzl, A Typology of Conservation-Restoration, Praha 2011.

Miles Glendinning, The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation – Antiquity to Modernity, London – New York 2013.

John H. Stubbs, Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, Hoboken 2009.

Bogusław Szmygin (ed.). Conservation Officer’s Handbook: International Standards in Cultural Heritage Protection, Warsaw 2015, též online: https://rock.pollub.pl/entities/publication/e0414588-ab5f-4f97-a456-d6ca87fd0c27

Anthony M. Tung, Preserving the World’s Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis, New York 2001.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

HORÁČEK, Martin. Úvod do památkové péče. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2015. ISBN 978-80-244-4621-9. (CS)
KIBIC, Karel a Aleš VOŠAHLÍK. Památková ochrana a regenerace historických měst v České republice 1945-2010. Praha: Národní památkový ústav, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87104-88-0. (CS)
KIBIC, Karel et al. Péče o architektonické dědictví I–III, Praha: Idea servis 2009. ISBN 978-80-85970-59-3. (CS)
STUBBS, John H. a Emily G. MAKAŠ. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas: National Experiences and Practice, Hoboken: Wiley, 2011. ISBN 978-0470603857. (EN)
SZMYGIN, Boguslaw (ed.). Conservation Officer´s Handbook: International Standards in Cultural Heritage Protection. Lublin: Lublin University of Technology, 2015. ISBN 978-83-940280-6-0. (EN)

Recommended reading

DVOŘÁK, Max. Katechismus památkové péče, Praha: Národní památkový ústav, 2004. ISBN 80-86234-55-X.. (CS)
GIRSA, Václav a Miloslav HANZL. Typologie obnovy. Praha: ČVUT, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04770-5. (CS)
HEROUT, Jaroslav. Staletí kolem nás. Praha: Panorama, 1981. (CS)
HOLEČEK, Josef, Václav GIRSA et al. Projektování obnovy stavebních památek. Praha: Národní památkový ústav, 2008. ISBN 978-80-87104-34-7. (CS)
RAZÍM, Vladislav a Petr MACEK (edd.). Zkoumání historických staveb. Praha: Národní památkový ústav, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86516-41-7. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's

    specialization --- (do 2022) , 4 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

24 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

Seminar

2 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. PhDr. Martin Horáček, Ph.D.

E-learning texts

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1) OBNOVA A REKONSTRUKCE PAMÁTEK - VOLITELNÝ PŘEDMĚT.pdf 11.62 MB
2) OBNOVA A REKONSTRUKCE PAMÁTEK - 2. SEMINÁŘ.pdf 9.04 MB
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