ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

MM5040

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in CULTURAL HERITAGE

Disciplinary Sector:

Restoration

Language:

Italian

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Cycle:

First semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

There are no particular prerequisites.

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ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Objectives

The primary objective of the course is the understanding of the aims and areas of the restoration intervention, with specific attention to the connection between theory and technique.

Contents

The course will devote some lessons to the theory and history of the restoration. During the course, criteria and practices will also be investigated which, with a similar role and scope although distinct, are combined in the restoration project. Finally, a brief analytical-diagnostic excursus will be drawn about the "matter" and the operating modes of the restoration.

Extended Syllabus

General characters:
1. Definitions and basic terminology. The theoretical foundation of restoration.
2. The archaeological restoration: from excavation to conservation.
3. Restoration and context.
4. Restoration and virtuality.
The restoration technique:
1. The construction site of knowledge: the "direct reading" of the work. A relief for restoration?
2. The construction site of knowledge: chemical-physical analyzes for restoration.
3. Material degradation.
Restoration and conservation of natural and artificial stone materials.

Recommended Bibliography

G. Carbonara, Avvicinamento al restauro, Naples 1997.
The specific bibliography will be indicated during the lessons.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

The set of traditional ex cathedra lessons on methodological issues as of a more general nature will be supplemented by visits to construction sites and a workshop.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The verification will take place through a final examination with evaluation.

Contacts/More Information

During the academic year, inspections will be carried out at construction sites in Umbria and Abruzzo.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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