Conservation of Modern and Industrial Heritage

New course

Level of qualification: Master

ECTS credits: 2

Responsible partners: 
Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering (KSUAE), Russia
University of Tehran (UT), Iran

Course overview / general description: Value of the industrial heritage. Reuse protection. Raising awareness concerning the heritage of architecture, town planning and landscape design of the modern epoch. Vulnerable heritage due to weak legal protection and low appreciation among the general public. Taking up the most frequent and/or demanding challenges of urban revitalization, this course highlights 'best examples' of as well as actual debates about the revitalization of different types of historic urban fabrics, among them: abandoned industrial sites in different locations; post-mining landscapes; modern housing settlements; densely built-up historic urban neighbourhoods.