Description:

The course aims to teach student the current state of research and perspectives of protection of industrial heritage (IH) both worldwide and in the Czech Republic.

Contents:

See above.

Seminar contents:

Lectures will familiarize students with the nature of IH and its prospects, iconic examples of current conversion, the issue of brownfields and interdisciplinarity of the field. The subsequent excursions will help illustrate IH in situ on selected examples of re-use projects in Prague. Seminar work will be comprised of a commented report from students on the selected topics, where they have an opportunity to utilize their knowledge from lectures

Recommended literature:

1) James Douet (ed.): Industrial Heritage Re-tooled. The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Conservation. Lancaster, 2012. (2) Industrial Heritage - Ecology & Economy: XIV International TICCIH Congress. Sächsisches Industriemuseum, 2011. (3) Marilyn Palmer - Neaverson, Peter: Industrial Archeology - Principles and Practice. London, 2000.

Keywords:

industrial heritage, industrial monuments and sites, conservation policy, TICCIH

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar