Selected topics in conservation and restoration practice

The course will develop the research skills for the analysis and understanding of built heritage focusing on the assessment of the state of conservation and damage.
Ability to develop conservation and restoration projects of built heritage in line with valorization and maintenance plans.

Basic knowledge of the theory of structures, main material degradation phenomena of historic and modern buildings.
Basic knowledge of history of architecture with a focus on evolution and transformations in architecture related to the advancements in technology.
Skills in graphic design for the representation of architecture.

The lectures will focus on the analysis of the built heritage through material and structural characterization, with particular attention to decay and instability phenomena. The preservation of the material and building characteristics and the structural behavior will be evaluated through the geometrical and material survey of the building.
The analysis and interpretation of the built heritage, whether historic, modern or as an admixture of different periods and styles will be at the core of the investigation process.

h1. 1. Fundamentals of conservation and restoration project
- course presentation (objectives, methods, tools);
- the concepts of incompleteness and heterogeneity of the object of study;
- built heritage as complex cultural phenomena;
- lacks and perspectives of the interdisciplinary approach;
- presentation of the contemporary research perspectives;

h1. 2. State of the art
- the historic research and comparative methodologies of investigation (archival, historic, critical and observational methods for the analysis of built heritage)
- survey procedures and survey techniques;
- analysis and diagnostic of materials and structures (analysis of the damage of the principal historic building techniques (including reinforced and unreinforced concrete);
- interpretation of the assessment data through comparison of the historical building techniques and materials;
- recognition of the interruptions i.e. transformation moments in the life of historic fabric;

h1. 3. Assessment of the state of conservation
- declination of the assessment of the state of conservation considering re-functioning and maintenance issues;
- overview and comparison of different consolidation techniques and materials;

The final outcome of the course is the acquisition of a sound scientific and cultural background for the development of the conservation and restoration project of built heritage.

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Based on evaluation test and public presentation research work. 50/50

Paolo Faccio is associate professor at the University IUAV of Venice, where he teaches "Architectural Restoration" and “Theory and techniques of historical buildings” at the undergraduate degree and graduate level. He holds agreements with the "Directorate General for landscape, fine arts, architecture and contemporary art" of Italian Ministry of Culture for the experimentations in the field of "Seismic risk of cultural heritage with reference to building technical standards " (DPCM 12.10.2007) being one of the guideline extensors.
Reserach interests: survey and analysis of the damage, assessment of the seismic vulnerability of historic buildings, interpretation of structural behavior; experimental analysis and conservation techniques of modern built heritage;