ARCH07064 2023 Historic Buildings: Origins, Principles and Recording

Demonstrate knowledge of the origins and philosophy behind historic building conservation.

Explain the principles governing historic building conservation.

Demonstrate familiarity with architectural periods, styles and architectural features across various building types and classifications.

Summarise the legislative protection underpinning the conservation and preservation of historic monuments and stone buildings in Ireland and understand the funding mechanisms supporting them.

Demonstrate skill in researching, organising, describing and recording historic buildings in written, visual and oral formats.

This module wil be delivered through a combination of online live theory lectures and a number of in person days based in Sligo where students will apply the learning in field practicals.

In the first 9 weeks, the module will be delivered by online learning, two hours per week. Power Point lectures will contain illustrations and text with case studies focusing on particular sites supporting the learning and its future application.

The module culminates in a block of four days face to face, in person days based in Sligo where students will undertake class as well as in the field practical graded assignments. This latter portion of the module will be based both on Sligo campus (Archaeology Laboratory), in the field practicals in Sligo town as well as one day of a bus field trip to selected historic buildings in County Sligo for building practicals.

The in person field practicals may require a second staff member depending on the numbers of students enroled in each semester cohort.

Bus hire will be required for the one day bus trip to selected historic buildings.

The Certificates in Buildings Archaeology will be assessed by both lecturer and a second internal examiner for each assessment in all modules. The internal examiner will be another member of the Archaeology programme. In addition, the Programme Coordinator role will be shared between the lecturer and another member of the Archaeology programme.

Types of assessment:

This module will be examined as 100% Continuous Assessment with no final exam.

Assessments will be designed to minimise opportunities for plagiarism and for inappropriate use of artificial intelligence. Where appropriate, suitable detection software will be used.

There are three assessments in this practical module.

1. A quiz assessment and/or assignment in Week 8 or 9  worth 50%.

2. Building Recording (Ecclesiastical) worth 25%. [Week 12]

3. Building Recording (Defensive) worth 25%.  [Week 13]

The graded building reports must be passed and the class test/quiz must be passed.

If one element is failed, it must be repeated.

Repeat Coursework.

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the origins and philosophy behind historic building conservation: architectural context and theory (Ireland and Europe)
2. Explain the principles governing historic building conservation: conservation principles defined and discussed
3. Demonstrate familiarity with architectural periods, styles and architectural features across various building types and classifications: architectural terminologies (Domestic/Commercial; Defensive and Ecclesiastical); architectural styles and periods
4. Summarise the legislative protection underpinning the conservation and preservation of historic monuments and stone buildings in Ireland and understand the funding mechanisms supporting them: conservation legislation (international, national and local contexts), funding agencies
5. Demonstrate skill in researching, organising, describing and recording historic buildings in written, visual and oral formats: methodological approach to historic building recording, research and archives, architectural reports and formats (where time allows), class practice in building description and in field practice/application of learnt terminologies and methodology