Class Advanced Techniques for Rehabilitation and Conservation

Architectural intervention in old buildings requires prior diagnosis of pathologies and assessment of repair possibilities.

This course covers the techniques of diagnosis elaboration and the main solutions.

Conservation and rehabilitation of historic buildings:

• Knowledge of national and international standards;
• Project on Maintenance, Conservation, Rehabilitation and Presentation of historic buildings.
• Evaluation of values attributed to the historic buildings. Credible sources of information and authentic technical documentation;
• Management of the architectural heritage;
• Causes of decay and procedures to repair historic buildings: foundations, facades, roofs, floors and mechanical systems;
• Methodology of inspections and reports to record the visible defects on historic buildings and to justify the procedures to repair;

Project of Conservation (different types of interventions such as environmental control, maintenance, repair, restoration, renovation and rehabilitation).

Students are encouraged to carry out the necessary research to study an old building, in its construction aspects, materials and finishes, analysis of pathologies, identification of cultural values in order to propose the necessary repairs.

AGUIAR, José, e outros, (2002), Guião de apoio à reabilitação de edifícios habitacionais, LNEC, Lisboa

Cota: EC/394-BC

APPLETON, João 1ª ed., (2003), Reabilitação de edifícios antigos: Patologias e tecnologias de intervenção. Orion. Amadora.

Cota: AQ/251-BC

LOPES, Flávio (2012), Património arquitetónico e arqueológico: Noção e normas de proteção, Caleidoscópio, Lisboa.

Cota: AQ/601-BC.

LOPES, Flávio (2014), Património cultural : critérios e normas internacionais de proteção, Caleidoscópio, Lisboa.

Cota: AQ/700-BC

TEIXEIRA, Gabriela Barbosa, (1998), Diálogos de edificação: Estudo de técnicas tradicionais de construção, CRAT, Porto.

Cota: EC/2-BC