COURSE 1.3: The scientific culture applied to the analysis of the 20th century built heritage (3 ECTS)
Introduction:
The course
aims to introduce students to the context of Scientific Methodology
from a conceptual and practical point of view, with application to
the built heritage of the 20th
century. It focuses on three objectives: the scientific method in
Construction and Architecture, learning to use international
scientific databases and the multidisciplinary teamwork. The course
will start form the introduction to the fundamental concept of two
languages of patterns by Christopher Alexander and its possible
relations to the cultural heritage. It will continue further with
various research methodologies which could be used for both direct
and indirect identification of architectural patterns such as fractal
analysis, mathematical graph theory, agent-based modelling, etc.
Theory, case analysis and practical tasks (see the "Dossiers for Block 1" page)
will be included. These
three concepts are fundamental for a highly qualified future
professional or researcher.
Course objectives:
To
acquire competences for the development of scientific research
methodology, applied to the built heritage of the 20th
century.
To train for an efficient design, elaboration, writing and exhibition of scientific works.
To acquire and deepen knowledge that contributes to a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, in a research context.
To acquire skills for communicating conclusions, knowledge and the reasons that justify them, for specialized and non-specialized audiences, in a clear and unambiguous way.
To acquire leanings skills that allow students to continue studying in a self-directed or autonomous manner.
Calendar:
27/11/2023 - 8/12/2023 (teaching weeks)
11/12/2023 - 15/12/2023 (week to complete exercises)
Teachers:
Coordinator: Santiago
Sánchez Beitia, 1 ECTS. Kęstutis
Zaleckis, 1 ECTS. Daniel
Luengas Carreño, 1 ECTS
Invited teachers:
Dr. Urtzi Llano, Kebi Jiménez, Dr. David Ordóñez, Dr. Jose Antonio Chica, Dr. Josu Benito and the staff of TECNALIA
Syllabus:
The course is structured in "Days", with the following lectures:
Day 1 (27/11/2023):
1.-Presentation of the Course: Organization,
contents and teachers (10.45 h)
By Professor Santiago Sánchez-Beitia, School of Architecture of San Sebastián, the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
2.-Magister class: The scientific
culture Part I and professional practice (11.00h)
Link to the general introduction
Link to the Case Study: Lighthouses of Spain
Link to "An example of a document to consider an element as maximum protection"
By Professor Santiago Sánchez-Beitia, School of Architecture of San Sebastián, the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Day 2 (28/11/2023):
The Urola Valley Railway Corridor: 09.30h
Visit to the corridor (11.00h)
By Dr. Urtzi Llano, Bilbao School of Engineering, the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Day 3 (29/11/2023):
1.- Invited lecture: Resarch Projects funded by the European Commission (10.00 h)
By Doctors Jose Antonio Chica and Josu Benito from TECNALIA Innovation Center
2.- Access to international scientific databases. The publication of the scientific or professional works: What is not published does not exists (15.00 h)
2.1.- Consultation Tools
2.2.- Students application work
2.3.-
Archives and digital sources ARURCOHE related
By Mr. Kebi Jiménez from the Central Library of the University of the
Basque Country UPV/EHU and
Professor Daniel Luengas, School of Architecture of San Sebastián, the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Day 4 (30/11/2023):
1.- Visit: A real model, the "KUBIC" building prototype. Displacement to Bilbao, TECNALIA Innovation Center (8.30 h)
Day 5 (1/12/2023):
1. Magister class: The scientific culture related to the
cultural heritage Part II (10.00 h)
By Professor Kęstutis Zaleckis of the KTU (Kaunas University of Technology)
Students application work
Day 6 (4/12/2023):
1. Magister class: The scientific culture related to the
cultural heritage Part II (10.00 h)
By Professor Kęstutis Zaleckis of the KTU (Kaunas University of Technology).
Students application work
Day 7 (5/12/2023):
1. Invited
lecture (10.00 h): An example of an
Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award
By David Ordóñez, Professor and researcher at the University of Porto (Portugal).
Day 8 (7/12/2023):Course exercice presentation (10.00 h)
By Professor Daniel Luengas, School of Architecture of San Sebastián, the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
11-15 Decembre 2023:
Practical application by students. of the Course (All teachers)
By consensus with the students this week begins Course 1.4
Bibliography
Sánchez Beitia, S. (2020). Las Construcciones Históricas: Los análisis previos y la cultura científica. UPV/EHU. ISBN 978-84-1319-254-3
Sánchez Beitia, S. (2020). Faros con valor patrimonial/histórico de España. Website: https://www.faros-historicos-de-espana.es/
UPV/EHU. Databases and e-resources of the library of the University of the Basque Country. Website: https://www.ehu.eus/es/web/biblioteka/datu-baseak-eta-e-baliabideak
Christopher, A.; Ishikawa, S.; Silverstein, M.; Jacobson, M.; Fiksdahl-King, I.; Angel, S. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction; (Center for Environmental Structure Series); Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.
Hillier, B. Space is the Machine: A Configurational Theory of Architecture; Space Syntax: London, UK, 2007.
Zaleckis,
K.; Doğan, H.A.; Arce, N.L. Evaluation of the Interventions to Built
Heritage: Analysis of Selected Façades of Kaunas by Space Syntax and
Sociological Methods. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4784.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084784
Links to the Heritage National Plans
Text of the National Plan for Cultural Landscape
Text of the National Plan for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage of the 20th Century
Text of the National Plan for Preventive Conservation
Text of the National Plan for Industrial Heritage (in spanish)
Evaluation and Resit rules:
All the courses/subjects and Master Dissertation have jointly evaluation rules based in the quality of the practical works proposed by the teachers. The student and teachers presence is mandatory. Related with the courses/subjects all the teachers involved in them have to send to the coordinator teacher the individual evaluation of the students.
The evaluation level (excellent, good and
deficient) will be taken by the coordinator following the opinions of the
teachers involved and in agreement with them. The evaluation level will be
discussed with the student. If a student fail a course (deficient level), at
least one resit per course/subject within the period Block will be allowed.
This resit will take into account the new data and solutions reported by the
student. The resit evaluation process will be similar to the initial one.
Students with a deficient level after resitting a course/subject will be remain bound to the EMJMD until ends of the respective Block where the course is allocated. In these cases, the Academic Committee will review the study performance status of the student and advises on continuation of the programme in accordance with their regulations. Students with very weak study performance (decided by the Academic Committee) may lose their scholarship or may be advised to end their study. Students who quite ARURCOHE early, but have successfully completed several courses/subjects, will get a certificate stating the courses for which they have earned credits (in ECTS). This decision will be communicated to the Erasmus+ Program office.