Alvar Aalto Academy         National Board of Antiquities     Tampere University of Technology          
 

 

Third International Course on the Conservation of Modern Architecture (MARC2006)
Suburban Developments of the Recent Past: Visions – Realities – Futures

Dates: 13 May – 9 June, 2006

 

Place: Helsinki, Finland

 

Organizers:

·         Alvar Aalto Academy, Finland (http://www.alvaraalto.fi/academy/)

·         ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, http://www.iccrom.org/)

·         National Board of Antiquities, Finland (http://www.nba.fi/)

·         Tampere University of Technology, Finland (http://www.tut.fi/)

·         Helsinki University of Technology, Finland (http://www.hut.fi/)

·         Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (http://www.chalmers.se/)

 

Associates:

·         Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia (http://www.artun.ee/)

·         The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Copenhagen, Denmark (http://www.karch.dk/)

·         DOCOMOMO International (http://www.docomomo.com/)

·         Centre for Building Technology, Finland (http://www.rakennustekniikankeskus.fi/)

Course Aim:
Rather than focusing on individual architectural masterpieces as previous courses have done, the international MARC course will concentrate on the conservation problems of everyday suburbs built in the 1960s and 1970s, including technical, landscape, and social aspects.

Course Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to identify values, recognize and evaluate ideas and contexts, and understand problems and solutions related to the urban, architectural, technical, material, and structural aspects of industrialized suburban housing developments of the recent past.  Furthermore, participants will be able to better understand the essential elements of the decision-making process for conservation, and be able to develop arguments for the conservation of the modern built heritage, including the means to communicate them.

Course methodology:
The course is an intensive programme combining theory and practice through lectures, practical fieldwork and study tours to Scandinavia and Estonia.

 

Language:

A good knowledge of English is required as it will be the working language throughout the course.

 

Course fee:
1500 €

 

Application deadline:
15 November, 2005

 

ICCROM course application forms are available at http://www.iccrom.org/eng/training/forms.htm

 

Please send the filled application forms to:

 

Alvar Aalto Academy

Tiilimäki 20, FI 00330 Helsinki

TEL +358 (0)9 480 123

FAX +358 (0)9 485 119

academy@alvaraalto.fi