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Module Overview

Built Environment and Heritage Appraisal

This module discusses the form and structure of buildings and settlements over time. It examines the historical and cultural evolution of buildings and their surroundings. The module will provide students with an understanding of cultural and architectural heritage and how these can become significant design determinants for a neighbourhood. Students will undertake an assessment of the historic and cultural context of an urban settlement.

Module Code

SSPL 2020

ECTS Credits

5

*Curricular information is subject to change
  • Evolution of urban settlement and building types
  • Urban morphological analysis and urban typologies
  • Historic and modern building styles and forms
  • International charters for conservation of modern and historic building heritage
  • Historical sources of heritage data
  • Heritage recording techniques
  • Heritage appraisal and assessment techniques
  • Heritage working paper preparation

Lectures, workshops, site visits and studio-based project work

Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown %
Formal Examination50
Other Assessment(s)50