852307 Preservation of historic gardens
- Type
- Lecture and seminar
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2023
- Languages of instruction
- Deutsch
- Content
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Garden monument preservation in theory, planning, practice and management:
- Monument concept in the 20th and 21st centuries;
- Scientific and legal basis as well as planning basics (park maintenance works, expert opinions on monument protection; monument conservation, nature and landscape protection, UNESCO world cultural heritage);
- Garden monument preservation in Austria compared to Germany and Switzerland;
- Reconstruction - revitalization - reinterpretation; preservation, maintenance and development of historic gardens;
- Post-war landscape architecture (as a basis for seminar work).
- Previous knowledge expected
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Knowledge of European and international garden history and landscape architecture history
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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Students will be able to
- classify historical open spaces in the discourse of monument preservation,
- explain the legal and social framework of garden monument preservation in Austria and localize the scope for action,
- distinguish and apply garden monument preservation strategies,
- identify current problems in the care and management of historic open spaces,
- recognize and evaluate open spaces of the 1950s and 1960s (seminar work).
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.