URBAN AND RURAL RENOVATION

Course Code: IC4106 • Study year: IV • Academic Year: 2024-2025
Domain: Civil Engineering • Field of study: Architecture and town planning
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: George Emanuel Voicu
Seminar tutor: George Emanuel Voicu
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 42
Number of teaching hours per week: 3
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 4

Course aims:

Knowledge and application of renovation methods
Knowledge of the legislation in the field in order to learn skills to develop regional development plans
Acquiring the notions of urban / rural, monument, industrial building, renovation, restoration
Developing a specific professional culture by analyzing examples from traditional, modern and contemporary practice
Contribution approved in the specialized commissions attached to various levels of local and central administration

Course Entry Requirements:

Knowledge of the basics of urban and rural renovation

Course contents:

Generalities; Definitions, Basic concepts Urban vs. rural Functions The built fund Protected historical tissue Abandoned industrial areas SWOT analysis - implementation examples Sustainable development goals Sustainable regeneration plans Renovation methods (I,II) Case studies Legislation

Teaching methods:

Participatory lecture, discussions, examples

Learning outcomes:

Ability to understand the relationship between people and architectural creations as well as the ability to understand the need to harmonize architectural creations and spaces according to human needs and scale

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Final evaluation Written exam 40%, Verification in progress-practical test 20%, Handing over the portfolio of works 40%

Recommended reading:

Mihăilescu, Vintilă, The geographical evolution of a city, Paideia Publishing House, Bucuresti, 2003, -.
Bilcea, Valentina; Bilcea, Angela, Urban urban networksDictionary of monuments and famous places in Bucharest Second edition, Meronia Publishing House, Bucuresti, 2011, -.
3. Hudson, Ray, Region and place: rethinking regional development in the context of globalenvironmental change”, în Progress in Human Geography, Proquest Publishing, Bucuresti, 2007, -.