Understanding the specificities of project management on historic buildings

Modifying a historic monument requires an understanding of its specific project management. This involves combining the discipline specific to the conservation/restoration of the monument with the development of the architectural project for its new use. All of this must comply with the associated ethical, technical and regulatory constraints.

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  • Long online format (over 4 hours)

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  • Owners, directors and managers of public and private heritage sites
    Worksite manager
    Project management assistant
  • Distance learning (on your own, at your own pace)

  • Online

  • Basic knowledge of heritage site management

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Objectives - Target skills

Note: this course is adapted to the French regulations. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

  • Understanding the issues involved in project management for historic monuments
  • Understanding the different types of project management and their nature
  • Understanding the links between conservation/restoration and architectural creation.

Detailed programme

Note: this course is adapted to the French regulations. If you are still interested in this topic, please contact us.

ISSUES SPECIFIC TO ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS ON HISTORIC MONUMENTS

  • Specific features of historic monuments compared with other architectural objects
  • Know-how specific to the project management of historic monuments: history and objectives of the disciplines of conservation and restoration
  • Working on historic buildings: one project, two objectives: conservation/restoration and new uses

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • Repair, restoration or refurbishment
  • Methodology and stages of a typical assignment for all three scenarios
  • Terminology

CONSERVATION/RESTORATION WHILE ALLOWINGNEW USES

  • Old spaces, new uses: the principle of re-use in architecture
  • New uses, new regulations: compliance with regulations for historic monuments (structure, fire safety, accessibility, etc.)

Methods & Procedures

TEACHING METHODS AND TOOLS

  • Case studies
  • Tool sheet

ASSESSMENT METHODS

  • Knowledge multiple choice questions

Speaker

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Laurent Alberti

Under his direction

Head State Architect and Town Planner - Conservator of National Monuments Department for the Conservation of Monuments and Collections