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Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE BST1012

 
TITLE The Documentation of Baroque Buildings

 
UM LEVEL 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 2

 
DEPARTMENT History of Architecture

 
DESCRIPTION Objectives:

The recording of a monument is an essential step in its conservation. The course aims to expose the essential characteristics of Baroque buildings, construction techniques, forms, typologies, and details which need to be sought and recorded for preservation.

Method of Teaching:

14 seminars of 60 min each, backed by discussions and site visits.

Reading List:

- P. Marconi, Manuale del recupero del centro storico di Palermo, Palermo 1997.
- S. Boscarino, Sicilia Barocca - architettura e citta, Rome 1997.
- A. Blund, Sicilian Baroque, London 1968.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Examination (1 Hour) See note below Yes 40%
Project See note below Yes 60%
Note: Assessment due will vary according to the study-unit availability.

 
LECTURER/S Hermann Bonnici

 

 
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