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Preservation: Inventory of the Provincial
Denkmalpflege: Inventar des Provinziellen
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:16:09
Abstract
This course examines the building stock that has emerged outside the urban centers over the past 50 years. Based on publications and excursions, students will do in-depth research on buildings in the Swiss "province" and their context.
Objective
The students will gain insights into practical methods of heritage preservation. Through a shift in perspective from the city to the countryside, the students are asked to critically question existing evaluation systems and processes and to discuss them in the group. In addition, the inventory allows to explore tendencies of a building stock often overlooked in professional discourse and to reflect on its cultural, historical, sociological, and economic relevance.
Content
While cities, as cultural centers, have always been a forum for architectural currents and discourse, the last 50 years in particular have also seen the construction of large building stocks in their peripheries and beyond. Architectural designs for rural areas seem to have been shaped by other political and social demands and forces than those for the city. In consequence, this building stock might be evaluated with other criteria too. The inventory offers an entry point into this discussion and into examining ideas for an expanded system of values: Which typologies and architectural expressions are to be found? In which context were the buildings and constructions erected, which narratives are they subject to? Which values are present? What significance do the objects have in a social perspective? The term "province", which often has a negative connotation, has been chosen deliberately and is intended to draw attention to the unjustly under-appreciated, everyday and ordinary building stock of recent decades and to encourage reflection on its relevance.
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General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , NDS , WBZ
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Registration & Places
- Max Places
- 40
Course Components
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Denkmalpflege: Inventar des Provinziellen
Keine Lehrveranstaltung am 26.10 (Seminarwoche) sowie in den beiden letzten Semesterwochen (vor Schlussabgaben).
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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MAS in Preservation and Construction History (Start: Every two years in the autumn semester with an even numbered year Duration: 4 semesters part time)
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