subject: Historic Preservation Discipline: Cultural Heritages Studies [print this page] Historic preservation discipline overviews changes in the historic environment and makes appropriate responses. Human activities in changing the image of the city environment and provision of new technologies lead to detriment of inherited remains of the previous cultures. Social concern about the preservation of old buildings, landscapes, and cities is increasing. In spite of common architects, planners, and designers that were commonly involved in the process of building, the construction nowadays tends to be coordinated by professionals in the sphere of history, culture and conservation. Before implementing new advanced innovations in cities' landscapes, specialists have to analyze the importance of the historical impact and the way to keep it for the future generation. Choosing historic preservation academic discipline students have to possess such skills: 1. Analytical skills It is important to analyze the cultural importance of places, buildings, landscapes and regions. Analyze their value and messages they are transmitting about the past and understand psychological and symbolic sides of the historic places. 2. Laboratory work Students have to be rigorous in their work, pay attention to all details, have persistent character and be committed to spend long-hours on the laboratory work. A practical part of the discipline foresees an excavation work. 3. Culture history interest Choosing above-mentioned discipline students have to consider the importance of the history and culture knowledge. Students have to be interested to study the value of historical sights and the ways of their preservations. It is required to possess deep knowledge of the cultural background of certain regions, understand psychology of the citizens and trends of the city development. The value of the information provided by the historical monuments, sights and cities landscapes is significant. Preserving places of the heritage is keeping a source of information about the culture of the previous generations, their pace and the way of life, their mentality and traditions.
Historic Preservation Discipline: Cultural Heritages Studies
