Introduction to the theme of restoration and interpretation of basic concepts (monument - properties, restoration, reconstruction, restoration, conservation - conservation, sanitation, revival). International organizations and international conventions. General principles and feasibility of protection and rehabilitation. Historical buildings evaluation. Investigation and evaluation of historical phases. Selection of preserved and non-maintained historic phases. Description of the factors that contribute to the deterioration of the monuments: bad repairs and wrong restorations, physical deterioration, man-made damage, internal and external causes of destruction, natural and accidental causes. 

Examination of various maintenance and rehabilitation techniques. Methods of rescue interventions and parameters determining the final choice of the method. Methods of static solution of buildings with traditional ways of structure. The special case of the restoration of ancient monuments. 

The restoration study technique will include: 

1. Analytical procedure

a. Historical analysis - documentation, aiming at monitoring the evolution of the building over time (study of historical sources, collection of testimonies, identification, historical phases, presentation of documentation with earlier designs, archival and pictorial material); b. Architectural analysis - Photographic mapping, design imaging, typological and morphological analysis, structural structure - pathology), c. Structural analysis (analysis-data collection, near-field surveys, seismic risk, research into the characteristics of structural elements and materials, static design study, fixation interventions). 

2. Synthetic procedure 

Compilation of rehabilitation and reuse study: General principles-philosophy of interventions, compatibility study of the new use, restoration, maintenance, promotion and adaptation of the building in its new use, study of repair and fixation - static structural interventions and aids for restoration of the static adequacy of the building and restoration of the damaged, corroded or altered elements of the building. Architectural interventions, redevelopment of premises, modernization of facilities, proposals for architectural - morphological restorations, color organization of the building. Building Legislation. Rules of Building. Specifications, budget and timetables for the execution of the work. 

Knowledge will be provided to students by theory and laboratory exercises, which will be the application of theory to a specific part of the cognitive subject at an individual or group level. The methodology also includes examples of completed studies. 

Within the laboratory part, a building will be selected by the students (individually or in groups), with the cooperation and consensus of the teacher. It will be followed by recognition of the original form by means of a first impression, which will allow the students to begin to learn the structure in depth and to approach the architecture of the building. They will deal with the depiction of floor plans, views, sections, axonometric and detail drawings. The analysis and study of the premises, the building system and the construction details will follow. An assessment of static and functional competence will be made. 

Addressing the problem will be completed by studying maintenance, rehabilitation, reuse and projection projects, technically, economically and socially, and choosing the right solution for repair or reconstruction.