Architectural Intervention in Archeological Circumstance

Code:

50136C5

Acronym:

50136C5

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Architecture and construction

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Arquitectura (A)
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Degree in Architecture

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIARQ	0	MIARQ	4	-	3	-	81
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: Português

Objectives

This course aims to create a theoretical reflection field around architectural intervention in archaeological contexts, addressing analysis methodologies and intervention tools, as well as project experiences carried out by transdisciplinary teams.

To this end, we will have the participation of architects with extensive experience in interventions in ruins, who will personally present their projects. The invited guests for this course include Alexandre Alves Costa (Atelier 15), Miguel Ángel de la Iglesia (LABPAP), Luís Miguel Correia (COMOCO), João Mendes Ribeiro, and Luigi Franciosini.

Additionally, the course seeks to foster the formation of theoretical discussion groups and/or intervention project development in the specified area, in collaboration with other educational institutions and the  Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo (CEAU-FAUP). It also aims to strengthen international partnerships in research and knowledge transfer. An example of this collaboration is the development of Integrated Master's Dissertations at FAUP.

Learning outcomes and competences

This course intends to equip students with tools for analyzing and problematizing architectural heritage, identifying archaeological heritage intervention as a distinct field from monumental or common heritage.

Regarding the interpretation of archaeological remains—witnesses of an incomplete and fragmented architecture—the course seeks to raise awareness of the importance of drawing as an analytical and design tool. This principle applies both in the act of designing and in the reverse process, from ruin to reconstruction.

Thus, the course aims to contribute to the development of a critical and informed perspective on the subject, as well as to enhance professional skills applicable to similar situations.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

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Program

This course intends to equip students with tools for analyzing and problematizing architectural heritage, identifying archaeological heritage intervention as a distinct field from monumental or common heritage.

Regarding the interpretation of archaeological remains—witnesses of an incomplete and fragmented architecture—the course seeks to raise awareness of the importance of drawing as an analytical and design tool. This principle applies both in the act of designing and in the reverse process, from ruin to reconstruction.

Thus, the course aims to contribute to the development of a critical and informed perspective on the subject, as well as to enhance professional skills applicable to similar situations.

Mandatory literature

Alarcão , Pedro; Construir na ruína : entre a reconstituição e a reabilitação. ISBN: 978-972-36-1694-1
Grassi , Giorgio; Leon Battista Alberti e a arquitectura romana. ISBN: 978-989-97966-4-5
Ustárroz, Alberto; La Lección de las Ruinas: Presencia del pensamiento griego y romano en la arquitectura, Fundación Caja de Arquitectos, 1997
Lowenthal, David; The past is a foreign country, Cambridge University Presss, 1985

Complementary Bibliography

Choay , Françoise; A alegoria do património. ISBN: 972-44-1037-4
Grassi , Giorgio; La arquitectura como oficio y otros escritos
Jones , Mark Wilson; Principles of roman architecture. ISBN: 978-0-300-10202-4
Jokilehto , Jukka; A history of architectural conservation. ISBN: 07506 3793 5
Riegl , Aloïs; El Culto moderno a los monumentos : caracteres y origen. ISBN: 84-7774-001-1
Ruskin , John; The seven lamps of architecture
Viollet-le-Duc , Eugène-Emmanuel; Dictionnaire raisonné de l.architecture française du XI=11 au XVI=16 siècle
Alarcão , Pedro de; Conimbriga : para além da ruína. ISBN: 978-972-36-1711-5
Vitrúvio; Vitrúvio : tratado de arquitectura. ISBN: 978-972-8469-43-6
Alberti , Leon Battista; Da arte edificatória. ISBN: 978-972-31-1374-7
Adam , Jean-Pierre; La construction romaine : materiaux et techniques. ISBN: 2-7084-0381-8
Boito , Camillo; Conserver ou restaurer : les dilemmes du patrimoine. ISBN: 2-910735-45-1
Brandi , Cesare; Teoria del Restauro
Capitel , Antón; Metamorfosis de monumentos y teorías de la restauración. ISBN: 978-84-206-5360-0
Alarcão, Jorge; “Para Quê Conservar e Como apresentar os Vestígios do Passado”, Al-Madan, 1998
De la Iglesia, Miguel; “La arquitectura sobre la arqueologia: tres casos en Castilla”, Archaeologia urbana e Progetto di architettura, Gangemi Editore, 2022
Golvin, Jean-Claude; L’Antiquité Retrouvée, Editions Errance, 2005
Gros, Pierre; L’Architecture Romaine du début du IIIe siècle av. J.C. à la fin du Haute-Empire - Les Monuments Publics, Picard Éditeur, 1996
Lopes, Flávio; Correia, Miguel Brito; Património Arqueológico. Cartas, Recomendações e Convenções, Livros Horizonte, 2004
Lowenthal, David; The Past is a Foreign Country, Cambridge University Presss, 1985
Mansilla, Luis Moreno; Apuntes de viaje al interior del tiempo,, Fundación Caja de Arquitectos, , 2002

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching method involves theoretical lectures presenting various complementary approaches to architectural intervention in an archaeological context. These will cover both theoretical aspects—exposing principles and methods to consider—and practical/project-based aspects through case studies presented by renowned academic and professional experts.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Trabalho escrito	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	33,00
Trabalho escrito	16,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	8,00
Estudo autónomo	8,00
Trabalho de investigação	16,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend at least 75% of contact hours.

Calculation formula of final grade

FG - Final Grade
PD - Participation in Debates
IAE - Individual Assignment Evaluation

FG = (20% x PD) + (80% x IAE)

Examinations or Special Assignments

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Observations

This course is limited to a maximum of 25 students and a minimum of 5 students. Selection is based on the order of enrollment.