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CONTENTS

• Lesson 1

– Conservation and Revitalization of Architecture

• What is Conservation? What is Revitalization?• Methods of Building Conservation

• Class activity

• Role Play

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Lesson 1What is conservation? What is revitalization?

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Introduction to Conservation and Revitalization

Do you know these historic buildings?

What is special about them?

Why do we need to conserve them?

What is their relationship with us?

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Kom Tong Hall (Sun Yat-Sen Museum), Mid-levelsCompletion year: 1894Declared monument historic building

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Blue House, WanchaiCompletion year: 1920sGrade 1 historic building

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Tsang Tai Uk, ShatinCompletion year: 1867Grade 1 historic building

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Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound,Tsim Sha Tsui (1881 Heritage)Completion year: 1884Declared monument

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Hong Kong City HallCompletion year: 1960sGrade 1 historic building

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Conservationis all the processes of looking after a place so as to retain its cultural significance.

It includes maintenance and according to circumstances may include preservation, restoration, reconstruction and adaption and will be commonly a combination of more than one of these.

Source: Australia ICOMOS. The Burra Charter: The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance. Burwood: Australia International Council of Monuments and Sites. 1999.

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Revitalizationto conserve existing (sometimes historic) buildings or districts while

putting them into good use.

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How does revitalization

benefit the society?

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Methods of Building Conservation

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Preservation Maintenance Restoration

AdaptationReconstruction

Methods of building conservation

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Example: Hong Kong Observatory 1883 BuildingYear of completion: 1883

To maintain the fabric of a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration.

Preservation

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Maintenance

Example:Main Building, the University of Hong KongYear of completion: 1912

Continuous protective care of fabric and setting of a place, and to be distinguished from repair, repair involves restoration or reconstruction

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Example:Kom Tong Hall (Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum)Former residence of Ho Kom Tong and later the headquarters of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsYear of completion: 1894 

RestorationReturning to a known earlier state without the introduction of new materials

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Example:Murray HouseFormer office quarters of Murray Barracks in CentralYear of completion: 1846 

Reconstruction• Returning to a known earlier state• Introduction of new materials

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• Change in function• Introduction of new materials

Example:Yau Ma Tei Theatre in 1990 and 2011

Adaptation

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[Discussion]

What are the pros and cons, constraints and effects of each method?

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Summary

• Conservation is the process of looking after a place or

building so as to retain its cultural significance.

• Revitalization is to conserve existing (sometimes historic)

buildings or districts by putting them in good use.

• Five methods of building conservation include

Preservation, Maintenance, Restoration, Reconstruction

and Adaptation

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Class Activity – Role Play

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Class Activity - Role Play

Identify a historic building or any old building in the nearby area which faces the threat of demolition.

Step 1- Separate the class into groups. Each student should play the role of a stakeholder.

Step 2- What is the target of redevelopment?Name of the building?Where is it?When is the year of construction?What is the current use of the building?Proposed use?

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