Partners for this four-week course include ICCROM, the National Board of Antiquities of Finland, the Alvar Aalto Academy, Aalto University, Tampere University of Technology, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and University of Oulu.

The architectural heritage of the recent past forms a substantial part of the existing building stock in many countries. It is currently facing challenges to its rehabilitation and survival. Responding to the needs of professionals, this course addresses the practical problems encountered in the process of conservation, restoration, and adaptive use of buildings from an architectural point of view. In particular, the course looks at the following areas:  identifying specific values in modern architecture; recognizing and evaluating ideas and contexts of the modern movement; understanding problems in the preservation of modern buildings undergoing changes; and recognizing the decision-making processes involved in the conservation of 20th century heritage.

updated on: 13 January, 2012