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2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]

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ARIC 000/5151 - Heritage Management and Architectural Conservation in Cairo: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)



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Using historic Cairo as its focus, this course examines the history of the conservation and management of built heritage and its relationship to the study of Islamic architectural history. Starting with a review of theories of architectural conservation, the course survey methods of restoring and conserving the city’s architecture from the medieval period to the present. A key component of the course will involve site visits to monuments and guest lectures from leading conservation experts active in Cairo over the course of the last twenty years.



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