ARCH 000/4938 - Urban Dialogues on Heritage and Space (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ARCH 4532
Description
This course introduces students to the field of “heritage” and how it has emerged as a concept and mechanism to organize the city since the nineteenth century till our present time. Emphasis will be on understanding the role of heritage in the city, its underpinning politics, and the key role it plays in constructing new forms of historical knowledge. The course foregrounds the theoretical debates around the topic and invites experts in the field to discuss their projects and researches. The course adopts the possibility of heritage in becoming a gateway for the past, a mode of development for the present and social action for the future. It offers students a platform to investigate, question and imagine how heritage projects can re-map the city and its spaces, transform it and become a means of civic engagement and empowerment to its citizens.
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