Length: 1 CEU
Topic: Heritage Conservation, Design
Delivery Mode: Online On-Demand
What's Included: Video, Quiz, & Certificate
Registration Fee: Members $50 | Intern $35 | Student $25 | Non-Member $75
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2025 Conference on Architecture!
In June 2020, the Auditor General of Quebec published a critical report on heritage management by the Ministry of Culture. The report reveals six major shortcomings, including a lack of knowledge about the architectural and material characteristics of built heritage. Unlike other countries such as Great Britain or the United States, Quebec and Canada do not systematically produce architectural surveys or drawings to document the composition, construction and program of sites and rooms, or to identify risks that threaten the preservation of sites. These documents make it possible to structure the assessment of classification beyond intangible values, to guide owners in their choice of maintenance, adaptations or transformations, and to orient the exemplary actions of the State as project owner. The presentation will address the methodological challenges involved in creating comprehensive documentation. It will emphasize the importance of three parallel approaches: architectural knowledge, the enhancement of intangible qualities and the intervention project with its specific technical requirements.
Appreciate the importance of methods and tools for generating architectural knowledge about existing buildings.
Distinguish architectural knowledge from built heritage, in its singularity and transversally as a technical, cultural and social production.
Identify the important architectural features of a heritage property beyond its historicity or social significance.
Define the intervention project and its specific technical requirements according to its particular interpretation.
Subject Matter Experts:
Dr. François Dufaux
Architect, O.A.Q. B. Arch. (Laval), M.U.P. (McGill), Ph.D. (Univ. College London)
Architect (MOAQ) and Full Professor, Université Laval
François Dufaux is associate professor (Ph.D.) and architect (mOAQ) at Université Laval's School of Architecture. His professional background lies somewhere between theory and practice, with a particular focus on considerations related to architectural projects. He is interested in the practice of the profession and the particular challenges of residential production, emphasizing that the nature of the solutions expected explains the use of the architect as the designer of a high-performance, innovative solution.
Dr. Fabio Sedia
Ph.D Arch O.A.P.P.C. (Italie), M.Sc. Arch.(UniPa-Italie), Ph.D. Pro. Urb. Arch.
Architect and Assistant Professor, Université Laval & Palermo
Fabio Sedia is an architect and assistant professor (Ph.D.) at Laval University's School of Architecture. With a Europaeus doctorate in architectural and urban composition, he conducts his research between Italy, Spain and Canada, studying the various issues of architectural design through drawing, teaching and professional practice. His research focuses on the protection and conservation of historical and modern heritage.
This webinar is in French. Closed captions have been provided in both English and French.
Pricing
Member: $50 / Non-Member: $75
Intern Member: $35 / Intern Non-Member: $75
Student: $25 (must be an RAIC student associate member)