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1 Reviewing to Section 1 1

2 CONTENTS Conservation of Architecture What is Conservation? Methods of Building Conservation Class activity Role Play 2

3 Introduction to Conservation Do you know these historic buildings? What is special about them? Why do we need to conserve them? What is their relationship with us? 3

4 Kom Tong Hall (Sun Yat-Sen Museum), Mid-levels Completion year: 1894 Declared monument historic building 4

5 Blue House, Wanchai Completion year: 1920s Grade 1 historic building 5

6 Tsang Tai Uk, Shatin Completion year: 1867 Grade 1 historic building 6

7 Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, Tsim Sha Tsui (1881 Heritage) Completion year: 1884 Declared monument Curry Tse 7

8 Hong Kong City Hall Completion year: 1960s Grade 1 historic building 8

9 Conservation is 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

10 Methods of Building Conservation 10

11 Methods of building conservation Preservation Maintenance Restoration Reconstruction Adaptation 11

12 Preservation To maintain the fabric of a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration. Example: Hong Kong Observatory 1883 Building Year of completion:

13 Maintenance Continuous protective care of fabric and setting of a place, and to be distinguished from repair, repair involves restoration or reconstruction Example: Main Building, the University of Hong Kong Year of completion: 1912 Lesson 1 Methods of Conservation 13

14 Restoration Returning to a known earlier state without the introduction of new materials 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 Saints Year of completion: 1894 Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Lesson 1 Methods of Conservation 14

15 Reconstruction Returning to a known earlier state Introduction of new materials Information Services Department Example: Murray House Former office quarters of Murray Barracks in Central Year of completion: 1846 Conservation and revitalisations of architecture Lesson 1 Methods of Conservation 15

16 Adaptation Change in function Introduction of new materials Leisure and Cultural Services Department Conservation and revitalisation of architecture Lesson 1 Methods of Conservation 16

17 ماهي االيجابيات والسلبيات, المحددات واالثار لكل طريقة [Discussion] What are the pros and cons, constraints and effects of each method? Lesson 1 Methods of Conservation 17

18 Summary Conservation is the process of looking after a place or building so as to retain its cultural significance. Five methods of building conservation include Preservation, Maintenance, Restoration, Reconstruction and Adaptation 18