Topics

1. General Principles- Professional Responsibilities

1. International Agreements on Designing New Buildings in Historic Environment
2. Heritage Management plan, conservation policies 
3. Legal/administrative views
4. Ethical and professional responsibilities   

2. New and Historic Environment Relationships / Integration

1. Archaeological, Rural, Urban settlements and Coastal areas
2. Cultural Landscape
3. Sustainability in New Design and Historic Relationship 

3. Need for Contemporary Designs in Historic Environment

1. Physical & Social Changes
2. Natural and Human Induced Damage / Destruction
3. Density Pressure / Population Growth
4. Infrastructure projects
5. Expression of cultural identity
6. Global Issues, Economic Dynamics
7. Functional Changes (Tourism, Cultural)

4. Factors Affecting New Design in Historic Environment

1. Leading factors (location, sense of place, identity, silhouette, mass and scale, style, façade proportions / organization, color, material and structure etc.)
2. Design principles (adaptation, recall, interpretation, contrast, neutralization etc.)
3. Infrastructure Capacity / Problems
4. Accessibility
5. Safety / Security

5. Design Principles Affecting New Design in Historic Environment

1. Intervention, Restoration & New Additions
2. Reuse (Function Change) of Historic Heritage Buildings / Sites
3. Revitalization of an Urban Settlement (Space) 

6. Construction Principles and Materials

1. Traditional or contemporary construction materials 
2. Compatibility of construction materials/contrasts
3. Structural compatibility