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CONTENTS Lesson 1 –Conservation and Revitalization of Architecture What is Conservation? What is Revitalization? Methods of Building Conservation Class activity Role Play 2 | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

Lesson 1 What is conservation? What is revitalization? 3 Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

Introduction to Conservation and Revitalization Do you know these historic buildings? What is special about them? Why do we need to conserve them? What is their relationship with us? 4 Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

5 Kom Tong Hall (Sun Yat-Sen Museum), Mid-levels Completion year: 1894 Declared monument historic building Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

6 Blue House, Wanchai Completion year: 1920s Grade 1 historic building Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

7 Tsang Tai Uk, Shatin Completion year: 1867 Grade 1 historic building Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

8 Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound, Tsim Sha Tsui (1881 Heritage) Completion year: 1884 Declared monument Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture | © Curry Tse

9 Hong Kong City Hall Completion year: 1960s Grade 1 historic building Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

10 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 Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

11 Revitalization to conserve existing (sometimes historic) buildings or districts while putting them into good use. Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

12 How does revitalization benefit the society? Lesson 1 - What is conservation? What is revitalization? | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

Methods of Building Conservation 13 Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

14 PreservationMaintenanceRestoration AdaptationReconstruction Methods of building conservation Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

15 Example: Hong Kong Observatory 1883 Building Year of completion: 1883 To maintain the fabric of a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration. Preservation Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

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

17 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 Restoration Returning to a known earlier state without the introduction of new materials Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture | © Architectural Services Department, HKSAR

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

19 Change in function Introduction of new materials Example: Yau Ma Tei Theatre in 1990 and 2011 Adaptation Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture | © Leisure and Cultural Services Department

20 [Discussion] What are the pros and cons, constraints and effects of each method? Lesson 1 – Methods of Conservation | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

Summary Conservation is the process of looking after a place or building so as to retain its cultural significance. Revitalization is to conserve existing (sometimes historic) buildings or districts by putting them in good use. Five methods of building conservation include Preservation, Maintenance, Restoration, Reconstruction and Adaptation 21 | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

Class Activity – Role Play 22 Class Activity | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |

23 Class Activity - Role Play Identify a historic building or any old building in the nearby area which faces the threat of demolition. Step 1- Separate the class into groups. Each student should play the role of a stakeholder. Step 2- What is the target of redevelopment? Name of the building? Where is it? When is the year of construction? What is the current use of the building? Proposed use? ? Class Activity | Conservation and revitalization of architecture |