Jordan University of Science and Technology

College of Architecture and Design

Department of Architecture Form No. (3)
Second Semester, Academic Year 2020 /2021

ARCH432 Local Architecture and Heritage Conservation

ASSIGNMENT 1/INDIVIDUAL WORK
Submission Date: February 24, 2021

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

(Thinking about Heritage) 5%

Assigned: February 24, 2021
Due: Monday March 08, 2021 at 1:00PM

In this assignment you are required to describe your favorite, or what is, to you personally, the most
significant, heritage place, object, or legacy, one that has made an impact on you or your daily life. (e.g.,
family inheriting, site, object, or exhibit) and for that one, outline the following:

1. Describe its function (what it is used for) and its general properties (size, situation, type and
arrangement of components if any, material, features, and so on) and illustrate using
appropriate diagrammatic drawings, sketches and photos.

2. Assess by giving appropriate procedure about its value and quality: adequately or inadequately
conserved, what is right and wrong in the way it is treated.

3. Recommend by defining what you would think of an adequate conservation treatment for this
particular heritage element in terms of use, preservation atmosphere and environment, impact
of users, requirements for being well appreciated and/or for serving activities, and of heritage
conserving issues.

4. Submit a written report (maximum of 10 pages including front cover page, content page, dividers
pages, references page, and back cover page) and prepare to present your findings visually in class on
maximum of 5 slides (submit both report and presentation on your account at eLearning as one pdf file titled
with your name and student number on time). Prepare to discuss your prepared material with the instructor
in the class session starting Monday March 08, 2021.

Note: References should be clearly mentioned

SUBMISSION FORMAT
Report on a sheet size: A4
Presentation file: 5 slides or 5-minute presentation
One Pdf file on eLearning including the report and the presentation

Good Luck
Course Instructor: Dr. Samer AL-Ratrout