Graduate Certificate in Heritage Conservation

The University of Sydney

This exciting field of study is much more than just the simple preservation of existing buildings. Instead, our Heritage Conservation program trains you to understand the social value and embedded capital of significant sites, and determine what should be preserved for future generations.If you come from an architectural, urban planning, archaeological, historical, engineering or related background, this course will develop your specialist conservation and adaptive reuse skills. We also welcome applicants from other disciplines.This program will introduce you to methods and practices of conservation, designing and building new buildings in old settings, and the history, theory, law and policy of this unique area.You will be educated in the use of new and old material, alteration design, additions and modifications to existing buildings, and the sustainable, ethical and equitable development of sites in light of its past uses.

The University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning

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