The Transylvania Trust, in collaboration with the Institute of Historic Building Conservation – IHBC (United Kingdom) will organise again this summer an international program in built heritage conservation training, which is addressed towards undergraduate students in Architecture, Structural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, History of Art and other interested persons. The course can also be attended by construction craftsmen who seek to specialise in the restoration of historical buildings.
During the two weeks course, the participants will have the opportunity to learn the theoretical principles and methodology of built heritage restoration from qualified lecturers from the United Kingdom and Romania, and to participate actively at the restoration of the Bánffy Castle. The emphasis of the course will be on direct "hands-on" learning. At the end of the module the participants will receive a certificate of participation.
Two days are dedicated for the theoretical training. The lectures of the professors invited from abroad will be translated simultaneously to Romanian, Hungarian and English.
The annually organised workshops are: rendering, including mural decorations, stonemasonry, including sculpture restoration and carpentry, including joinery and old furniture restoration.
This year the training module will be organised between 2 and 16 of August.
Workshops:
- Rendering, including mural decorations (fresco, secco, sgraffito, stucco)
- Carpentry, including joinery and old furniture restoration
- Stonemasonry, including sculpture restoration.
Participants can register through the www.heritagetraining-banffycastle.org website, “Get involved” section. So far more than 1500 participants from 25 countries (Romania, Albania, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, etc.) participated.
Note: The number of available places is limited.
The deadline for application is 11th of July 2014.
The program is financed by the Culture Program of the European Union – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, and by the Union of Architects of Romania from the “Architecture Fund” in 2014, an event organised within their cultural program Built Heritage Restoration Training Course.
