Advanced methods for documentation and analysis of built environments

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. In this course, you examine the built environment as a dynamic resource with economic, social, and cultural value, where preservation and transformation require critical analysis and deep understanding. The course gives you knowledge and practical skills in documentation and analysis methods, focusing on data collection and interpretation of material, structural, and spatial properties. The course also prepares you to develop informed strategies for conservation and sustainable transformation. It covers measurement, drawing, 3D documentation, digital visualisation, and scientific analysis of materials, craftsmanship, and structures. Heritage planning methods for site analysis and value assessment are also introduced. The course is open to applicants from diverse educational backgrounds and the course deploys interdisciplinary approaches. The case-based teaching combines fieldwork, lectures, seminars, workshops, labs, and study visits. Assignments involve producing an exhibition and making a conservation plan. Students with other academic background relevant to the subject area of cultural heritage, like architecture, archaeology, and construction, corresponding to at least degree (180 credits) or other equal merits from professional work life can after consideration be given access to the course.