PhD Excellence Course | RESILIENCE & CULTURAL HERITAGE - A FOCUS ON JOHANNESBURG

The Excellence Course “Resilience & Cultural Heritage in Johannesburg “will present the history of the City of Johannesburg, highlighting the influence of mining, money and politics on the city’s development. The course will deepen the relationship between Johannesburg and Architecture and focus on the resilience of Johannesburg’s cultural heritage. Thanks to theoretical lectures and practical tutorials, the course will highlight how cultural heritage can welcome new technologies to reach sustainability, enhancing their potential for change while maintaining their identity. 

PROGRAMME

Tuesday, 12 December 2023
• Introduction and Welcome
Grazia Brunetta
• Lecture | Johannesburg: Mining Money & Politics
  Tutorial |City: Politics & Economy
Deborah Kirkman

Wednesday, 13 December 2023
• Lecture | Architecture: Money, Education & Memory
Tutorial | Architecture: Identity and Construction
Deborah Kirkman

Thursday, 14 December 2023
• Lecture | Construction & Development: Sustainability
Tutorial |Resilience: Adaptation, Sustainability and Heritage
Deborah Kirkman
• Discussion with PhD students
Deborah Kirkman, Grazia Brunetta, Ombretta Caldarice

Coordinators 
Grazia Brunetta 
Ombretta Caldarice 
Instructor 
Deborah Kirkman Mobility financed by the Erasmus+ KA171 2022 Agreement n. 2022-1-IT02-KA171-HED-000074319

December 2023 | 2PM – 7PM | Aula Astengo, Castello del Valentino