Lecture 7: Conservation and Restoration

In this lecture you will learn about: 

• contemporary debates surrounding the issues of conservation and restoration in the Islamic world, with a focus on the approach to integrated urban rehabilitation of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme (AKHCP).
• the importance of ensuring the continuity of the key characteristics of Islamic architectural and urban forms and, most importantly, of human agency;
• the regeneration of Darb al-Ahmar district in Old Cairo, Egypt (AKHCP) and the Heritage Management Plan for Salalah’s old town districts in Oman (ArCHIAM), so as to provide comparative understanding of different approaches to sustainable, heritage-led revitalisation of Islamic heritage in distinct geographical and cultural contexts.

ArCHIAM. “Lecture 7: Conservation and Restoration.” Part seven of 10 presentations developed for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme, 2018.

Aga Khan Trust for Culture Education Programme and the Centre for the Study of Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia, and Maghreb (University of Liverpool)