Objective of the Course: To introduce students practical skills in stonemasonry, joinery, painting plasterwork and roofing; sheet cladding & external finishes; structures and stability of historic works; traditional and modern building technology and materials, principles of building decay, conservation maintenance, fire safety in historic buildings.

Objective of the Course: To provide students with insight on Building technology in history across the world. To provide an introduction to different ways of thinking about construction in relation to design practice and investigation of the artifactual nature and materiality of buildings.