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1. Educational Linkage Approach In Cultural Heritage
Basic Course
Adopt a site
Criteria for choosing the “ELAICH site” * for in-situ study
Dr. Anna Lobovikov-Katz -Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
These criteria should be applicable at a historic site where eLAICH students would study, investigate,
take photographs/ measurements and records, in order to produce their central “off-line exercise”
during the eLAICH course.
Two groups of aspects should be present at a site: “Positive” (1) and “Negative” (2).
1. “Positive” = Values
It is recommended that the site possesses not only historic values, but also architectural/artistic
(aesthetic) values.
In addition, other values might be present, e.g. social, religious values, the significance of the site within
the local culture, etc.
2. “Negative” = Deterioration
The site should also provide a suitable “collection” of deterioration patterns and provide rich in-situ
material for the study of deterioration of structure and materials. At the same time, the deterioration
phenomena should not be at a very high level of difficulty, acknowledging the beginner’s profile of the
students.
Important note 1: site should be safe for students and teachers; suitable facilities and a shelter
should be provided near the working area in case of difficult weather conditions.
Important note 2: it is recommended that the school administration choose a site for their students’
in-situ study in the framework of eLAICH in cooperation with a conservation/ heritage authority/
organization which is responsible for the historic site(s) in the school area.
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2. Educational Linkage Approach In Cultural Heritage
*by the term “site” in the framework of the ELAICH project is understood any object of built heritage, e.g. building, structure
(bridge, aqueduct, terrace, etc), group of buildings, garden, etc. “Site” doesn’t limit the scale and size of an object; however, in
the ELAICH project the “ELAICH site’s physical borders should be realistically outlined according to the tasks and context of
ELAICH, e.g. it could mean a specific building of a historic town, or a small portion of its wall, where the ELAICH students would
study, investigate, take measurements and records, rather than the entire town, as it might be defined by the conservation
status of the town or its presence on the World Heritage list.
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