Inaugural lecture by Prof. Dr rer. nat. Arnulf Dähne
On the occasion of his appointment as Professor of Specialist Planning in Conservation and Restoration at the Department of CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE, Prof. Dr rer. nat. Arnulf Dähne gives his inaugural lecture.
About specialist restoration planning
Specialist planning is a field of restoration work that encompasses far more than the tried and tested conceptualisation of individual restoration tasks at the margins of a complex heritage conservation project.
Surprisingly, a number of imponderables in monument conservation planning generally lie in the unpredictable, non-standard behaviour of historic materials and structures, in inexplicable ageing processes and in hidden damage. The feasibility of substantial preservation or appropriate restoration cannot be estimated with certainty and it is unclear under what conditions, at what price, in what time and in what quality the required service could be provided.
Fortunately, answering such questions is one of the core competences of a restorer. This is why specialist restoration planning can make a significant contribution to planning and cost certainty and, above all, to quality assurance in the restoration of monuments and historic buildings.
The event will be offered in hybrid form. Use the Zoom link to the inaugural lecture to participate online.
