Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning

Professional Master Rehabilitation of architectural heritage and old buildings (RBA)

Formation's goal

Career opportunities

The recognition and valorization of architectural and urban heritage has become essential in Algeria through new laws and recent awareness of heritage loss on the one hand and the gap experienced by architectural production from cultural identity references of the other. The Master's degree "Rehabilitation of architectural heritage and old buildings" aims to train students in the reality of project management and project management of old building rehabilitation projects recently launched across the national territory. following the emergency noted by the state of the importance of the housing stock dating from the Ottoman and colonial period and its management. This is based on the observation that it is now essential to offer training for qualified architects in the rehabilitation and reconversion of old buildings while revitalizing historic centers and cities, while respecting heritage values and in the continuity of these same values, in adequacy with current issues linked to sustainability, preservation and respect for the environment.

The training drawing on Master's in architecture and architect training from the classical system is presented in two stages:

The first year is a pre-specialization and a progressive orientation, devoted to basic lessons in the field of built architectural heritage and rehabilitation through the anchoring of notions and legislation governing architectural heritage and ancient national buildings, deepening theoretical knowledge and the acquisition of the bases of intervention in the field of heritage and rehabilitation.

The second year is devoted to the specialization itself, allowing the student to deepen their knowledge and develop their skills by adapting to the demands of the socio-economic world. The master's degree "rehabilitation of architectural heritage and old buildings" focuses on the techniques and methods relating to the management of rehabilitation projects initiated jointly by the housing and cultural sectors through end-of-year projects. 'study. Secondly, it allows the student to learn about scientific research through the writing of their end-of-study report.

At the end of the course, the student will have:

acquired the professional skills for the mastery of architectural work in the context of the rehabilitation, renewal and sustainability of architectural heritage and old buildings.
Developed and deepened the theoretical bases relating to the production of knowledge around the process of rehabilitation of old heritage real estate, its heritage and its management.

Treatise on the principles and techniques of intervention and management relating to the preservation and rehabilitation of architectural heritage and more particularly old buildings while assuming their relationship to sustainable development.

Geographic employability potential:
Employability is as regional (center of the country) as it is national since it is the first professional Master's degree relating to the field of architecture in the central region of the country. The central wilayas: Algiers, Boumerdès, Blida, Chlef, Médéa, Djelfa, Laghouat, Tizi Ouzou, Ghardaïa, Bouira, Tipaza, etc. contain a considerable heritage capital in habitat from the pre-colonial and colonial period. The latter is in a relatively degraded health state, deserving urgent rehabilitation operations, some of which are already underway (Algiers, the lower casbah, Ghardaïa, Médéa, Laghouat, etc.). These operations launched jointly by the housing and cultural sectors and by local authorities require the establishment of training for architects initiated in the studies and monitoring of rehabilitation projects.
The training targets employability in two sectors, public and private:
1- The public sector:
It concerns all institutions under the ministries of culture and housing,
know :
– The central services of the Ministry of Housing.
– The central services of the Ministry of Culture, heritage conservation department
– Departments of public facilities and housing
– Town planning and construction departments
– National agency for protected areas and its subdivisions
– The cultivation directorates installed in different wilayas of Algeria.
– National Office for the Management and Exploitation of Protected Cultural Property
(OGEBC). Alger.
– Mzab Valley Office (OPVM)

2- Private sector:
– Technical design office specializing in rehabilitation.
– Construction companies as part of rehabilitation and requalification projects for old buildings.

Master's program in Rehabilitation of architectural heritage and old buildings

1st year

1 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 weeks	C	TD	TP	Atelier	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units						9	18
UEF1(O/P)	Fundamental technical knowledge
Subject 1: Project workshop 1: Understanding and analysis of ancient built structures	135 h				09 h	5	10	100%
Material2	Fundamental theoretical knowledge
UEF2(O/P)
Subject 1: Urban planning and architecture of the historic city in Algeria	45 h	1h	1h			3	6	40%	60%
Subject 2: Methods and techniques of intervention in an urban rehabilitation project	22h	1h	1h			1	2		100%
EU methodology						5	9
EMU1(O/P)
Subject 1: Research and writing methodology	22h		1h			2	3		100%
Subject 2: The architectural survey	45:00 pm			3:00 pm		2	4	40%	60%
EMU2(O/P)
Subject 1: Identification of heritage values	22h	1h				1	2	100%
EU discovery						2	2
UED1(O/P)
Subject 1: Architectural photography	22h			1h		1	1	100%
Subject 2: GIS	22h			1h		1	1	100%
transversal teaching units						1	1
UET1(O/P)
Subject 1: Modern language 1	22h	1h				1	1		100%
Total Semester 1	375 h	90 h	45 h	105 h	135 h	17	30	50%	50%

2 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 PULL	C	TD	TP	Other/Workshop r	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units						9	18
UEF1(O/P)	Fundamental technical knowledge
Subject 1: Project workshop2: Diagnosis and preliminary project	135 h				09 h	5	10	100%
Subject 2: Methods and technique of intervention in an architectural rehabilitation project	22h	1h	1h			1	2		100%
UEF2(O/P)	Fundamental theoretical knowledge
Subject 1: Materials and construction techniques in historic cities in Algeria	22h	1h				1	2		100%
Subject 2: Architectural diagnosis and identification of the origins of alteration in old buildings1	45 h	1h		1h30l		2	4	40%	60%
EU methodology						5	9
EMU1(O/P)
Subject 1: Tools for bringing old buildings up to standard (CES, materials, etc.)	45 h	1h	1h			2	3	40%	60%
Subject 2: 3D modeling	45 h			3h		2	4	100%
EMU2(O/P)
Subject 1: Regulations applied to architectural heritage and old buildings in Algeria.	22h	1h				1	2		100%
EU discovery						2	2
UED1(O/P)
Subject 2: Business scenario internship	60 h				Internship: 04h	2	2	100%
transversal teaching units
UET1(O/P)						1	1
Subject 1: Modern language 2	22h	1h				1	1		100%
Total Semester 1	420	112h	22h	90h	195 h	17	30	40%	60%

2nd year

3 semester

Teaching unit	VHS	weekly VH				coefficient	Credits	Assessment method
Teaching unit	14-16 weeks	C	TD	TP	Atelier	coefficient	Credits	Continued	Examen
fundamental teaching units	247h30+202h30 staff: 450h					9	18
UEF1(O/P)	Fundamental technical knowledge
Subject 1: Project workshop3: Rehabilitation project and descriptive report	180 h				12 h	6	12	100%
Subject 2: Architectural diagnosis and identification of sources of alteration in the old building2	45h	1h		1h		2	4	40%	60%
UEF2(O/P)	Fundamental theoretical knowledge
Subject 1: Project management of rehabilitation and development projects.	22h	1h				1	3		100%
EU methodology	97h30+120h personal: 217h30					5	9
EMU1(O/P)
Subject 1: Building technology and sustainability	45 h	1h	1h			2	3	40%	60 %%
Subject 2: PFE report writing workshop and internship report.	30 h			2h		2	4	100%
EMU2(O/P)
Subject 1: Heritage and emerging policies	22h	1h				1	2		100%
EU discovery	30h+5h personal: 50h					2	3
UED1(O/P)
Subject 1: Curricular seminar	30 h	2h				2	3		100%

Total Semester 1	375	97h	45h	52h	180 h	17	30	40%	60%

4 semester

Teaching unit

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weekly VH

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15week nes

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TD

C/TP

Other

total

Continued

Soutena France

Workshop

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internship

Fundamental EU

15

30

Subject 1: : company integration internship (15 weeks)

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32 h

480

h

12

18

50%

Subject 2: Memory and internship report

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6h

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90 h

08

12

50%

Total Semester 1

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570

h

20

30

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