The RAIC is proud to partner with Parks Canada to bring an important educational offering in our Heritage Conservation Series to the architecture community. We are pleased to offer this new, on-demand course–available in English and French–and to make registration available free for anyone.
Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada: Integrating Accessibility
Launch Date: September 26, 2024
Topics: Heritage and Conservation / Accessibility
Length: 3 hours
Level: Introductory
What’s Included: 3-part online, on-demand course, quizzes, and a certificate of completion
Language: Available in English and French
Pre-requisite: The following course is recommended in advance of this new module Introduction to the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
It is recommended that participants have a basic working knowledge of:
- What is meant by a historic place, heritage value, and where to find heritage value statements;
- Heritage conservation best practices in Canada as observed through heritage conservation project implementation in Canada;
- Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010), how to use the document, and knowledge of terms such as “the conservation decision-making process,” “intervention,” “rehabilitation,” and “character-defining element” as they are used in the document; and,
- How design processes evolve and change in typical design and construction projects.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to explain:
- Key concepts when considering an accessibility project at a historic place;
- Which conservation treatment, standards and guidelines support accessibility interventions at a historic place;
- How the early integration of heritage conservation professionals in the conservation decision-making process supports the discovery of options to meet functional requirements as well as mitigate loss of heritage value; and,
- The conservation decision-making process, in applying the Standards and Guidelines in an accessibility project through a case study of a historic place.