ARCH428O

Jointly offered with ARCH628F. The archaeology of buildings was born as a specialized interest of 19th-century architects and restorers, but has now matured into a fascinating method of discovering how buildings were built. By simply looking closely at the physical fabric, one can parse historic construction techniques, reconstruct the sequence of building, and reveal the conflicts and drama of a layered history. Focusing on the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, the victim of a tragic fire earlier this year, we will apply a range of archaeological principals and techniques, such as stratigraphy,elevation drawings, plan overlays, photogrammetry, and the analysis of 3-D scans. Your analyses will informa course-concluding roundtable discussion of whether and how to restore or conserve Notre-Dame.