How valuable do you think hands-on experience and workshops are for learning about heritage management and conservation?
From what I’ve seen, many students find workshops more exciting than classroom learning, especially when it comes to heritage and conservation. There’s something about working hands-on with real materials and projects that helps us understand the concepts better. While theory is important, these practical experiences allow us to connect what we’ve learned in class to real-world situations.
Hands-on, real-world experiences also expose us to different cultures and landscapes. And if we are able to look at it from a broader perspective, everything under the sun can be viewed as a cultural landscape. As a third-year student still learning, I find workshops really valuable in deepening my understanding of architecture and heritage.
Rimsha Sehar, a third-year architecture student at Jamia Millia Islamia.