SeeARch

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SeeARch – See Architecture Through Digital Technologies

The goal of this research is to combine knowledge from several disciplines, including History of Architecture and the City, Building Construction Technologies, Architecture in the broadest sense, Information and Communication Technologies (with an emphasis on Computer Graphics) in the development of a common base of information on the architecture of cities.

In general, the main goals of our research are: i) to research in collaboration with IT developers to create real implementations for the city; ii) to enhance collaboration between education architecture and multimedia students through the use and development of new technologies and processes; iii) to create an information system that allows access to digital information useful for the understanding of the built and urban areas.

The multidisciplinary collaboration allows to immediately use the developed research considering the city and its buildings to create digital tools that support and enhance the knowledge created through the visualization and manipulation of the contents by new methods. The problem that this research raises is the lack of relevant and customized information to the interests of each visitor at the time he/she walks through the city. For that we envisioned the development of digital tools that enable city users to acquire, real time, relevant and customized information about the city, enhancing their experience of the place. We believe that the use of ubiquitous digital technologies increases the interest and the empathy towards the city, both by citizens and visitors. Both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality tools have been developed by our team and then used to enhance a better understanding of architecture, namely the cultural heritage, to students and the broad public.