Topic: architecture

Reviving Palmyra in Multiple Dimensions

Reviving Palmyra in Multiple Dimensions, images, ruins and cultural memory is a book released in February 2018, by Minna Silver, Gabriele Fangi and Ahmet Denker.  This is a classic example of digital archaeology and virtual reconstruction and is a beacon … Continue reading →


AURA, a luminous experience in the heart of Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica

Aura is an immersive sound, light and video projection-mapping experience, staging in Montreal’s landmark Notre-Dame Basilica. The viewer is absorbed in a spectacle in which the Basilica’s grandiose architecture is enriched with a layer of augmented reality and spatialized orchestral … Continue reading →


Stuart Semple tranforms Denver in a HAPPY CITY

“We live in a time where public space is threatened, and people seem to be more atomized and isolated than ever. I’ve always had this radical idea that could be used to bring people together … “ These are the … Continue reading →


Virtual reality re-creation preserves iconic Indianapolis church

A 3D digital re-creation and preservation of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African-American church in Indianapolis, was performed by Indiana University and recently presented to the public. Bethel AME Church has historically been the heart of the African … Continue reading →


CyArk 500 Challenge: digital preservation of top archaeologic sites

The CyArk 500 Challenge has the ambitious goal to digitally preserve 500 cultural heritage sites within the next five years. Heritage sites are a significant part of our collective memory and we are losing them at an alarming rate, due … Continue reading →


TECHNOLOGY for ALL Forum, 4th edition

The fourth edition of the TECHNOLOGYforALL Forum will be held in Rome from 17 to 19 October 2017. Italy’s role in the development and conservation of the world Heritage is a framework where we will try to analyse the weighted … Continue reading →


CHNT22 Urban Archaeology and Integration

The programme of the Cultural Heritage and New technologies CHNT conference this year includes different sessions: Integrating historical maps and archaeological data using digital technologies Adding life to written sources by studying the dead New realities 3: virtual, augmented reality … Continue reading →


Archaeology and Architecture in Europeana, workshop by CARARE & Europeana

This two-day workshop is jointly hosted by CARARE and Europeana at the University of Leiden, Faculty of Archaeology.  The theme of the workshop is Archaeology and Architecture in Europeana. The physical remains of Europe’s rich heritage are all around us. The … Continue reading →


Unlocking the Potential of Digital Archaeological Data – ARIADNE Final Conference

The ARIADNE Research Infrastructure final conference “Unlocking the Potential of Digital Archaeological Data” will be held in the beautiful Sala Luca Giordano in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, Italy on Thursday 15th to Friday 16th December 2016. The Conference will … Continue reading →


21st International Conference on Cultural Heritage and NEW Technologies (CHNT 21, 2016)

the „21st International Conference on Cultural Heritage and NEW Technologies“ is organized by the Urban Archaeology of Vienna and their partners and will take place in the City Hall of Vienna, Austria on November 16-18, 2016 The theme of CHNT 21 … Continue reading →