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Research paper thumbnail of Digital archives: Fostering and enhancing the architectural heritage

2013 Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013

Scientific context Contemporary society looks to the digitizationof the archives and its rapid sp... more Scientific context Contemporary society looks to the digitizationof the archives and its rapid spread as a catalyst for a profound cultural, social and economic change. The research investigates the process of transformation of cultural institutions, and in particular of architecture and design archives, and explores the opportunities of change induced by the impact of digital technologies and the participatory models of users. It analyzes the significance of archives today, from simple repositories to production and dissemination cultural centers. This work is part of the larger research conducted in the scientific and disciplinary Research Unit, named Design for Cultural Heritage (DeCH), now Design & Culture, in the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano. It has been conducted in continuity with the research project PRIN 2010/12 "The design of cultural heritage through history, memory and knowledge: the immaterial, the virtual, the interactive as a matter of project in time of crisis i " which has been investigating the development and potential of the digital, the virtual features of the web and the application of multimedia tools for the creation of new ways to benefit from cultural heritage.

Research paper thumbnail of Digital archives: Fostering and enhancing the architectural heritage

2013 Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013

Scientific context Contemporary society looks to the digitizationof the archives and its rapid sp... more Scientific context Contemporary society looks to the digitizationof the archives and its rapid spread as a catalyst for a profound cultural, social and economic change. The research investigates the process of transformation of cultural institutions, and in particular of architecture and design archives, and explores the opportunities of change induced by the impact of digital technologies and the participatory models of users. It analyzes the significance of archives today, from simple repositories to production and dissemination cultural centers. This work is part of the larger research conducted in the scientific and disciplinary Research Unit, named Design for Cultural Heritage (DeCH), now Design & Culture, in the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano. It has been conducted in continuity with the research project PRIN 2010/12 "The design of cultural heritage through history, memory and knowledge: the immaterial, the virtual, the interactive as a matter of project in time of crisis i " which has been investigating the development and potential of the digital, the virtual features of the web and the application of multimedia tools for the creation of new ways to benefit from cultural heritage.

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