Digital strategies for the valorisation of archival heritage

Authors

  • Roberta Spallone Politecnico di Torino - Department of Architecture and Design
  • Giulia Bertola Politecnico di Torino, MODLab Arch, viale Mattioli 39, 10125, Torino, Italy
  • Francesca Ronco Politecnico di Torino, MODLab Design, Corso Settembrini 178, 10135 Torino, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21014/acta_imeko.v10i1.883

Abstract

20th century pre-digital architectural archives are a current topic of interest for scholars involved in historical studies as well as those studying conservation, valorisation and communication. These vast archival heritages could be enhanced by the methodologies, techniques and tools offered by the digital revolution. The present proposal demonstrates this potential through the application of structure from motion techniques to a physical scale model that represents the Turin Horse Racing designed by Carlo Mollino. Moreover, the paper presents a comparison of different software, methodologies and modelling tools and suggests a design for virtual and on-site communication strategies. These strategies fuel new interrelations of knowledge and ideas, through which an archive can become a place of convergence between the real and the virtual.

Author Biographies

Roberta Spallone, Politecnico di Torino - Department of Architecture and Design

Roberta Spallone, architect and Ph.D. in “Drawing and Survey of Architectural Heritage”, is Full Professor at the Politecnico di Torino, Department of Architecture and Design (DAD). She is a member of the School of Architecture, and currently teaches in the Laboratory of Drawing and Survey and Digital techniques of representation. She is on the Board of the Doctorate of Architectural and Landscape Heritage and director of the excellence Ph.D. course “Complex vaulted systems: geometry, design, construction”. Her research focusses on the fields of history and criticism of architectural drawing, with particular attention to classic treatises on architecture and the art of fortification, and digital technologies for graphical analyses and reconstructive modeling. She is author of a hundred and eighty publications including monographs and essays, and has participated as a speaker in many International Conferences.

Giulia Bertola, Politecnico di Torino, MODLab Arch, viale Mattioli 39, 10125, Torino, Italy

Giulia Bertola. Architect and illustrator, Ph.D Student of Architectural, Building, Urbanism and Landscape Program of Universitat Politecnica de Valencia,Research Fellow at Mod Lab Arch - DAD PoliTo where she carries out her researches about different fields of visual expression (painting, sculpture, graphics and illustration). She is tutor in the Laboratory of Drawing and Survey and Furniture designer at the Logistics Service.

Francesca Ronco, Politecnico di Torino, MODLab Design, Corso Settembrini 178, 10135 Torino, Italy

Francesca Ronco. Architect, Ph.D Student of Architectural, Building, Urbanism and Landscape Program of Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Research Fellow at Mod Lab Design - DAD PoliTo where she carries out her researches about the relationships between virtual and real modelling. She is tutor in the Laboratory of Drawing and Survey and in the course of Descriptive geometry and Digital representation.  

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Published

2021-03-31

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Research Papers