What is Architectural Digital Archive

A virtual space in which correlate data, services and users in order to the preservation, use and sharing of information. Digital archives for the architecture collect written / graphics documents, usually dispersed in different collections, according to a strategy as of conservation – for the fragility of the original documents – as of smart access. In particular, digital archives favor historical research and comparative analysis. 3D models can be used working alongside traditional metadata, as an aid to historical-critical analysis of the works – both realized as only planned – and assisting the study of the authors and of architectures in relation to the historical context.

The Representation of Architectural Heritage in the Digital Age

Stefano Brusaporci (L'Aquila University, Italy)