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What is Architectural Artifact

Chapter 412
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
This expression is used to highlight that a historic building can be seen as a product of human activity. This becomes even more important for an historic building, built with artisan technologies and stratified during of his life. Therefore, its material consistency takes on a specific testimonial value of the cultures and transformations that have generated and modified it over time. Additionally, the material characteristics can be used as chronological indicators for dating parts of the building. Hence it follows that it is necessary to put special attention in the study of construction system also in digital modeling.
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The Representation of Architectural Heritage in the Digital Age
Stefano Brusaporci (L'Aquila University, Italy)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch412
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The Importance of Being Honest: Issues of Transparency in Digital Visualization of Architectural Heritage
This definition, referred to an architectural heritage, is used to highlight that a historic building can be seen as a product of human activity. This becomes even more important for an historic building, built with artisan technologies and stratified during of his life. Therefore, its material consistency takes on a specific testimonial value of the cultures and transformations that have generated and modified it over time. Additionally, the material characteristics can be used as chronological indicators for dating parts of the building. Hence it follows that it is necessary to put special attention in the study of construction system also in digital modeling.
Published in Chapter: The Importance of Being Honest: Issues of Transparency in Digital Visualization of Architectural Heritage; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Technologies for Architectural and Archaeological Heritage
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