Towards the semantic characterization of digital representations of architectural artifacts: programmatic lines of research

Abstract

These programmatic lines of research, at the intersection between the disciplinary fields of the built heritage documentation and the information and communication technologies, aims to define a set of technical elements concerning the development of information systems at an architectural scale integrating it into methodological reflections related to scientific issues concerning the study of historic buildings. Three main aspects are integrated in a cross approach. First, the definition of protocols for acquisition, processing and semantic structuring of digital representations of architectural artifacts. Secondly, the identification of solutions for interconnecting multiple representation systems at various scales. Finally, the definition of new way for the comparative analysis of architectural artifacts based on dimensional, morphological and semantic criteria.