bringing digital curation to architects to promote innovation in the construction sector
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I gave this presentation during the Glasgow Science Event on Digital Innovations, held at the University of Glasgow on the 9th of June 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Bringing Digital Curation to Architects to promote innovation
in the Construction sector
Dr Ruggero Lancia Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute University of Glasgow
Difficult times
Source: BD survey 2013
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Need for InnovationDesign Sustainability
Efficient Design and Building Collaboration
Feasible Buildings’ Lifecycle Management
Social Inclusion in Design Choices
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Digital Opportunities
PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)
Generative Design
Co-Design
Digital Fabrication
Digital Difficulties
Long-term Data Authoritativeness and Reliability
Perpetual Data Accessibility and Reusability
IPR Management
Extended Digital Workflows
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Digital Curation for Architecture practices
Digital Curation (Beagrie, 2008):"the actions needed to maintain digital [...] materials over their entire life-cycle and over time”.
Feasibility / Sustainability / Legal Management / Access / Reuse / Interpretation
Produce - Ingest - Enrich - Manage - Preserve - Dispose
Curatorial Actions implemented within Digital Design Workflows
IMAGE by Nicolas Borel: FRAC Centre Orleans by Jacob + Macfarlane Architects
Commercial practices as partnersDIDECU (DIgital DEsign CUration) [2010-2011, First Step Award]
This knowledge exchange project was aimed at transferring curatorial competences and procedures to an Architecture practice while evaluating both the feasibility and the adequacy in a medium sized commercial context of the audit tools and methodologies, policies and requirements established by the
Digital Curation community. !
This investigation resulted in an audit of the data held, the infrastructure implemented and the procedures adopted by the project partner, complemented by their correlated risk assessment, and in a complete preservation plan detailing policies, requirements and suggested procedures tailored to the project partners'
procedural and technical context.
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Commercial practices as partnersDEDICATE (DEsign’s DIgital Curation for ArchiTecturE) [2013, AHRC]
This project investigated the requirements and procedures to build a common sustainable framework for the curation of Built Environment related data across
disciplines and professional contexts. !
This project gathered a select group of Scottish Architecture practices and Engineering consultancies as project partners. Their assets, creation and management procedures,
technical framework and standards compliances were audited. In particular, their digital assets underwent extensive characterisation analysis.
!For more information on all the activities of DEDICATE visit its website:
http://architecturedigitalcuration.blogspot.co.uk/
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ConclusionsDigital Technologies offer great opportunities for innovating the Construction sector (see also the political initiatives such as the 2016 Cabinet Office Construction Strategy).
Information Management / Digital Curation can support the renewal of business strategies, models and procedures in this sector.
Digital Curation competences might become part of both the Architects education and professional responsibilities.
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Thank you for your attention!
[email protected]://architecturedigitalcuration.blogspot.co.uk
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