All Outputs (19)

The accessibility project of the Beckford Tower in Bath: A case study on tactile experiences for people with visual impairments (2025)
Journal Article

Beckford’s Tower, a Grade I-listed building, and a landmark of UNESCO City of Bath’s historic heritage has stood for two centuries. Born in 1760, William Beckford was only ten years old when his father died. Consequently, he inherited an immense for... Read More about The accessibility project of the Beckford Tower in Bath: A case study on tactile experiences for people with visual impairments.

A robotic elephant trunk (2023)
Report

Anibotics is a company based in Bristol that specializes in developing friendly robots, particularly one that resembles an elephant kitten. One of the key features of these robots is their trunk, which is likely designed to mimic the functionality of... Read More about A robotic elephant trunk.

Lens filter for a drone (2023)
Report

True to Nature Limited (TTN) is a Bristol based independent TV production company that specialises in premium and innovative natural history content. The company values emotive storytelling and invests in technology that can support this through inno... Read More about Lens filter for a drone.

Do Ho Suh Exibition in New York (2022)
Exhibition / Performance

Output from the collaboration with the international artist Do Ho Suh. Quote: "The presentation opens with Inverted Monument (2022), a large-scale sculpture made of extruded thermoplastic polyester developed as part of an ongoing research project wit... Read More about Do Ho Suh Exibition in New York.

Developing concept system for robotics open heart surgery (2022)
Digital Artefact

Research interests in the healthcare field have for some time been growing within CFPR. A connection with Dr Muhammad Bilal from UWE’s Big Data Enterprise and Artificial Intelligence Lab is, in particular, developing some promising healthcare researc... Read More about Developing concept system for robotics open heart surgery.

The craftsperson, tacit knowledge and digital embodiment (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

We are increasingly living in a world of digital interfaces, computer screens for work, VR headsets for entertainment, displays in cars and on coffee machines. Computers, robotics and AI are beginning to present new ways and possibilities that can fo... Read More about The craftsperson, tacit knowledge and digital embodiment.

CFPR Showcase (2020)
Exhibition / Performance

Our shift towards the digital has provided us a new challenge: how can we offer an alternative experience that surpasses a physical visit to an exhibition? This showcase is a first response to this question. It includes a range of images, a video, an... Read More about CFPR Showcase.

3d models for the visually impaired: The Unesco for all project making of (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation of the production of the replicas for the Unesco 4 All project, made by the CFPR.
The EU UNESCO4ALL TOUR project aims to create an innovative, thematic, transnational tourism product based on the UNESCO WH sites and targeted to visually... Read More about 3d models for the visually impaired: The Unesco for all project making of.

Urban Lighthouses (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Wayfinding strategies for visually impaired are fundamental to provide social inclusion, a better quality of life, level of independency and urban accessibility to people with special needs. Recent digital technologies are a great help (GPS localizat... Read More about Urban Lighthouses.

Urban lighthouses and a tactile city (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Wayfinding strategies for visually impaired are fundamental for providing social inclusion, a better quality of life, a level of independency and urban accessibility for people with special needs. Recent digital technologies can provide significant b... Read More about Urban lighthouses and a tactile city.

Le tecnologie digitali 3d per la conservazione e la conoscenza del patrimonio culturale (2019)
Book Chapter

This chapter focuses on 3d technology and Cultural Heritage.
It analyzes 3d technology such as CNC machines and additive processes: the 3d printers.
Solid printing in museums/3d printing and geomatics for replicas validation.

3ds Max per l'architettura (2019)
Book

3ds Max, the popular 3D graphics and animation software, allows architects, urban planners, landscape architects and designers to create sophisticated, high-impact renderings of buildings and other architectural components. This guide, now in its fou... Read More about 3ds Max per l'architettura.

VR for Architecture and Construction Industry (2018)
Book Chapter

VR Developer proposes a journey of discovery, useful to define the technical and creative skills needed to create virtual worlds, between the opportunities and risks.
The chapter focuses on the aspect of immersive technologies within the Architectur... Read More about VR for Architecture and Construction Industry.

Immersive Architecture Conference II (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The First International Conference on Real Time Rendering, Augmented, Interactive and Virtual Reality, focused on Design, Architecture, Real Estate and Cultural Heritage

Three days of workshops, talks, networking and live experiences on the latest... Read More about Immersive Architecture Conference II.

Audio tactile system within VIBE (2018)
Exhibition / Performance

Voyage Inside A Blind Experience
VIBE, Voyage Inside a Blind Experience, has the aim of creating a model for a temporary art exhibition, that can be reproduced and that will have an equal interest both for seeing and for visually impaired individual... Read More about Audio tactile system within VIBE.

Immersive Architecture Conference (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The Immersive Architecture Conference is the first conference on virtual
reality and augmented reality within architecture, design, real estate and
cultural heritage.
Im-Arch is organized by CGarchitect, the leading online community for
architect... Read More about Immersive Architecture Conference.

Craftsmen and technology (2016)
Book Chapter

The catalogue describes the virtuous encounter between craftsmanship, technological innovation and project culture. The technological revolution is transforming the ways of production and consumption and, inevitably, also the forms of design.
A new... Read More about Craftsmen and technology.

From point cloud to digital fabrication: A tangible reconstruction of Ca' Venier dei Leoni, the Guggenheim Museum in Venice (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper describes how new digital methodologies can be used within the field of Cultural Heritage, not only with the aim of documenting the actual state of an architecture but to review the past transformations it has undergone, conserving and repr... Read More about From point cloud to digital fabrication: A tangible reconstruction of Ca' Venier dei Leoni, the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.

Tooteko: A case study of augmented reality for an accessible cultural heritage. Digitization, 3D printing and sensors for an audio-tactile experience (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Tooteko is a smart ring that allows to navigate any 3D surface with your finger tips and get in return an audio content that is relevant in relation to the part of the surface you are touching in that moment. Tooteko can be applied to any tactile sur... Read More about Tooteko: A case study of augmented reality for an accessible cultural heritage. Digitization, 3D printing and sensors for an audio-tactile experience.