All Outputs (5)

Retrieving the ancient colours: Artistic practice as a tool for heritage reconstruction (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The frieze of the Palace of the stuccoes, dated between the 5 th and 6 th century BC, was a polychrome Maya relief discovered in the 1907 in Yucatán, Mexico. It was documented in watercolours and hand tinted photographs by Adela Breton. After years o... Read More about Retrieving the ancient colours: Artistic practice as a tool for heritage reconstruction.

The art of the maker – Craft, design and technology in the 21st century (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Invention, innovation and insight are keywords for any technologist and designer working in the academic or commercial sector. In the twenty-first century, a wealth of new and emerging materials, alongside digital methods for the manufacture of produ... Read More about The art of the maker – Craft, design and technology in the 21st century.

The reconstruction of the appearance of the Acancéh frieze by 2.5D printing (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of the project is to reconstruct the appearance of the Maya frieze of the Palace of the Stuccoes in Acancéh Yucatán, dating from c. 350 BC to AD 850. The frieze itself is destroyed by now but was documented by Adela Breton in 1907. Her waterc... Read More about The reconstruction of the appearance of the Acancéh frieze by 2.5D printing.

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.