Architecture: History, Theory & Practice

project: Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (Phase II: Enhancing Stained Glass Studies)

Grant Holder: Dr Tim Ayers; Anna Eavis
The Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) is an international survey of stained glass. CVMA in Great Britain has so far published one hundred printed volumes to date in addition to the online publications which include a substantial image archive; a prototype digital publication of the stained glass in Norfolk; and an online magazine called 'Vidimus' (available at http://vidimus.org). Phase I of the CVMA digital publication project provided access to a digital Picture Archive, containing nearly 18,000 images of medieval stained glass. [read more]

blog: London Churches, Part 1

The idea of the London Churches project is to visit every church in the City of London - and probably a few outside - and use the visits as the basis of an online work. This isn't a blog, and it certainly isn't a historical or architectural guide. It's a work of hyperfiction, but derived from real places, real experiences, real observations and real conversations. In many ways it isn't about the churches themselves, but the experience of visiting them.

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hyperliterature
digital fiction
hyperfiction
Discipline: 
English Language and Literature
Architecture: History, Theory & Practice
By Edward Picot at Tue, 07/07/2009 - 16:29

project: A Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches

Grant Holder: Professor Richard Fawcett
Apart from a few widely known examples, such as Edinburgh St Giles or Perth St John, the medieval parish churches of Scotland are very rarely dealt with in discussions of architecture in Britain in the Middle Ages. This is largely because they have never been systematically studied as a body, and there is surprisingly little knowledge of how much of medieval date survives. [read more]

eventresources: Immersive Vision Theatres and Strategies for Knowledge Transfer

Report from the Methods Network seminar organized by Michael Punt, University of Plymouth (13 December 2007).

This workshop considered content design for immersive vision theatres. These are typically planetariums refurbished and modified to accept ±180 degree digital projection. Facilities such as these are increasing in the UK in the HE and the museum sector, and with the advent of portable inflatable domes, there is a growing interest in primary and secondary sectors.

This event aimed to identify:

    Tags: 
    Animation
    Resource sharing
    Usage of existing digital data
    Virtual world modelling
    Discipline: 
    Archaeology
    Classics and Ancient History
    Architecture: History, Theory & Practice
    Visual Arts
    Design
    By Lydia Horstman at Wed, 30/07/2008 - 16:35

    project: Dictionary of Scottish Architects

    Grant Holder: Professor David Walker; Dr Yvonne Hillyard
    The Dictionary of Scottish Architects is a database with biographies and full job lists for all those who practised in Scotland after 1840. This includes not only men and women who were born in Scotland but also those from elsewhere who designed buildings and entered competitions here. It is available over the internet without restriction. During the first 3-year period which was funded by the AHRC the Dictionary covered the period up to 1940; at the start of 2008, the inclusion of post-1940 architects was begun. It is anticipated that this new project will be completed in 2011. [read more]

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