A joint international workshop between the University of Pavia (Italy) and the University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) in the field of Digital Heritage took place from 10th to 12th October 2023 in Sharjah.
The workshop "Digital Discoveries in Architectural Heritage: From 3D Mapping to Phygital Experiences" was organised at the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Sharjah (UoS) by Dr. Raffaella De Marco (MSCA Fellow Researcher, UNIPV) and Dr. Eslam Nofal (Assistant Professor, UoS) for students of Architecture, in the Bachelor’s program of Sciences in Architectural Engineering and Master's program in Conservation Management of Cultural Heritage (coordinated in collaboration with ICCROM) offered by the University of Sharjah.
The workshop introduced the students to the topic of the production and management of 3D databases on Architectural Heritage for the morphometric analysis of built systems and the virtual dissemination of cultural sites, sharing best practices achieved through the collaboration with the research laboratory DAda-LAB. of the DICAr - University of Pavia. The experimentation focused on the adoption of these products in terms of Virtual Heritage and Web Repositories for the management of multimedia heritage narratives. The architectural sites analysed belong to Palestinian Heritage.
The 3D Virtual models developed by the students are available at:
The workshop was part of a programme of events and meetings organised through the Erasmus+ Mobility programme, and supported by the MSCA European project "MOEBHIOS" coordinated by the University of Pavia, aimed at sharing practices and educational experiences on Digital Heritage for the mapping and user experience of architectural sites of international Cultural Heritage. Other events concerned:
- “Digital Heritage Features: strategies of connection between Data, Tools and Stories”, open lecture at the Master’s course in Conservation Management of Cultural Heritage of the University of Sharjah in collaboration with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM).
- “Digital Heritage Practice: Experiences from the Survey to the Fruition of 3D Databases and Virtual Modelling Environments”, open talk at the Museum of Islamic Civilization in Sharjah.
The activities, attended by international students and lecturers from the University of Sharjah, were combined with institutional visits and meetings for future collaborations at the Department of Architectural Engineering, the College of Engineering, the International Mobility Department and the Vice Chancellor Office for Research and Graduate Studies of the University of Sharjah.
