IN-PERSON Barcelona. Section B
Abstract
In an age characterized by the abundance of information, a cultural emergency of institutions and citizens is to keep the memories of places alive and be able to share them. By considering design as an essential mediator capable of connecting diverse knowledge, the text presents approaches and experiments aimed at making cultural heritage more accessible, understandable and usable. By framing research on design processes, the text reflects on the increasingly relevant role of information data as a cultural, social and economic value for territorial communities. Three emergent design approaches (generative, aggregative, narrative) are presented as expressions of a new design-driven sensibility aimed at activating the collective memories of places that traverse the past, present and project into the future. In the debate on the relationship between humanistic culture and digital knowledge, the Data Digital Humanities, an evolution of the Digital Humanities, values data in its various manifestations as a cultural artifact, text, processable information, object of study and analysis (Owens, 2011; Schöch, 2013; Smith, 2013). The methodology focuses on a model for designing a system of actor collaboration and data interoperability from a shared and accessible cataloging system for cultural heritage. The approach is explained through its application in the context of two projects, CHANGES and RADICI (Next Generation EU), both aimed at fostering new narratives and the enhancement of museum and art collections. This research provides innovative approaches to address the complexity and abundance of cultural data, promoting an inclusive and community-oriented view of cultural heritage (Faro Convention).
Simona Colitti, PhD student in Architecture and Design Cultures at the University of Bologna. She is interested in co-design and data-driven processes related to the relationship between culture and territory. Her research project focuses on new effective models of collaboration between Cultural Heritage, technologies and design and on experiments for cultural heritage literacy.
Elena Formia (Ph.D.), Full Professor in Design is Director of 1st Cycle Degree in Industrial Design and the 2nd Cycle Degree in Advanced Design. She is member of the Advanced Design Unit. Her main research topics are advanced design and future-focused processes, design education and the relationship between design sciences and humanistic knowledge. Since 2021, she is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the international scientific journal diid. Disegno Industriale Industrial Design.
Laura Succini, PhD in Design. Researcher, since 2023, at the Department of Architecture, University of Bologna (UNIBO) on the PNRR – PE11 project, Circular and Sustainable Made in Italy. She was, from 2022 to 2023, a research fellow at the same Department on the H2020 GRETA project. Since 2018, she has been a member of the Advanced Design Unit (ADU) academic group.
Valentina Gianfrate, Associate Professor in Design and Lecturer at the Second Cycle Degree Programme in Advanced Design of Services. The proposed teaching activity is experimental, based on experiential learning through work on concrete and operational case studies. The strong degree of interdisciplinarity proposed is based on an integrated approach, constantly confronting reality and local and global challenges. Priority areas of research are related to responsible innovation and accessible design. She is involved in the Task Force for Cultural and Creative Industries of Una Europa Alliance.
Elena Vai Ph.D. senior assistant professor, collaborates with the Advanced Design Unit. Since 2019 she has been coordinating the activities of the Research Center on Cultural and Creative Industries (CRICC); since 2023 she has been a member of the Strategic Thematic Group “Design for Societal Transformation” directed by the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), within the EIT on Culture and Creativity.
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Monday 15th July, 2024