Projects
BELGIAN MOMO HERITAGE ON THE RADAR - Re-reading modernist housing estates: an inquiry into the value of threatened heritage sites and the possibilities of adaptive reuse as a method for re-evaluation Hasselt University
Reflectance imaging for cultural heritage. KU Leuven
With the Hercules grant, the RICH project (Reflectance Imaging for Cultural Heritage) aims to create a unique digital imaging tool for researching, studying, and exploring material characteristics of art and library materials in medieval and early modern times. An imaging device, IMROD (Imaging Module for Multi-spectral, Reflectance Or 3D), will be developed to produce a digital 3D record, through multi-directional and multi-spectral lighting ...
Heritage Practice Communities in a Digitized World. University of Antwerp
Flemish Cities In Transition - A framework for a web-based built heritage platform using BIM, GIS and linked data KU Leuven
Collaborative built heritage projects require that a large variety of stakeholders, often using different tools and datasets, collaborate efficiently to conserve a valuable heritage building. Despite the opportunities of a thorough digitization, the general adoption and exchange of structured data during such projects is currently lower compared to other sectors of the construction domain focusing on new buildings. Besides conventional ...
Characterising the impact of urban green initiatives on cultural heritage environments. University of Antwerp
Safeguarding Savoir-Faire: Culinary Heritage Movements, Globalization, and Nationalism in Contemporary France. KU Leuven
In 2010, UNESCO granted the status of intangible cultural heritage to “The Gastronomic Meal of the French” elevating the art of the French meal to a position of protected cultural status. In the years following, a multitude of cultural events and movements have developed in France, many of which cite this accolade as a starting point for platforms seeking to further promote culinary heritage. While UNESCO states that intangible cultural ...
SAFESILK: Understanding, preventing and treating metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections. University of Antwerp
Preservation of Belgian interior heritage. Rational interwar kitchens: concept, construction and conservation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
gave rise to current modern kitchen designs and these rational
interwar kitchens are still present in contemporary Belgium houses.
Nevertheless, their interior heritage value remains undervalued. This
ignorance causes them to be badly maintained and often replaced …
so they slowly disappear. The research therefore aims to provide
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