Digital Curation in Architecture Curricula and vocational training for Architects The DEDICATE Framework in Architectural CAD Courses Design

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Digital Curation in Architecture Curricula
andvocational training for ArchitectsThe
DEDICATE Framework in Architectural CAD Courses
Design

• by
• Dr Ian Anderson and Dr Ruggero Lancia
• HATII (Humanities Advanced Technology and
  Information Institute)
• University of Glasgow

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CAD/CAM in Architectural Education
70s
Idiosyncratic CAD systems
Lack of a specific CAD education in Architecture
curricula
80s
CAD packages on microcomputers
Widely diffused informal training often focused
on the use of the most diffused CAD packages
90s
Democratisation of CAD systems
Training and post-grad qualifications in advanced
CAD modelling offered by Architecture Schools
Today
Expert Architectural use of CAD systems
CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
DEDICATE
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Curatorial Issues in Architectural Practices

• Architects do not see the need for neither
  curating their digital data beyond the
  finalisation of Design nor consistently managing
  digital products during the design process
• Specific, contextually and professionally
  competent knowledge is required for handling
  architectural digital data
• Post-hoc curation's agreed procedures are biased
  toward the mission, competences and means of
  Archives
• Built Environment related digital data bear
  numerous and unresolved curatorial issues.

CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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Architect's Commercial and Legal Responsibilities
for Digital Curation

• Emerging Building Information Modelling (BIM)
  regulations
• Public Investors
• Building Control Authorities.
• Commercial liability
• Paper documentation vs digital native
  documentation.

CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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Digital Curation Professional Opportunities for
Architects

• Respond to political and commercial
  opportunities for professional development
• to reach institutional clients
• to enter the market of integrated manufacture of
  building elements
• to adopt collaborative and concurrent Design
  procedures.

CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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The DEDICATE framework
Data Audit (DAF) Risk Assessment
(DRAMBORA) Scripted Analysis
Investigating Defining Testing
CASPAR/PLANETS Project Partners Feedback
Policies Requirements Procedures
Loss risk Reusability impediment Scarce
interoperability Absent legal management
Common Sustainable Framework
CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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Digital Curation Module Design Management
Tasks -
(CREATE) to plan and implement consistent
curatorial procedures along the digital design
workflows
(APPRAISE) to formulate data appraisal and
selection criteria against a set of economical
and professional objectives to formalise
information disposal procedures
(INGEST) to manage the ingestion of digital
assets according to agreed curatorial policies to
ensure data authoritativeness persistence and
accessibility
(PRESERVATION) to establish preservation policies
according to professional and legal needs to
implement preservation procedures on the assets
held in the repository
(STORE) to manage the persistent feasibility of
data storage
(ACCESS) to monitor and restrict privileges for
data access and reuse according to professional
and legal requirements
(TRANSFORM) to plan and implement procedures to
track the data reuse and transformation according
to good practices in IPR management.
CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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Digital Curation Module Design - Technical
Skills -
(CREATE) expert knowledge of formats, data
structure and digital design computing procedures
(APPRAISE) advanced knowledge of metadata
standards and data quality assessment
(INGEST) thorough knowledge of both the purpose
and the originating digital work flow of data
(PRESERVATION) understanding of preservation
routines function and strategies
(STORE) knowledge of repository architectures
options
(ACCESS) understanding of the techniques and
procedures for privileges based data access
(TRANSFORM) knowledge of data watermarking,
cryptographic techniques options and format
migration issues.
CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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Foreseen Effects of Digital Curation education on
the Architect profession

• Enhanced control over commercial exploitation of
  Digital Design Products (effective IPR
  management)
• Technically aware use of CAD technologies
  (streamlined digital workflows)
• Profession renewal (Architect as content
  provider in the Digital Cultural Market).

CONTEXT
ISSUES
COURSE DESIGN
CONCLUSIONS
EMERGENCIES
OPPORTUNITIES
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