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Year
Relics of Electronic Hallucinations. Gazing at Early Computational Fluid Dynamics Drawings from Los Alamos Nuclear Research Center
2024
Architectural Analysis, Survey and Documentation of Built Heritage
2024
Rules, A Short History Of What We Live By, A book by Lorraine Daston
2024
Survey and characterisation of the archaeological landscape of Lovo
2024
Stoclet 1911 - Restitution
2024
Stoclet 1911 - Hypothesis
2024
TV Show: 3D Digitization and Built Heritage Preservation
2024
Drawing air: the evolution of the representation of air in architectural drawing from the industrial revolution to the present
2023
Architectural Analysis, Survey and Documentation of Built Heritage
2023
Analysis, Systems & Composition
2023
Code Tracing
2023
Maison du Peuple full scale experience on its original site
2023
From projection to building and vice versa
2023
Emergence of pre-digital algorithmic design
2023
Comparing Randomness
2023
Anthropic Units in Baroque Architecture, the Gallery of the Palazzo Spada and the Roman Palm
2023
Workshop Glyph
2023
Re-presentation as an analytical tool in Baroque Architecture
2022
Crossed Experimentations of Low-Altitude Surveys For The Detection Of Buried Structures
2022
Chamber Music Hall of Horta's Palais des Beaux-Arts: 3D Hypothesis
2022
Formal Analysis and Computer Process - Algorithmic Music II/II
2022
Misreading, once again...
2022
Perspectives on Dwelling : Architectural Anthropologies of Home
2022
Workshop (fig.22)
2022
Towards a multi-scale semantic characterization of the built heritage
2021
De l'incarnation de la protoarchitecture
2021
Formal Analysis and Computer Process - Algorithmic Music I/II
2021
Noise
2021
(Close) Reading Morphosis
2021
Jeu d’échelles / échelles du jeu
2021
Pohlke
2021
Workshop (fig.)
2021
Perspectiva Virtualis
2021
Architectural Analysis, Survey and Documentation of Built Heritage
2020
Exploitation des numérisations pour l'analyse urbaine en contexte archéologique
2020
Formal Analysis and Computer Process - The Algorists
2020
Urban Planning Representation
2020
Projection built into Sketchpad III: origin of a critical field in computer graphics
2020
Architectural Analysis, Survey and Documentation of Built Heritage
2019
[x] Exploitation de numérisations hétérogènes pour la représentation et l'analyse d'un site archéologique de grande échelle : Pachacamac 1532
2019
Relecture de vocabulaires d’architecture : apport de la complexité des représentations numériques dans la caractérisation de formes architecturales
2019
Victor Horta's Maison du Peuple 3D restitution hypothesis
2019
Architectural Analysis and Graphic Representation - Morphosis in the 1980s
2019
Formal Analysis and Computer Process - Medley II/II
2019
Histoires de Représentation
2019
Victor Horta's Maison du Peuple 3D restitution hypothesis
2019
Building Drawings : Decoding and Recoding the Graphic Projection Algorithm in Architectural Representation
2019
Places Royales Françaises. Réflexion d’une logique d’édification à travers une corrélation entre une analyse sémantique et un signal géométrique
2018
Virtual Systems – Actual Objects: Rendition of Morphosis ' Compositional Principles in the mid 1980s
2018
Formal Analysis and Computer Process - Medley I/II
2018

Exploitation de numérisations hétérogènes pour la représentation et l'analyse d'un site archéologique de grande échelle : Pachacamac 1532

English title

Heterogeneous digitization for the representation and analysis of a large-scale archaeological site: Pachacamac 1532

Supervisors

David Lo Buglio & Peter Eeckhout, professor (ULB)

Abstract

Advanced technologies such as photogrammetry, airborne ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and drone thermography have revolutionized the study of archaeological sites, enabling the collection of large volumes of data. Today, these techniques are mainly used to document the condition of structures and guide excavations. However, a more ambitious use of these data could improve our understanding of urban design logics in specific contexts, such as those of pre-Columbian cities in South America. This methodological reflection proposes to extend the analysis beyond traditional Western frameworks.

1. Exploiting Digital Data: Beyond Recording Building Condition

3D Modeling and Virtual Reconstruction: 3D models can be used to reconstruct and simulate ancient structures, providing a view of missing or ruined parts and facilitating the exploration of hypotheses on social and functional organization.

Stratigraphic and chronological analysis: GPR and thermographic data reveal buried structures, enabling us to reconstruct the chronology of the site's construction and transformation phases.

2. Urban Design Logics: Enriching Knowledge

Study of traffic patterns: Reconstruction of traffic networks and analysis of public spaces to understand social hierarchies and ritual practices.

Urban Morphology and Social Organization: Analysis of the layout of buildings and public spaces to identify clues to social structure and the centralization of power.

3. Urban analysis methods: going beyond Western frameworks

Deconstructing Western paradigms: Questioning Western concepts such as centrality and spatial hierarchy to better understand the urban logics of pre-Columbian cities, integrating ritual or cosmogonic aspects.

Alternative Methodological Approaches: Development of adapted methods, such as the integration of ethnographic knowledge and the study of local traditions, for a more precise understanding of specific urban logics.

Towards a Holistic and Contextualized Approach 

The exploitation of digital data must go beyond the simple documentation of structures. By using these data to explore urban design logics, we can enrich our understanding of ancient cities, especially those that don't fit into Western analytical frameworks. An interdisciplinary and critical approach is essential to offer a complete and contextualized vision of the civilizations studied.

Keywords: Architectural representation, survey, digital, architectural heritage, thermal survey.