3DPAST was just concluded

We are very happy to inform that the project 3DPAST – Living and virtual visiting European World Heritage was just concluded.

The project was coordinated by Escola Superior Gallaecia (esGALLAECIA), as project leader, University of Florence (UNIFI) and University Politecnica de València (UPV), as partners. 

It was developed in the framework of Creative Europe Programme, and had co-funding from the European Union (2016-2020).

3DPAST main idea was to research and value vernacular architecture and knowledge from local populations living in World Heritage sites. 

The key-aim was to enhance this outstanding heritage, through architectural and historical research in a digital and multimedia way, crossing it with a creative component, to reach new audiences. 

The project outputs were: 

. 3DPAST Platform: introducing vernacular architecture in 8 World Heritage sites (with a virtual reality approach); 

. 3DPAST Booklet: “Guidelines and strategies for maintenance of vernacular architecture in World Heritage sites” (100 pages in 5 languages), for free download;   

. 3DPAST Book: “From Vernacular to World Heritage” (a publication with 250 pages in English) for free download;

. 3DPAST App, soon available at App Store and Google Play;

. 3DPAST International Conference HERITAGE 2020;

. 3DPAST Videos;

. 3DPAST Digital Drawings;

The project had the international support of: 

ICOMOS International, ICOMOS-CIAV, ICOMOS-ISCEAH, ICOMOS-CIPA, & UNESCO-Chair of Earthen Architecture, Building Cultures and Sustainable Development.

You can visit the project’s platform with deeper research on each WH site, crossed with 3D Models and virtual reality.

Further information about vernacular architecture in the 8 researched World Heritage sites can be accessed at:

Upper Svaneti, GEORGIA;

Pienza, ITALY;

Cuenca, SPAIN;

Transylvania, ROMANIA;

Old Rauma, FINLAND;

Gjirokastra & Berat, ALBANIA;

Chorá, GREECE;

Pico, PORTUGAL.