História da Arte

We present here some of the results of the ongoing project Évora 3d, a project in collaboration between Évora’s Municipality and the research centres CHAIA and the CHIDEUS of the University of Évora - Portugal.
This specific phase seeks to create a 3D model, via the study of ancient medieval documents that will describe the plan of the city during the XIV-XV sec. AD.
The initial textual database of building structures has been created and will serve as a base for the reconstruction of each architectonic element of the ancient town. The same database will also be used for the translation of the historical information facts to a more engaging format for the final audience.
After the creation of the database, a first reconstruction attempt of architectonic elements and housing proposals will be pursued, allowing the creation of a first hybrid and dynamic 3d model. A new methodology for the public interpretation will be explored during the visualization stage, and while the Islamic Town has been presented with a fixed rendered output to the audience, this time around the final model will be visualized in real-time.
The initial hybrid 3d model will be inserted into a new 3d online platform (currently in development) enabling the editing of the initial 3d model, as well as the presentation of the facts, such as the socio-economic aspects of the town during this period. This will be presented to the public with a possible new exhibition throughout 3d digital storytelling techniques. The attempt will be to allow a full immersive experience, not only in terms of the unique approach to the reconstruction phase, but also when considering the models scale and the new instruments available for their presentation.

O papel das novas tecnologias no campo da consciencialização e valorização do património, na sua vertente intangível e tangível, tem sido, desde a viragem do milénio, um campo em célere e constante afirmação.
Com efeito, são cada vez mais acessíveis os dispositivos que permitem ao comum utilizador aceder a um corpus documental de dimensão impensável há algumas (poucas) décadas, bem como transportá-lo para incontáveis experiências visuais e sensoriais. Face ao exposto, pretende-se aqui destacar uma abordagem metodológica que parte essencialmente da análise documental para produzir as informações passíveis de estruturarem um conjunto habitacional quinhentista, um dos mais relevantes, e em paralelo desconhecidos, de Évora, “segunda
cidade do Reino”.