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In memoriam Prof. Gabriele Fangi – Distinguished Executive Member of CIPA Heritage Documentation
/in NewsGrotto Digital Twins
/in Conferences, NewsOn 17 February 2025, the online seminar ‘Grotto Digital Twins: Strategies for Documentation, Preservation and Promotion’ brought together over 170 participants from around the world to explore the challenges of describing and modelling underground cultural heritage sites, both natural and man-made.
Announcing CIPA Summer School 2025: Digitisation of Built Heritage at Risk
/in News, Summer schoolsJoin the 14th CIPA Summer School (May 20-25, 2025) at Heiligenkreuz-Gutenbrunn Castle, Austria! Gain hands-on experience in heritage documentation, photogrammetry, and laser scanning. Led by TU Vienna, in collaboration with ICOMOS and ISPRS. Earn 3 ECTS credits. Limited spots—apply now!
OpenHeritage3D
/in Conferences, NewsJoin us on February 11th at Castello del Valentino for a seminar on OpenHeritage3D, featuring CIPA President Fulvio Rinaudo and 3D Data Scientist Scott McAvoy. Explore advancements in 3D cultural heritage data accessibility and sharing. Hosted by the PhD Program in Architectural Heritage at Politecnico di Torino, this event highlights innovative heritage documentation initiatives.
Call for Papers: CIPA 2025 Symposium
/in Conferences, NewsThe 30th CIPA Symposium is fast approaching! Join us in Seoul, South Korea, from August 25-29, 2025, as we explore this year’s theme: “Heritage Conservation from Bits: From Digital Documentation to Data-driven Heritage Conservation.”
We invite researchers, professionals, and site managers to present at the symposium. Accepted papers will be included in the ISPRS Archives or ISPRS Annals.
CIPA Emerging Professionals Leadership Transition
/in Longread, News, Sustaining MemberssMichelle Duong and Joe Kallas will be stepping down as team leads of the CIPA Emerging Professionals Leadership Team and are excited to announce that Margarita Skamantzari and Yogender Yadav will be taking on the role of Co-Chairs starting in January 2025. We encourage all members of the CIPA EP community to support and collaborate with our new Co-Chairs.
Overhead4D joins CIPA Heritage Documentation as a Sustaining Member
/in Longread, News, Sustaining MemberssCIPA Heritage Documentation is excited to announce our newest Sustaining Member, Overhead4D. With their extensive experience and passion in the field of documentation, we welcome Overhead4D with enthusiasm and thank them for their support.
CIPA @ the ICOMOS 2024 Annual General Assembly and Symposium
/in Conferences, Longread, NewsThe ICOMOS 2024 Annual General Assembly and Scientific Symposium were held in Ouro Preto, Brazil, from November 9–12, organized by ICOMOS Brazil. CIPA was well-represented by members, including President Prof. Fulvio Rinaudo, Comm. III co-chair Em. Prof. Andreas Georgopoulos, and EP members Margarita Skamantzari, Renata Cima Campiotto, and Fabiane R. Savino.
Publication: Reviving Aleppo
/in News, Summer schoolsWe are thrilled to announce the publication of Reviving Aleppo initiated and edited by our members Rahaf Orabi and Fabian Thiel, now available through Springer Nature, in the series “Cities, Heritage and Transformation”. This book is the culmination of extensive work, intense reviews and contributions from the 2021 online conference.
APTI Workshop on Standardization
/in News, Summer schoolsThe Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) recently held a workshop on standardization from June 11-14, 2024, in Ithaca, New York. APTI, a global organization dedicated to promoting the best practices for the preservation of historic structures, brought together experts from various disciplines to discuss the future of heritage documentation.
13th CIPA International Summer School in Rhodes
/in News, Summer schoolsThis year’s Summer School attracted 39 participants from 22 countries, including Italy, Spain, Germany, Canada, and others. The participants came from diverse professional backgrounds and age groups, reflecting the broad appeal of the school in advancing knowledge on heritage conservation techniques.