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ANNUAL SUMMITS 2007 Summit Guillaume Labelle and Lawrence Bird, Conservation and Preservation Committee
ANNUAL SUMMITS 2007 Summit Guillaume Labelle and Lawrence Bird, Conservation and Preservation Committee
Guillaume Labelle and Lawrence Bird, Conservation and Preservation Committee
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Day 2, Group 2Guillaume Labelle, Université de MontréalLawrence Bird, McGill University – CCA The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is in the process of acquiring several digital archives. These include Greg Lynn’s Embryological House (1997-2002), an early example of the development of a non-traditional architectural project through computer modeling and animation software... |
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...Digital architectural archives pose distinct preservation challenges, including an absence of clear standards for archiving the wide range of 3-dimensional digital description types employed by architects. As an entirely digital born design project, Greg Lynn’s Embryological House archive has become a DOCAM preservation case study. This presentation outlines the challenges involved in preserving the products of a digital design process, and the preservation strategies under development since the CCA’s receipt of the Embryological House files this year. |