Digital Technologies and New Evidence in Architectural History

Research Article| December 01 2017 Digital Technologies and New Evidence in Architectural History Caroline Bruzelius Caroline Bruzelius Duke University Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (2017) 76 (4): 436–439. https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2017.76.4.436 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Caroline Bruzelius; Digital Technologies and New Evidence in Architectural History. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1 December 2017; 76 (4): 436–439. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/jsah.2017.76.4.436 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentJournal of the Society of Architectural Historians Search Architectural historians, rejoice! We have entered an age in which our discipline can be immeasurably assisted, enriched, and sometimes transformed by the advent of accessible, low-cost, and increasingly user-friendly technologies. These tools enable us to identify evidence that was not previously visible or accessible, synthesize and map geographically and chronologically referenced data points with precision, fuse databases to combine information from secondary sources that in turn generate new types of data, and test hypotheses through 3-D models and animations. We can stimulate new questions about buildings, places, and spaces with mapping and measuring tools. In this short summary, I will mention some examples of digital projects in which new evidence has been discovered or combined in new ways to illuminate questions in architectural history. The potential tools include the following: Critical to many of these efforts is the availability of open-source software and the Creative Commons license. These mean that... You do not currently have access to this content.