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Total station technology has come a long way since its origins in the early 1900s. From the first bulky and expensive total stations to the state-of-the-art instruments of today, the total station has revolutionized the field of surveying and construction. With many new innovations on the horizon, the future of total station technology looks bright, and we can expect to see even more advancements in the years to come 📆 As the technology is becoming more accessible, it will be increasingly used in many other industries such as archaeology, civil engineering, and topography. In the article "The Total Station: A Brief History and Development", we will explore the history and development of total station technology, and how it has revolutionized the industry. You can read the full article here https://lnkd.in/eaVR8JGr 🛰

SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING DRAWING IN ARCHAEOLOGY

SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING DRAWING IN ARCHAEOLOGY

Topographical surveys provide a comprehensive and accurate representation of the natural and man made features which provides a foundational understanding of existing conditions of a site. This enables informed decision making in the planning and execution of various projects such as in mapping terrain, planning and design, environmental analysis and even during engineering and construction. #topography #surveying #renewableenergy

I thank the AME060 Standing Committee on Historic and Archaeological Preservation in Transportation for recommending my work to the #TransportationResearchRecord, Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Following a three-year-long dedicated study, my final paper, titled: “Development of a Method for Preservation Appraisal of Historic Transportation Structures and Its Application for the Masonry Bridges of Mimar Sinan” was recently published https://lnkd.in/dcDgEGHa following an intense and rewarding review process. As a part of the committee, my ongoing studies since 2014 encompassed a range of historic transportation structures in #Türkiye and the #Balkans. My first paper in 2016, titled: “Preservation of Historic Transportation Structures in the Spandrels of Urban Roadway Networks and Reclamation of Historic Bridges for Public Recreational Use: Case Studies from Istanbul”, https://lnkd.in/dqQVw9mB, applied the architectural term #spandrel to transportation networks and introduced how the urban spandrels can be used to value historic transportation structures in our contemporary societies. My second paper in 2019, titled: “Rediscovery of the Great Architect’s Bridge: Mimar Sinan Bridge, Istanbul”,https://lnkd.in/dNdUrjKq focused on and studied in detail a bridge that has a significant place in bridge engineering history. My final paper concludes this decade-long work, where I introduce the complete array of bridges by Mimar Sinan and concentrate on how these bridges continue to serve present-day societies. Aligned across a dedicated route to and from Anatolia to the Balkans along an approximately 1500 km long route, 14 bridges designed and constructed by or affiliated to Sinan, are part of their contemporary urban settings. In this study, I proposed a #preservationappraisalmethod that enables the assessor to apply an objective and numerical assessment procedure to quantify the potential of any historic transportation structure to be preserved as a part of their urban environments. Supported by #pedestrianization and #micromobility, historic transportation structures can become the focal points of new ideas and new possibilities for contemporary urban planning. Historic transportation structures require #funds for #preservation and to generate such funds, a thorough understanding of the benefits of their preservation must be attained. I trust that my proposal will benefit #historians, #archeologists, #urbanplanners, #architects, and #civil engineers specializing in #historictransportationstructures, to appraise and realize the benefits of preserving the beautiful structures of the past as a part of our lives today and the lives of new generations. #Sustainability #Preservationappraisalmethod #PAM #Preservationappraisalindex #PAI #Preservationappraisalratio #PAR #MimarSinan #SultansRoute #MostarBridge

36th World Congress on Art History (CIHA) SESSION: MATERIALITY IN HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING: EVOLUTIONS OF TECHNIQUES, PERCEPTIONS AND ANALYZES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline for submission: 1 October 2023 The session questions old and new virtual materialities in the History of Architecture and Urbanism: architectural surveys of building archaeology, photogrammetry, laser scanning, geomatics, etc. This materiality influences the perception and analysis of space, but to what extent? The first axis focuses on the history of the dematerialization of space for analytical purposes. While researchers specialising in the study of the Medieval period (especially building archaeologists) traditionally use reconstruction techniques, various Cultural Heritage study centres (within academia or not) have in particular used these techniques, essentially up to the limit of Modern and contemporary times. How, over the long term, have these techniques influenced the perception of space and therefore conditioned the analysis of buildings? Where (university departments, local authority heritage services, heritage conservation organisations, etc.) and by whom (photographers, surveyors, draftsmen, etc.) have these techniques been implemented? Finally, can we establish correlations between the evolution of these techniques and that of historiography?   The second axis focuses, always for analytical purposes, on the extension of the dematerialization of space since the ‘digital revolution.’ Medieval buildings are thus no longer the only concerned, but also those of later periods, as well as an entire area, whether urban, peri-urban or rural. The advent of digital technologies has brought a revolution in the perception of space, creating new methods of analysis. Which new materialization techniques have mostly influenced researchers in the history of architecture and urbanism? Have these techniques constituted a real revolution in analysis or are they only incidental tools for materializing space? Where and how are these techniques applied? What new techniques should evolve in order to further improve the analysis of buildings?   This session is intended for historians of Architecture and Urbanism, but also for technicians: photographers, draftsmen, surveyors, geomaticians, etc. For each axis, it consists of three 15-minute contributions presenting case-studies or overviews, followed by two 30-minute roundtables bringing together participants and specialists. All proposals (short communications and roundtables) will be subject to a double-blind evaluation by the International Scientific Committee. Further details: https://lnkd.in/e4kBGFiu

Excavation of the Gas Light and Coke Company's Curtain Road Gasworks, Principal Place, London EC2 The latest issue of the London Archaeologist Magazine (Spring 2024, Vol. 17, No 4, pages 104-110) contains this interesting excavation report. Constructed in 1813, the Curtain Road works near Bishopsgate produced gas for street lighting in the City of London and was demolished in 1871. A major problem for the works was its lack of direct access from the railway network. The Gas Light and Coke Company was founded in 1812 and this works was probably their second plant, the first being at Great Peter Street, Horseferry Road in Westminster. In 1827, we learn that 3,336 chaldrons of coal were consumed at Curtain Road to produce just over 40 million cubic feet of gas. If one looks at the Wikipedia entry for Chaldron, each chaldron, which was a measure of volume and not weight, could approximate either to 1.42 tonnes (t) or 2.69 t of coal. Hence, 3,336 chaldrons could be either 4,737 t or 8,973 t! The article concludes with the thought that "the extent of the survival of the gasworks is unparalleled for an early gasworks of this date in London and represents a very significant contribution to the evidence for this early industry." https://lnkd.in/eG7VE3XA

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Developed in the framework of WaterLANDS (GA 101036484), "Giants of the Lagoon" is a participatory experience that invites the exploration of the lagoon environment in a movement towards the observed subject: from the observation of the landscape, through the use of binoculars, to the search of even the smallest elements that can be found in the soil thanks to a magnifying glass. Explore more here➡ https://lnkd.in/dUneJd_x #WaterLANDS_eu #veneziaèunaveracittà #citizenscience