27/02/2009
Vitoria-Gasteiz, February 27, 2009 – In Italy last week,
Fundación Catedral Santa María presented the new technologies being
applied to conserve and recover the church in Vitoria. Within the
framework of the 2009 3D Arch congress, an event that includes the
participation of experts from countries such as France, the US, Italy,
Switzerland and Japan, techniques were presented for the Cathedral’s
virtual reconstruction and the portico polychromes’ recovery via a
light project system.
Representatives of Fundación Catedral Santa María were guest speakers
at the 2009 3D Arch Congress, an event that brought international
experts together in Trento between February 25 and 28 to learn more
about the cutting-edge three-dimensional techniques being applied
during the restoration of the architectural heritage.
The presentation, entitled Space through time. Application of virtual
3D reconstruction techniques and light projection in the analysis and
reconstruction of cultural heritage, introduced the way in which work
is being conducted on this emblematic project in the capital of Alava.
The Fundación has been
working on a restoration process since it was founded in 1999 that
features the application of new technologies to preserve heritage with
compatibility criteria. A 3D photogrammetric model that enables
drawings and photographs to be obtained was made at the start and has
been the basis for developing and later managing all of the
multidisciplinary studies. Furthermore, once digitalised, all the
information has been connected to a cartographic model, creating a
Geographical Information System called GIS that provides all the keys
to the monument.
This congress also introduced the Cathedral’s most recent initiative,
which will soon be presented to the public: a light projection system
that will enable the reconstruction of the polychromes applied
throughout the portico’s history. This system, which is the result of
complex research in which experts from different disciplines have taken
part, is a complete revolution that will allow the portico’s
centuries-old chromatic and artistic wealth to be recovered.