Rethinking Cultural Heritage through the Design Creativity Lens: Understanding the Dimension of the Ancient and the Knowledge of New Technological Realities

Abstract

The increasing use of new technologies has transformed everyday places into “different contexts”, because no longer identifiable in the only physical dominion. The new dimension, Hybrid and Connected, has developed potentials that need different design methods and tools to be expressed. Among these, cultural places, such as museums and historical sites, become usable and perceivable in a completely new way. Cultural heritage is no more just to be preserved and conserved but becomes a place for the community to be shared in a participatory way. This research evaluates a design process, in the design and cultural heritage binomial, to manage this diversity, in order to propose a respectful and critical reinterpretation of the spaces.

Presenters

Carla Farina
Researcher, DEIM, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Roma, Italy

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

2025 Special Focus—Thinking, Learning, Doing: Plural Ways of Design

KEYWORDS

Cultural Design, Cultural Heritage Experience, Heritage Re-Use, Hybrid Contest, Connections