on architecture to be explored
In response to the increasing use of new technologies in the field of architecture, a symposium on "Cartography in the Age of Digital Media" will be held at the School of Architecture on Friday, April 5.
In recent years, new cartographic technologies -- including 3-D scanning technology, advanced laser altimetry, magnetic resonance imaging, satellite positioning systems and real-time motion capture technology -- have revolutionized the way that space is measured and represented in fields ranging from geology to the biological sciences.
In the field of architecture, the effects of such new technologies has also been profound, according to Michael Silver, an assistant professor at the School of Architecture, who will serve as one of the moderators of the symposium.
"By exceeding the limits of flat drawings and photographs, new cartographic technologies are changing the way architects build," says Silver.
With the help of new digital imaging technologies, for example, large data sets can be visualized with an unprecedented level of accuracy and detail, explains Silver. Rather than as a two-dimensional series of densely packed coordinates, the data can now be read in three dimensions, with less time and effort, he notes.
"These new forms of cartographic representation, in fact, work to actively shape, and perhaps reshape, our perceptions of reality," says Silver.
The symposium will attempt to combine the insights of designers, theorists, engineers and artists, and will seek to examine the prospects of cartographic technologies in the digital age.
The symposium, which is free and open to the public, will take place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Hastings Hall, 180 York St.
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