Architects are working more and more digitally. If we want to continue to document adequately the design of the environment, we must find an answer to the challenges posed by the long-term preservation of digital objects.
How can digital files remain locatable and consultable? How can the reliability and authenticity of a digital document be ensured? What about preserving the context of a document? How can the inevitable ageing of digital media be tackled? These are questions that archival institutions around the world are facing.
Documents are increasingly being created in a digital environment or are being digitized. Documents in digital form pose very specific challenges with regard to their preservation, locatability, legibility and authenticity. In this context, the Flanders Architecture Archives wants to play an active role with regard to digital architecture archives. Because architecture archives contain many files with technical drawings and digital models, an approach is required that is specific to their preservation.
If you want more information about this project, please contact project leader Wim Lowet at wim.lowet@vai.be.
Do you want to consult the results of the project? Then take a look at our advice pages.
