Heritage for People App: Join us in heritage mapping !
The map-based Heritage for People App has been designed by researchers of the DIDA (UniFi) to collect and systematise examples of tangible and intangible heritage derived from vernacular knowledge, as well as to encourage better and more sustainable development in the field of architecture.
The main objective of the app is to provide students, scholars, and designers with landmark examples from the past in order to use them in innovative design solutions by learning, recombining, and improving them, following a Case-Based Reasoning approach. The examples on the platform are organised in a clear and accessible way according to category (from cultural landscape to human scale), type of intervention (traditional, contemporary, or rehabilitation), building materials, and the VerSus principles of sustainability.
The Heritage for People App is a collaborative tool, where people can easily access, share information on vernacular or contemporary cases, link references, and add videos or photos. The building of a network of people actively implementing and updating the database of the app fosters public participation and helps explore the co-production of knowledge regarding vernacular heritage. It provides a space not only for documenting but also for nurturing international and trans-cultural relations and enabling connections with other digital platforms.
Visit here the Heritage for People app and join us in heritage mapping !