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“Illuminating Transparency in Digital Historical Visualizations: Notre-Dame of Paris, St. Stephen’s of Westminster, and Visualizing Venice,” which came out in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians last September, reviews three publications that use visualization to study architectural history. Among the projects reviewed is Visualizing Venice: Mapping and Modeling Time and Change in a City, an edited volume considering the theory and practice of 3D visualization and mapping as a mode of studying the Venetian landscape. In addition to the author’s description of Visualizing Venice and two other projects, there are important discussions concerning HBIM and standards for documenting and sharing 3D…

About A digital project handbook for researchers and instructors in the early stages of digital project development. This web publication offers: guidance on workflows, resources, and computational principles; topics applicable to many types of projects, including those that arise in archival, dimensional, narrative, quantitative, spatial, temporal, and network visualization projects; modular, downloadable content, allowing users to build custom annotated guides. Read more Call for Reviewers Seeking Peer Reviewers: Networked & Quantitative Project Types We’re drafting the Networked and Quantitative sections of the Handbook, and we’re seeking volunteer reviewers who can read our sections and provide feedback.  Interested in learning more about network and quantitative methods…

By Xinyue Gao CAA’s 111th Annual Conference  will be held on February 15–18 at the New York Hilton Midtown. This year will come together for 195 sessions held in-person at the Hilton, as well as 30 sessions held virtually. From our lab to Duke University Press, Duke will be present in many ways: Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, New York Hilton Midtown – 2nd Floor – Clinton Suite Duke University Press Ken Wissoker will present, as part of the session Meet the Editors: Book Publishing for First-Time Authors. 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, New York Hilton Midtown…

Exhibiting Hidden Histories: Bringing Art History Projects to Publics through Digital Exhibitions and XR June 5-16, 2023 | 7th Edition Call for applications: December 21, 2022 – January 31, 2023 | Learn more & apply With the generous support of the Getty Foundation, Duke University’s Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab (DAHVCR Lab), in partnership with colleagues from the Università degli Studi di Padova, the University of Exeter, and Venice International University, will be offering a two-year Advanced Topics in Digital Art History Summer Institute on the topic “Exhibiting Hidden Histories: Bringing Art History Projects to Publics through…

By Xinyue Gao The Dictionary of Art Historians is thrilled to announce the launch of its updated website, https://arthistorians.info. The site was updated from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 and is planned to be updated to Drupal 10 in 2023. The Dictionary of Art Historians is a free biographical dictionary of historians of Western art written and maintained by scholars for the benefit of the public. It became associated with the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies of Duke University in January of 2010. From 2016 on, it has been part of the Duke Digital Art History & Visual Culture Research Lab. Website New…