Growing but not getting old: semantic and 3D technologies for the history of streets and buildings in Sofia
The project focuses on research of the history of the city of Sofia in the period from the late 19th century to the middle of the 20th century and subsequent innovative dissemination of the results using contemporary technologies. The activities envisage active interaction between humanities, urban history and digital technologies as a means of creating and disseminating new scientific knowledge, engaging with the urban environment and socializing cultural heritage in accordance with today’s needs.
The project envisages research and systematization of original documentary materials from a wide range of sources, guaranteeing the reliability of the study of prominent buildings, streets and public spaces in the Bulgarian capital city. At the next level, among the goals of the project is the creation of a 3D architectural model - a graphic restoration in a virtual interactive environment of the emblematic, but non-existent historical Targovska Street in the heart of Sofia. The semantic technologies in the project include methods for presenting integrated knowledge in the form of ontologies and related facts extracted from various documents.
The leading organization is the Institute of Balkan Studies with a Center for Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBCT-BAS), a partner is the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IICT-BAS), with experts from the Regional History Museum of Sofia (RIM-Sofia) and the University of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (UACEG) also participating in the project.
The project Growing but not getting old: semantic and 3D technologies for the history of streets and buildings in Sofia is funded by the Bulgarian Scientific Research Fund in 2024 with contract number КП-06-Н90/2 from 10.12.2024.
