Abel Martín and Eduardo Galnares are art historians and founders of La Sibila, a young company with which they are aiming to spread historical Andalusian heritage through virtual reconstructions. Their field of expertise has been Baelo Claudia, a major roman city located near Tarifa (Cadiz) which reached its greatest stature in the 2nd century AD. Thanks […]
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3D technology to hack into Sevillian heritage and make it accessible to the blind
At the FabLab in Seville, they are working on the digitalisation and virtualisation of the city’s sculptures and historic spaces to facilitate its diffusion. This is the ‘Hack into Heritage’ project which allows blind people to better understand the Sevillian cathedral through 3D outlines. FabLab Seville belongs to a global network created by MIT Massachusetts, […]
Carlos Quevedo, internationally awarded heritage restoration
Carlos Quevedo (Prado del Rey, Cádiz) is an architect and a winner of the prestigious international Architizer A+ Awards 2016, for his restoration work of the Matrera Castle. A recognition which adds to a long career of national awards. Studious, a lover of art and hardened travelling, he confesses a passion for his work, a […]
Self-cleaning walls against graffiti thanks to a product used to preserve historical buildings
Products which harden rocks and stop water from penetrating into them at the same time. Others enable rocks to clean by themselves thanks to sunlight or rain. They have been created by the Molecular Sieves Research Group from the University of Cádiz. These new materials are aimed at the preservation of historical buildings. They have […]