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Drawing the Genius: Como, Italy, 14-25 July 2012

Students, graduates, practitioners, company employees and anyone who wants to learn about technologies and tools for positioning and 3D mapping in the fields of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment are invited to apply to the International Summer School Drawing the Genius 3D Mapping, ICT & Design for Places in Como (Italy) from 14 to 25 July 2012. The Summer School is run in cooperation with INTBAU Italy.

The summer school is organised by the Politecnico di Milano School of Design and partnered by: Columbia University New York, Universidad CEU San Pablo Madrid and Topcon Positioning Inc, the leader in positioning, automation and infomobility developing high technology tools for 3D mapping and Google’s Street View system.

Deadline for applications: 25 May 2012.

Digital technologies provide important tools for documentation, analysis, and design innovation. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are also critical to improve the competitiveness of European craft and creative industries and to meet the demands of its society and economy. ICTs have a catalytic impact on culture and creative industries in three key areas: productivity and innovation by facilitating creativity and management; modernisation of public services through advances in science and technology; support of cooperation by facilitating access to cultural information.

The workshop will follow the Strategic Design workflow: first, survey and documentation; second, representation and interpretation; third, innovation and design. Techniques will range from traditional drawing to digital information technologies. Digital techniques like mobile mapping, indoor positioning and infomobility will be utilised along with cultural mapping, visual mapping, and spatial visualisation of data and Smart Cities. Designs will be for adapting and integrating cultural heritage and place identity for contemporary needs, aspirations, functions, and meanings.

During the Summer School, the 3D mobile mapping survey of the Como Lake waterfront, the Km della Conoscenza path, will be presented as part of a special partnership between Politecnico di Milano and Topcon.

The Politecnico di Milano International Summer Schools are intensive programmes based on multidisciplinary workshops and the learning by practice method; 5 ECTS credits and a certificate of attendance are available from the Politecnico di Milano.

For further information please visit www.polimi.it/didattica/catalogodeicorsi/summer-school/.
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