An ongoing conversation on digital architectural heritage: Insights from Focus Groups in Aotearoa New Zealand : Short Paper - iPRES 2025 - Wellington, New Zealand / Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa
Abstract
Heritage preservation in Aotearoa, New Zealand, is becoming increasingly vulnerable due to the growing impacts of natural and human-induced disasters often attributed to climate change. Despite mounting risks and irreversible losses, progress in addressing these challenges has been limited. This research draws on insights from three focus group discussions held as part of the ongoing project Digitalisation of Heritage in New Zealand, involving 16 professionals from industry, academia, community, and government sectors. The discussions explored the role of digital technologies in the documentation and preservation of built architectural heritage. Participants reflected on the opportunities and limitations of using digital tools, the challenge of storing data, maintaining authenticity in digital representations, and the value of integrating digital practices into heritage workflows. The findings underscore the potential of digitalisation not only as a method for preservation but also as a means of celebrating and safeguarding heritage for future generations. This paper contributes to ongoing discourse in the field, offering practical recommendations and inviting further dialogue with digital practitioners to refine and strengthen data collection approaches to heritage conservation.Details
- Creators
- Iman Raza Khan; Renata Jadresin Milic
- Institutions
- Date
- 2025-09-01 00:00:00 +0000
- Keywords
- digital humanities
- Publication Type
- paper
- License
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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