CAHRISMA PROJECT
Zerhan Karabiber
Y=C4=B1ld=C4=B1z Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, 80750, Be= siktas,=20 Istanbul, Turkey
e-mail: snipped-for-privacy@yildiz.edu.tr
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In the conservation and restoration of historical monuments, usually=20 concepts related only with visual sense are taken into consideration.=20 However, preserving cultural heritage should include, preserving of the=20 acoustical heritage as well. Therefore, a project proposal, aiming to=20 upgrade the architectural heritage concept, has been prepared by the=20 close co-operation of seven entities from six countries. The=20 participants of the project are YTU (Turkey), DTU (Denmark), UNIFE=20 (Italy), EPFL (Switzerland), UNIGE (Switzerland), INRETS (France), UOM=20 (Malta). This paper aims to present the CAHRISMA, =E2=80=9CConservation o= f the=20 Acoustical Heritage by the Revival and Identification of the Sinan=E2=80=99= s=20 Mosques Acoustics=E2=80=9D, research project carried on within the Fifth =
Framework Programme of the European Commission.
The goal of this project is the identification, revival and conservation =
of Hybrid Architectural Heritage (visual + acoustical heritages) in a=20 real-time virtual environment. Sinan=E2=80=99s Mosques and Byzantine Chur= ches,=20 which are worship spaces well known for their good acoustical qualities, =
are chosen as the building types to be utilised for the realisation of=20 that goal. Acoustical identification of the selected work will be done=20 using all the possibilities of related fields; objective evaluations by=20 measurements and computing, and subjective evaluations by=20 psycho-acoustic surveys are aimed. Visual simulations will also be done=20 including virtual humans. Then acoustical and visual systems will be=20 combined in order to create a realistic virtual environment. These=20 realistic environments, will then be used for evaluations, virtual=20 restorations and virtual conservation.