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DHARMA

Digital Historical Architectural Research and Material Analysis (D.H.A.R.M.A) Lab

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DHARMA Description: Digital Historical Architectural Research and Material Analysis (D.H.A.R.M.A) is a research team founded in 2007 based at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture. The team, under the direction of Prof. Krupali Krusche, works on documenting historic monuments and buildings around the world with the use of multiple digital and analog tools. The documentation also uses state of art, Leica 3D laser scanner, a high-speed, long-range scanner ideal for projects that are difficult to document by traditional methods. The scanner provides researchers with the most field-efficient means of data collection.

D.H.A.R.M.A.has been at the forefront in documenting endangered or globally significant historic buildings such as those on UNESCO’s world heritage list or the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Due to the level, skill and quality of output produced in these projects, the analysis and documentation of each site can take anywhere from 7 to 10 years. Some ongoing projects of significance are: 

Present Projects: 

  1. 2016 till today 3D and manual documentation of the Vatican Belvedere, Vatican in collaboration with the Vatican Museums. (add image here and link to the page https://dharma3d.org/index.php/projects/italy/vatican)

  2. 2015 till today 3D and manual documentation of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India in collaboration with Archeological Survey of India (ASI). (add image here and link to the page https://dharma3d.org/index.php/projects/india/taj-mahal )

  3. 2010 till today 3D and manual documentation of the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. App for the 3D visualization of the Forum April 2019 in collaboration with the Soprintendenza Speciale per il Colosseo e l'Area Archeologica Centrale di Roma, Italy.  (add image here and link to the page https://dharma3d.org/index.php/projects/italy/roman-forum )

Past Projects: 

  1. 2008 till 2010 3D and manual documentation of the tombs of Akbar, and Itmad-ud-daulah on the riverfront of Agra, India in collaboration with Archeological Survey of India (ASI). (add image here and link to the page https://dharma3d.org/index.php/projects/india/river-front-study )

  2. 2008 Documentation and Structural study of the Zion Church in South Bend, Indiana. 

  3. 2007 Documentation and Structural study of the St. Paul’s Memorial United Methodist Church in South Bend, Indiana. 

  4. 2006 Documentation of Copshaholm, historic mansion of the Oliver family in South Bend, Indiana.  

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