Developing Systematics Regarding Virtual Reconstruction of Synagogues (2002)
article⁄Developing Systematics Regarding Virtual Reconstruction of Synagogues (2002)
abstract⁄Computerassisted reconstruction of nolonger existent architectural objects and their surroundingsamounts to a ‘virtual comeback’. Irreversible destruction having removed identityestablishing buildingsfrom the urban surface forever is the principal reason for recreating them by imagination. Following thedestruction during the socalled ‘ReichskristallNight’ of November 1938, the synagogues of the Jewishcommunity in Vienna will only survive by means of virtual reconstruction. Sixty years later, in the commemorativeyear of 1998, the first synagogue reconstruction was initiated. The mediumrange goal,however, aims at the reconstruction of at least ten additional synagogues as a project to be carried outin stages over a period of several years. Changes in personnel also call for a structure to be trackeddown later on. This paper deals with handling of modeling in a systematic manner, taking intoconsideration personnel changes,aiming at a traceable data structure for subsequent use and followupwork.
