The document proposes a framework called DEDICATE for incorporating digital curation education into architecture curricula and vocational training. It discusses issues with how architects currently manage digital data and the emerging legal responsibilities around curation. The framework was developed based on investigating existing curation policies, tools, and feedback. It includes modules to teach both the management tasks and technical skills required for curating digital design work, with the goal of enhancing architects' control over digital products, use of CAD technologies, and ability to adapt to changes in their profession.

1. Digital Curation in Architecture Curricula
and
vocational training for Architects
The DEDICATE Framework in
Architectural CAD Courses Design
by
Dr Ian Anderson and Dr Ruggero Lancia
HATII (Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute)
University of Glasgow

2. CAD/CAM in Architectural Education
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70s
80s
90s
Today
Widely difused informal
training often focused on the
use of the most difused CAD
packages
Lack of a specifc CAD education
in Architecture curricula
Training and post-grad
qualifcations in advanced
CAD modelling ofered by
Architecture Schools
Idiosyncratic CAD systems
CAD packages on
microcomputers
Democratisation of
CAD systems
Expert Architectural
use of CAD systems

3. Curatorial Issues in Architectural Practices
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Architects do not see the need for neither curating their digital
data beyond the fnalisation of Design nor consistently managing
digital products during the design process;
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Specifc, contextually and professionally competent knowledge is
required for handling architectural digital data;
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Post-hoc curation's agreed procedures are biased toward the
mission, competences and means of Archives;
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Built Environment related digital data bear numerous and
unresolved curatorial issues.
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4. Architect's Commercial and Legal
Responsibilities for Digital Curation
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Emerging Building Information Modelling (BIM) regulations:
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Public Investors;
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Building Control Authorities.
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Commercial liability:
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Paper documentation vs digital native documentation.
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5. Digital Curation & Professional
Opportunities for Architects
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Respond to political and commercial opportunities for
professional development:
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to reach institutional clients;
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to enter the market of integrated manufacture of building
elements;
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to adopt collaborative and concurrent Design procedures.
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6. The DEDICATE framework
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Investigating
Defning
Testing
Policies
Requirements
Procedures
Common Sustainable Framework
Loss risk
Reusability impediment
Scarce interoperability
Absent legal management
Data Audit (DAF)
Risk Assessment (DRAMBORA)
Scripted Analysis
CASPAR/PLANETS
Project Partners Feedback

7. Digital Curation Module Design
– Management Tasks -
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(CREATE) to plan and implement consistent curatorial procedures along the
digital design workflows;
(APPRAISE) to formulate data appraisal and selection criteria against a set of
economical and professional objectives to formalise information disposal
procedures;
(INGEST) to manage the ingestion of digital assets according to agreed
curatorial policies to ensure data authoritativeness persistence and
accessibility;
(PRESERVATION) to establish preservation policies according to professional
and legal needs to implement preservation procedures on the assets held in
the repository;
(STORE) to manage the persistent feasibility of data storage;
(ACCESS) to monitor and restrict privileges for data access and reuse
according to professional and legal requirements;
(TRANSFORM) to plan and implement procedures to track the data reuse
and transformation according to good practices in IPR management.

8. Digital Curation Module Design
- Technical Skills -
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(CREATE) expert knowledge of formats, data structure and digital design
computing procedures;
(APPRAISE) advanced knowledge of metadata standards and data quality
assessment;
(INGEST) thorough knowledge of both the purpose and the originating
digital work flow of data;
(PRESERVATION) understanding of preservation routines function and
strategies;
(STORE) knowledge of repository architectures options;
(ACCESS) understanding of the techniques and procedures for privileges
based data access;
(TRANSFORM) knowledge of data watermarking, cryptographic techniques
options and format migration issues.

9. Foreseen Efects of Digital Curation
education on the Architect profession
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Enhanced control over commercial exploitation of Digital
Design Products (efective IPR management);
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Technically aware use of CAD technologies (streamlined
digital workflows);
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Profession renewal (Architect as content provider in the Digital
Cultural Market).
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10. Thank you for your attention!
For more information on DEDICATE, please,
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