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Title
New perspectives to save cultural heritage
Author
Altan, M. Orhan

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3D MODELLING AND VISUALISATION OF AL BASTAKIA IN DUBAI, UNITED ARAB
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Department of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University,
P.O. Box 17555 A1 Ain, UAE — khadjri@uaeu.ac.ae
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KEY WORDS: architecture, urban, digitisation, modelling, CAD, Heritage. Dubai, UAE.
ABSTRACT:
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Owing to the increasing need to catalogue and protect important urban heritage around the world, several recording techniques
including Photogrammetry and 3D Scanning are used to create accurate digital models of historic sites or objects. However, the
accuracy of the product varies with the technology used and the budget available for the purpose since sophisticated equipments are
still expensive. This project firstly involved the examination of various kinds of built architecture such as wind towers and public
buildings in order to examine their role in creating a historical reference for the built environment of the United Arab Emirates.
ambienti
Perugia,
Then, an important historical site was selected for further analysis, with the aim to eventually recreate it digitally using existing data.
In order to do this, a photographic survey of the site was produce, and a 3D model was generated using existing cartography
combined with the results of on-site surveys. In addition, the paper discusses the use of 3D digitisation and the digital modelling
process, and assesses the benefits and limitations of this technology particularly with respect to urban 3D modelling. A preliminary
f utomatic
motional
d Spatial
research into scanning and digitisation methods including Photogrammetry was carried out to assess their applicability to the project.
The implementation of the project resorted to the use of low-cost recording techniques owing to the limited resources available to
the study. The project revealed that several recording techniques and software are needed in order to achieve optimum results.
Further analysis is required to assess the applicability of the method used and the usefulness and applications of the produced model.
itimi, D.,
3/ Survey
ammetry,
Heritage
immetry.
The aim here was to create a 3D model to which a number of attributes can be added in addition to visualisation and 3D animation to
achieve effective examination and production of improvement or renovation proposals.
1. INTRODUCTION development. Dubai started as a transit commercial port
between the Gulf countries, Persia, the Indian sub-continent and
., Tucci,
canning:
matello s
ging and
& Land,
There is an increasing need to record and catalogue urban East Africa. It was established near the coast for easy access to
environment by displaying their 3D qualities and transportation by dhows and the search for food and pearls,
characteristics. This has been illustrated by a shift from
traditional 2D representations such as GIS applications to 3D Early history of Dubai suggests that the city started as a small
urban areas and city models. The aims behind the development and insignificant fishing village during the eighteenth century,
of 3D modelling techniques are concerned with documentation, By 1900, it was estimated that about 10,000 local inhabitants
Virtual Reality applications, feasibility studies of urban design a nd immigrants had settled in three different neighbourhoods in
and planning projects, tourism, and GIS applications for urban Dubai, largely due to a growth in pearling and trade. At this
i. Multi-
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and environmental development, management and control. 3D time, Dubai’s population started to be more mixed than Sharjah
data acquisition remains problematic and its accuracy is or Abu Dhabi. During the 1920s, an increasing trade with Persia
expensive. There are many methods currently used to acquire attracted merchants to Dubai, some of which decided to settle
data from manual to semi-automatic and automatic methods. down after that Dubai ruler invited them to do so with their
historical
motional
d Spatial
Any 3D city model development is faced by at least three families,
hurdles, which are: drawing of 2D digital map; creation of an
accurate 3D model; and achieving realistic textured models of These people originated from Bastak district in a sub-province
individual buildings. of Lar in the Fars Province. Trade particularly the import of
ducation,
fat. Resp.
Astori)
e Oppici
liability,
for their
wood, took place between Dubai and the port of Khamir.
This paper will discusses the use of 3D digitisation and the Bastak people were allocated a land parcel east of Fahidi Port to
digital modelling process, and assesses the benefits and build houses for their families. This was a great location given
limitations of this method with respect to 3D urban modelling. jt s access to the creek and near the Suq of Dubai. This district
To effectively illustrate the arguments presented by this paper, was called Bastakia (Figs.l & 4). (Heard-Bey, F., 1996: 244-
a historic area in Dubai called A1 Bastakia was selected as a 245)
case study to further demonstrate the need to accurately and
easily create useful 3D urban models.
2. AL BASTAKIA, DUBAI
Dubai is a city that is constantly changing due to a very fast
urban growth fuelled by its business and tourism-oriented