vendredi 31 janvier 2014

The Processes Involved In Forensic Architecture

By Eliza Mendoza


Forensic Architecture is an in study that goes to look out at buildings where events took place. The events must have had significance to the current issues in the world or a particular country. The events could go back to several decades. What is studied is the model of the building, the activities that took place in it and the history about the structure. For example a twentieth century prison may be under study the various activities that took place in it. If deaths were reported in the prison, researchers may go to the site and predict the cause of the deaths.

All this has led to emergence of a subject that sits down to study the old buildings, the various changes between them and the modern buildings changes, and the technology used to develop them. All these aspects are important to determine the strides that have been made by human beings over the years. The process of study and analysis is done by a team of qualified staff. Individuals who have interest to pursue this subject undergo some form of training in the universities.

The detail collected may turn out to be important in explaining certain past cases or mysteries. The act of acquiring this information is done in a step wise manner. The location of the building is first found. This could be done by use of maps. The experts move to the site to determine what they will need over to conduct the whole study.

Researchers will outline the specific buildings they want to study. This is the first step of the study exercise. They then make a short visit to the building.They list down what will be needed in the study. They also look out for things such as the security of an area where the building is located and the characteristic weather of the location.

The experts move into the site. They will start with a general look on the site. They will make drawings of what they see and observe. They take into consideration the shape of the structures. For example some of the houses were constructed in the model of a laid human being. They will come up with reasons for the shapes as well.

The researchers embark on the journey to the site. They will study the outside design of the whole building. The design could be the statures around, the writings or even the pattern of the whole structure. Moon shapes found could mean that the inhabitants were astronomers. Notes will be taken. Stone samples will be taken as well. The stone is analyzed in laboratories and through dating methods, the year of construction could be approximated.

Samples of timber and stone will be carried to undergo a series of lab tests. The scope of the subject allows the researchers to study the activities that took place in the building. For instance, if a bomb exploded, these, researchers would be put to task to predict what actually happened. This is a scenario where the bomb was placed in a building.

Forensic architecture is widely studied at the current time. Most studies are based on assumptions. It gives a reel way to many divergent ideologies from scholars. The buildings taken into consideration are used to confirm history that is read in books. They act as raw evidence to the current history. Activities such as early trade have been proved by the existence of old markets that have a characteristic old model structure or outline.




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