@article{Delegou2019,

title = {A Multidisciplinary Approach for Historic Buildings Diagnosis: The Case Study of the Kaisariani Monastery},

author = {Ekaterini T Delegou and Georgia Mourgi and Elisavet Tsilimantou and Charalabos Ioannidis and Antonia Moropoulou},

url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/2/2/79},

doi = {10.3390/heritage2020079},

issn = {2571-9408},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-04-01},

journal = {Heritage},

volume = {2},

number = {2},

pages = {1211--1232},

abstract = {In this work, a multi-disciplinary approach regarding diagnostic study processes is presented, using as an example the Catholicon of Kaisariani Monastery in Attica, Greece. Kaisariani Monastery is considered one of the most important Byzantine architectural complexes in Greece. The Catholicon of Kaisariani Monastery was built during the middle Byzantine period, and has undergone many reconstructions during the centuries. It is a semi-complex, four-columned, cross-in-square church, with a cloisonn\'{e} masonry. The suggested diagnostic processes included the creation of multidisciplinary thematic maps in Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment, which incorporated: (a) data of historical and architectural documentation; (b) data of geometric documentation; and (c) data of building materials characterization and decay diagnosis. The historical and general architectural data were acquired by thorough bibliographical/archival research. Geometric documentation data were acquired by three-dimensional (3D) laser scanner for the creation of the Catholicon section drawings, whereas image based photogrammetric techniques were utilized for the creation of a 3D textured model, from which orthoimages and architectural drawings of the Catholicon fa\c{c}ades were developed. In parallel, characterization of building materials and identification of decay patterns took place after the onsite application of the nondestructive techniques of digital microscopy, infrared thermography and ground penetrating radar. These vast array kinds of data were elaborated and integrated into the architectural drawings, developing thematic maps that record and represent the current preservation state of the monument, a concerning major construction phases, the most important conservation intervention projects, building materials and decay. Furthermore, data quantification regarding the extent of building materials and decay at each monument's fa\c{c}ade took place. Therefore, correlation and better understanding of the environmental impact on building materials according to fa\c{c}ade orientation and historical data, e.g., construction phases, was accomplished. In conclusion, the presented processes are multidisciplinary tasks that require collaboration among architects, surveyor engineers and materials scientists/engineers. They are also prerequisites for the planning and application of compatible and efficient conservation/restoration interventions, for the ultimate goal of the sustainable protection of a monument.},

keywords = {church, Cultural heritage, diagnostic study, geometric documentation, multi-disciplinary approach, non-destructive techniques, sustainable protection, thematic maps},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Georgopoulos2017,

title = {Merging geometric documentation with materials characterization and analysis of the history of the holy aedicule in the church of the holy sepulchre in Jerusalem},

author = {A Georgopoulos and E Lambrou and G Pantazis and P Agrafiotis and A Papadaki and L Kotoula and K Lampropoulos and E Delegou and M Apostolopoulou and M Alexakis and A Moropoulou},

url = {https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-5-W1/487/2017/},

doi = {10.5194/isprs-Archives-XLII-5-W1-487-2017},

issn = {16821750},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-05-01},

journal = {Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. - ISPRS Arch.},

volume = {42},

number = {5W1},

pages = {487--494},

abstract = {The National Technical University of Athens undertook the compilation of an "Integrated Diagnostic Research Project and Strategic Planning for Materials, Interventions Conservation and Rehabilitation of the Holy Aedicule of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem". This paper focuses on the work merging the geometric documentation with the characterization of materials, the identification of building phases and the diagnosis of decay and pathology through the use of analytical and non-destructive techniques. Through this integrated approach, i.e. through the documentation and characterization of the building materials, through the diagnosis of decay and pathology, through the accurate geometric documentation of the building and through the non-destructive prospection of its internal structure, it was feasible to identify the construction phases of the Holy Aedicule, identifying the remnants of the preserved earlier constructions and the original monolithic Tomb. This work, thus, demonstrates that the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach for integrated documentation is a powerful tool for a better understanding of monuments, both in terms of its structural integrity, as well as in terms of its state of preservation, both prerequisites for effective rehabilitation.},

keywords = {Geomatics, geometric documentation, Image based modelling, Materials, non-destructive techniques, Terrestrial laser scanning},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}