Provocations in Preservation: Interactive Data, Visualizations and Suppressed Narratives

Provocations in Preservation: Interactive Data, Visualizations and Suppressed Narratives

Danielle Willkens, Assoc. AIA, FRSA, LEED AP BD+C, assistant professor of architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology

Willkens, a designer, architectural historian and preservationist who engages audiences through interactive projects, will explore ongoing research and documentation of civil rights sites in Selma, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia, and share how field work and digital technologies can combine to enliven archives, activate reality capture data, and initiate preservation planning.

Through selected case studies, she will showcase how technologies and amalgamated methods can serve as accessible platforms to engage students, honor erased histories and spark critical conversations about memory and meaning.

Part of the 2021-2022 College of Design Lecture Series, Willkens’ lecture is free and open to the public. In addition to the in-person event in 0114 Student Innovation Center, her talk will be livestreamed on YouTube.