BTU Prof. Dominik Lengyel appointed Corresponding Member of the German Archaeological Institute

The Corresponding Members of the DAI belong to an exclusive international network of outstanding scholars. The nomination is made without application and is considered a special recognition of scientific lifetime achievements in archaeology and its neighbouring disciplines.

Joint research on the ancient metropolis of Pergamon

Prof. Lengyel, holder of the BTU Chair of Architecture and Visualisation, has been working closely with the German Archaeological Institute on research into the ancient metropolis of Pergamon since 2008. For the first monographic exhibition at the Pergamonmuseum Berlin in 2011, the first complete virtual city model of Pergamon was created in this cooperation, which has since been continuously developed and shown internationally in collections and exhibitions. Numerous other projects, some of which are externally funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), underline the long-term collaboration between the Chair at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and the DAI - including as part of the DFG-funded Cluster of Excellence TOPOI (The Formation and Transformation of Space and Knowledge in Ancient Civilisations) and currently as part of the long-term project The Transformation of the Pergamon Micro-Region between Hellenism and Roman Imperial Period, which is also funded by the DFG.

"I am delighted that our many years of joint research work have been recognised. It shows that an innovative architectural concept of design, in this case the method of visualising blurring from abstract model making and virtual photography, can make a relevant scientific contribution in other disciplines, like a catalyst for the research partners, while at the same time such visualisations based on digital models can communicate archaeological sites such as Pergamon to a wide audience in a scientifically sound and vivid way," says Prof. Dominik Lengyel.

The German Council of Science and Humanities certifies that the German Archaeological Institute conducts archaeological research "at the highest level" and in particular emphasises its pioneering role in digital research infrastructures and in the international protection of cultural property.