A curated selection of projects produced at the Scholars Studio, spanning mapping, text analysis, 3D modeling, critical making, and more. Each links to the original blog post on the LCDSS blog.
Featured
Building an Immersive Archive of Greek Orthodox Churches in Istanbul
A 360-video and 3D modeling project documenting endangered Greek Orthodox churches across Istanbul for preservation and virtual access.
Tunnel of Love: The First Makerspace Residency
The inaugural Makerspace Residency combining laser cutting, electronics, and sculpture to create an immersive light installation.
The Banned Books Project (3-Part Series)
A three-part distant reading analysis of frequently banned books in American schools, using text mining and data visualization.
Mapping the Looted Benin Bronzes
An interactive map tracking the dispersal of looted Benin Bronzes across Western institutions to visualize colonial appropriation.
Visualizing Wikidata: Identity and Representation in Black Art Exhibitions
Using Python to query and visualize Wikidata, analyzing how identity and representation are encoded in records of Black art exhibitions.
Mapping Ships Lost During the First World War
Web scraping historical shipping records and mapping WWI vessel losses in QGIS to visualize the geographic scope of naval warfare.
All Projects
| Year | Project | Author(s) | Discipline | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Building an Immersive Archive of Greek Orthodox Churches in Istanbul | Emily Neumeier | Art History / Architecture | 360 video 3D modeling cultural heritage |
| 2025 | The Untold History of Fletcher Street's Stables | Courtney Berne | History / Urban Studies | GIS mapping public history |
| 2024 | Tunnel of Love: The First Makerspace Residency | Ollie Goss | Sculpture / Visual Art | laser cutting electronics critical making |
| 2024 | The Banned Books Project (3-Part Series) | SaraGrace Stefan, Sydney Grimm, Abigail Corcelli | Literary Studies / DH | text analysis distant reading data visualization |
| 2024 | Mapping the Looted Benin Bronzes | Mikayla Gonzalez | History / Media Studies | mapping cultural heritage colonial history |
| 2024 | Rock TV: Makerspace Residency | Francesca Lally | Visual Art / Archaeology | laser cutting film sculpture |
| 2024 | Green Design Lab: Pre-College in the Makerspace | Hannah Tardie | Education / Sustainable Design | 3D printing sustainability digital fabrication |
| 2024 | Mapping Kim Lim's Artistic Practice | Jessica Braum | Art History / Asian Studies | mapping art history transnational |
| 2023 | Urban GIS, Land Cover, and Bees in the City | Austin Martin | Geography / Ecology | GIS remote sensing R |
| 2022 | Visualizing Wikidata: Identity and Representation in Black Art Exhibitions | Synatra Smith, Jay Winkler, Rebecca Y. Bayeck | Art History / Cultural Studies | linked open data Python Wikidata |
| 2022 | Visualizing Changes in Colombian Wetlands with ArcGIS Story Maps | Maria Victoria Sarmiento Giraldo | Geography / GIS | ArcGIS Story Maps GIS environmental studies |
| 2022 | Diggin' Philly: The Black Philadelphia Project | Tauheedah Asad | History / Urban Studies | cultural heritage mapping public history |
| 2021 | Creating a 3D Map of an Archaeological Site in Blender | Elysia Petras | Archaeology / History | Blender 3D modeling landscape |
| 2020 | Arcade Our Way: Video Games and Toys for Social Change | Renee Jackson | Art Education / Gaming | game design exhibition social change |
| 2020 | Measuring Impact of Built Environment on Health (4-Part Series) | Huilin Zhu | Geography / Computer Science | machine learning neural networks GIS |
| 2017 | 50 Years of Gen Con Events | Matt Shoemaker | History / Gaming Studies | Omeka digital archive TUScholarShare |
| 2016 | Mapping Ships Lost During the First World War | Andrea Siotto | Geography / History | web scraping Python QGIS |
| 2015 | If Gardens Could Talk | Environmental Studies Graduate Students | Environmental Studies | Arduino Raspberry Pi critical making |