Title: Representation Challenges: The Reasons of the Research
Abstract: Augmented Reality (AR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are technological domains that closely interact with space at architectural and urban scale in the broader ambits of cultural heritage and innovative design.The growing interest is perceivable in many fields of knowledge, supported by the rapid development and advancement of theory and application, software and devices, fueling a pervasive phenomenon within our daily lives.These technologies demonstrate to be best exploited when their application and other information and communication technology (ICT) advancements achieve a continuum.In particular, AR defines an alternative path to observe, analyze and communicate space and artifacts.Besides, AI opens future scenarios in data processing, redefining the relationship between man and computer.In the last few years, the AR/AI expansion and relationship have raised deep trans-disciplinary speculation.The research experiences have shown many cross-relations in Architecture and Design domains.Representation studies could arise an international debate as a convergence place of multidisciplinary theoretical and applicative contributions related to architecture, city, environment, tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage.A research synergy between different Universities (Politecnico di Torino, University of Padua, Sapienza University of Rome) was the first occasion to share collected experiences.The discussion between scholars led to the importance of fixing a first state of the art about AR/AI topics in the national Representation area, analyzing the role of AR/AI in the chain of knowledge.Besides, critical interest has been focused on exploring the disciplinary boundaries, identifying affine disciplines involved in similar research, and activating