NFTs for Architecture & STEM

The focus of this project is the use NFTs for 2D and 3D Models in Architecture, Engineering Plans and Scientific Illustration.  Based on input from working architects, engineers and science illustrators, we will present a collection of use-cases and articulate a set of requirements developers should take into account when building dApps for 2D and 3D works. NFTs hold the promise of giving new life to the past works of architects and illustrators. Many of these works are currently filed away in drawers and on the hard drives of their creators. As a result, they are inaccessible to a larger audience. Encoding the works as NFTs will protect the intellectual property of the creators and make them more widely accessible. Our aim is to lay the groundwork for a burgeoning market in the trade of these NFTs on the Cardano ecosystem. 

Experience:

• Alex Basler, Archonomous.co
• Jacob Downard, Dust architects
• Charles Roberts, Engineer at Safran Aerospace
• Abigail Downard, Science Illustrator, Science Artist in Residence in ECOSS lab
• David Watts, Full Stack Developer
• Jeff Downard, University Professor, Director of Collaborative Projects
• David Chan, serial entrepreneur and business consultant
• Board of Advisors: https://www.keplerscs.com/our-team-1

IP: 

Open workshop on Zoom in both a live and recorded form. Informational resources will be publicly available via a Youtube channel under copy left permission. NFT templates will be shared with the Cardano community.

Defining success:

Creation of a webpage on the Kepler SCS site presenting a collection of use-cases of paradigmatic 2D and 3D works Architecture, Engineering and Science Illustration. Articulate guidelines developers should take into account when building dApps for 2D and 3D works.

Timeline and Budget:

Phase 1: 

• Month 1: Selection of paradigmatic 2D and 3D works Architecture and Science Illustration:  ($2000)
• Months 1-2: Curation of the collection of works ($2500)
• Month 2: Development of project webpage ($2000)
• Months 2-4: Creation of informational videos for architects, engineers and science illustrators ($4500)
• Months 2-4:  Outreach to architects, engineers and science illustrators to draw members into Cardano ecoystem ($3500)
• Month 3: Creation of guidelines for dApp developers building NFTs:  ($3,000)
• Project direction: 4 months ($6,800)
• Project oversight and evaluation by members of Board of Advisors months 1-4 ($6,500)
• Legal work on guidelines for legal protection of intellectual property as NFTs ($8000)
• Total: ($37,800K)
• Months 5-9: transition to Phase 2 of the project

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7mp5BXNH3pWkHtM85Z3rA

www.KeplerSCS.com

Resources:

Aaron Betsky, When will we see good design as a NFT?", Dezeen, April 9, 2021 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/09/nfts-opinion-aaron-betsky/

India Block, Paul Rudolph house in New York State up for sale via an NFT, Dezeen, May 13, 2021 https://www.dezeen.com/2021/05/13/paul-rudolph-edersheim-residence-nft/

Devadutta Ghat, How to get NFTs right — Architecture and Roadmap — Part 1, Videocoin, Apr 13 2021, https://medium.com/videocoin/how-to-get-nfts-right-architecture-and-roadmap-part-1-fcc7bd589391

Camilla Ghisleni, trans. Tarsila Duduchhttps, What Is NFT Architecture and How Is It Different from Regular 3D Models? ArchDaily, May 6, 2021, www.archdaily.com/960946/what-is-nft-architecture-and-how-is-it-different-from-regular-3d-models

Marcus Fairs, The environmental impact of NFTs is "horrible" says architect Chris Precht, Dezeen, March 29, 2021, https://www.dezeen.com/2021/03/29/environmental-impact-nfts-horrible-architect-chris-precht/

Justin B. Hollander , Why NFTs Matter to Urban Planning, Planetizen, April 14, 2021, https://www.planetizen.com/features/112959-why-nfts-matter-urban-planning

Nicola Jones, How scientists are embracing NFTs, Nature, June 18, 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01642-3

Steven Kurutz, The Curious World of NFT Real Estate and Design, New York Times, May 25, 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/fashion/selling-virtual-real-estate.html

Dinusha Mendis, When you buy an NFT, you don't completely own it – here's why, The Conversation, August 24, 2021, https://theconversation.com/when-you-buy-an-nft-you-dont-completely-own-it-heres-why-166445

Josh Niland, How Will Architecture be Affected by the Rise of Blockchain Technologies like NFTs? Archinect, Mar 24, 2021, https://archinect.com/features/article/150256086/how-will-architecture-be-affected-by-the-rise-of-blockchain-technologies-like-nfts