The Human Body Interaction open database

In the methodology adopted in the Human Body Interaction project of the Department of Architecture of the University of Bologna, a research tool designed within the Advanced Design Unit was used: the HBI open database. The reason for adopting the database was to improve collaborative processes in knowledge development. In the context of collaborative tools, numerous technical solutions allow a lot of information to be cataloged in a shared way. In many cases, these are closed commercial solutions that, while serving open-science processes, are difficult to modify and whose licenses are not suitable for future research developments. The ADU research group platform for sharing and cataloging case studies is the tool at the heart of the Human Body Interaction Observatory project; its goal is to create relational cataloging of projects at the international level linked together through technological, scientific, and social relationships. The common thread of the case studies is the search for innovation processes in the relationship between digital technologies and the physical, chemical, and relational properties of human bodies. The platform is designed to centralize the cataloging process among different ongoing projects and with the possibility of developing outputs dedicated to research and the third mission.