Architecture Now Gets A Virtual Touch

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Architecture Now Gets A Virtual Touch

• After exploring the horizons in various aspects,
  Virtual Reality has now marched its footsteps to
  architecture. Initially, what seemed beyond
  imagination has been witnessing rapid growth in
  the Architectural world, each passing day. It is
  a common phenomenon that the architect enters his
  own building, which in the end doesnt match with
  his vision. Traditional design visualization can
  only offer this much and this is when VR comes in
  the spotlight. People often dont understand the
  exact spatial relationship by just taking a look
  at a 2D or 3D model, but VR can give an
  experience similar to the physical architecture.
  VR plays an important role in the designing and
  construction process, from generating design
  options to proposals and to finding out errors.
  Let us just take a look at it-
• DESIGN
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• Concepts are the most significant part in
  architecture. An architect has to design the
  model keeping in mind the necessities of his
  client. With Building Information Modelling
  (BIM), which is the physical and functional
  characteristics of a facility, the architect
  needs to imagine being in the actual place and VR
  makes it possible. For instance, with VR it is
  possible to see different shades of light in a
  particular room at any time of the day or the
  wall color or the different styles of flooring.
  With Virtual Reality allows us to experience the
  proportions and scale our necessities
  accordingly. At any stage, an architect can just
  pop a headset and step inside the building.
• CONSTRUCTION
• Construction is a headlong process and VR can be
  of great help to track the progress of a
  construction site. Users can actually see and
  experience the foundation being executed, sites
  being graded and the buildings being constructed
  along with the demolitions on the occurrence of
  any errors. Headsets make it possible for the
  user to execute minute details or spin the
  building like a turntable to make necessary
  subjective changes.
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• FACTS
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• Architects are now making advancements in
  developing a new tool of Virtual Reality for
  people suffering from dementia. Known as the
  Virtual Reality-Empathy Platform (VR-EP), the kit
  consists of a laptop with graphics, games
  controller, camera, software programming and a VR
  headset.
• People suffering from dementia can have cognitive
  impairments which can lead to confusion and
  anxiety, but VR replicates visual impairments in
  an interactive environment to make it simple.

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• CONCLUSION
• While BIM makes the life cycle of a building
  easier at all stages it somehow fails to explore
  the human elements of architecture- space and
  aesthetics, which VR can. Currently, VR is being
  used as a big tool to wow clients but the real
  power will be realized when the architects and
  engineers will include VR as an essential tool
  for designing.