Augmented reality as a component of participation in shaping the architectural space

Rafał Mazur, Maciej Piekarski, Szymon Filipowski

doi:10.5277/arc190207

Abstract

The article discusses the issue of presenting architectural designs in order to allow the external form of buildings to be judged by a wide range of stakeholders. The three-dimensional mock-ups, and since the dissemination of information technologies, also two-dimensional visualizations, have been the tools used in the hitherto practice. The authors believe that there is a tool that has the advantages of both previously mentioned and does not have their disadvantages. It is augmented reality. The article presents its concept and an overview of available methods of visualizing objects in the augmented reality environment. Typical examples of discrepancies between the appearance of the completed object and its presentation in the design phase, which could be avoided using BIM technology as a design tool, and augmented reality as a medium transmitting visual information, have been indicated. Attention was paid to the possibility of social participation in shaping the architectural forms of buildings, which could take  the form of passive or active participation.