Virtual Reality and the Built Environment

Jennifer Whyte, agana Nikolić (University of Reading, UK)

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Routledge
21 February 2018

Architectural structure & design; Virtual reality

Like the first edition, the central question this book addresses is how virtual reality can be used in the design, production and management of the built environment. The book aims to consider three key questions. What are the business drivers for the use of virtual reality? What are its limitations? How can virtual reality be implemented within organizations? Using international case studies it answers these questions whilst addressing the growth in the recent use of building information modelling (BIM) and the renewed interest in virtual reality to visualize and understand data to make decisions.

With the aim of inspiring and informing future use, the authors take a fresh look at current applications in the construction sector, situating them within a broader trajectory of innovation. The new edition expands the scope to consider both immersive virtual reality as a way of bringing professionals inside a building information model, and augmented reality as a way of taking this model and related asset information out to the job-site. The updated edition also considers these technologies in the context of other developments that were in their infancy when the first edition was written – such as laser scanning, mobile technologies and big data.

Virtual Reality in the Built Environment is essential reading for professionals in architecture, construction, design, surveying and engineering and students on related courses who need an understanding of BIM, CAD and virtual reality in the sector.

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By: Jennifer Whyte, agana Nikolić (University of Reading, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781138668751
ISBN 10: 1138668753
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 21 February 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jennifer Whyte is Laing O'Rourke / Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Systems Integration at the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation in the Department of Civial and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London, UK. Dragana Nikolić is Lecturer in Digital Architecture in the School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading, UK.