New London Architecture (NLA) will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday 14th January 2025 (10:00am - 11:00am)

Webinar info:

The world of virtual reality technology is fast-evolving, and VR digital tools are now a mainstay of a number of design practices, with the AIA reporting in 2018 that 67% of large architecture practices have adopted VR technology. In addition, RIBA reported in 2022 that real-time technology in the gaming industry is helping to transform 3D visualisation in architecture.  

  

This online talk will cover some examples of parametric models and their increased utilisation within the built environment industry, and the drive by some to make such models an open resource platform to improve public knowledge of schemes and developments in the planning pipeline.  

  

We will be discussing how such platforms can increase public engagement through effective collaboration with both local authorities and existing digital research initiatives to improve knowledge of the built environment across the board.  

  

There will also be some consideration of the role of AI generative tools and auto-composition algorithms within such models that could streamline design processes and further enrich this virtual world with more detailed visualisations.

Programme

10:00 Welcome from Chair  

Florence Maschietto, Senior Programme Manager, NLA   

 

10:05 Speaker Presentations 

 

Re:Imagine London 

Shajay Bhooshan, Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

 

VU.City 

Tazeen Raza, Architecture Sector Lead, VU.City 

 

PropTech Tools & In1Place 

Nour Ragab, Head of Production, Virtual Viewing 

 

10:25 Panel discussion 

 

10:45 Q&A