Virtual Design in Architecture
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Virtual Design in Architecture Virtual Reality has become the fastest growing trend in the architecture world. Slowly, virtual reality is drastically altering the architect's design process. Typical architecture supplies, like T-squares, triangles, lead and ink, are being replaced by computers and plotters. These computers would allow the designer to visually construct a building and virtually walk through it before it is actually built. This new virtual project would provide the architect with many helpful uses. It would assist in the brainstorming of new ideas, allowing the designer to play around with new issues without making anything permanent. It also would help finding and correcting problems in a plan. For example, if a door does not seem to work well, the designer can easily see the problem and amend it without tremendous frustration. Virtual reality would also aid in presenting a potential plan to clients before it is...


