Recent advances in computer interface and hardware power have fostered Augmented
Reality (AR) prototypes for various architecture and design applications. More intuitive …

The use of tangible user interfaces in new design environments promises to facilitate the
designers' interaction with the design model. In order to clarify the impact of tangible user …

Projects in the area of architectural design and urban planning typically engage several
architects as well as experts from other professions. While the design and review meetings …

Current construction worksite layout planning heavily relies on 2D paper media where the
worksite planners sketch the future layout adjacent to their real environment. This traditional …

Developments in digital design workbenches that combine Augmented Reality (AR) systems
and tangible user interfaces (TUIs) on a horizontal display surface provide a new kind of …

Nowadays the design sector takes account of collaboration among design team members as
seriously as the geometric and spatial features of the design itself. Effective collaboration …

Immersive virtual environments have received widespread attention as providing possible
replacements for the media and systems that designers traditionally use, as well as, more …

Developments in digital design workbenches that combine Augmented Reality (AR) systems
and tangible user interfaces (TUIs) on a horizontal display surface provide a new kind of …

Given that modern children have grown up with numerous digital interactive devices it is
essential to understand how the digital environment might affect children's cognitive …

ABSTRACT A4D is a co-operative design system for AEC that integrates state-of-art
technologies in the area of 3D Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality …