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Augmented Urban Planning Workbench: Overlaying Drawings, Physical Models and Digital Simulation Hiroshi Ishii, John Underkoffler, Dan Chak, Ben Piper MIT Media Laboratory Eran Ben-Joseph, Luke Yeung, and Zahra Kanji MIT School of Architecture and Planning ABSTRACT
There is a problem in the spatial and temporal separation between the varying
forms of representation used in urban design. Sketches, physical models, and more
recently computational simulation, while each serving a useful purpose, tend to
be incompatible forms of representation. The contemporary designer is required
assimilate these divergent media into a single mental construct and in so doing
is distracted from the central process of design. We propose an Augmented Reality
Workbench called "Luminous Table" that attempts to address this issue by integrating
multiple forms of physical and digital representations. 2D drawings, 3D physical
models, and digital simulation are overlaid into a single information space in
order to support the urban design process. We describe how the system was used
in a graduate design course and discuss how the simultaneous use of physical and
digital media allowed for a more holistic design approach. We also discuss the
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