Possible applications of Virtual Reality (VR) in Digital Architecture (DA) and Landscape Architecture (LA) projects include collaborative design, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) cognition, as well as haptic rendering with e-learning functionality. Following the current trends in digital architecture, this paper aims to present VR technology as a medium for communication among members of CAD design teams, and as a tool which successfully be used for presentation purposes in landscape architecture projects. Also, the e-learning functionality embedded in digital architecture projects is demonstrated using haptic rendering functions. The proposed methodology is based on widely available off-the-shelf software tools which can be used by creative teams to support visual studio projects in architecture. Finally, a case study related to a small urban area in Thessaloniki, Greece is used to demonstrate the functionality of the proposed method.

virtual reality, CAD; digital architecture; landscape architecture

Presentation: oral