Overlaying Reality in the Office

摘要

Augmented reality is a technology that overlays new text and graphics onto a single live view, generally in real time, on a device's viewfinder (ENR4/9 p.17). BRPH Architects-Engineers Inc. (No. 309) has become one of the first design firms to test augmented reality as a design tool, says Cris Vigil, BRPH senior vice president. While specializing in complex facilities, BRPH was searching for a way to draw on the expertise of its various offices, he notes. How could the firm best take advantage of building information modeling in a collaborative environment across its five offices.