Artificial Realities

The Initiative “Artificial Realities: Virtual as an aesthetic medium in architectural ideation”, an exhibition coupled with a one-day symposium, is an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between ISTAR-IUL and the Virtual Reality Lab (NMBU- Norwegian University of Life Sciences).  Both universities will join to share expertise in the field of Virtual Reality, in the framework of an Associated Project of Lisbon Architecture Triennale 2019.

“Artificial Realities” is framed by the confrontation between rationality and efficiency related to virtual technologies applied to the architectural design process. The experience of architectural space and the state of contemplation and delight of the architectonic exercise will have a digital materialization. Since the fields of research of both groups coincide ISTAR and NMBU will work together this core theme. By the end of the term, the results will be shared by publications.

ISTAR (previously known as ADETTI) was one of the pioneer research labs in the world to use Mixed Reality Technologies and Tangible Interfaces to develop conceptual design in Urban Design and Architecture Massing studies. The VR-Lab at NMBU form a rich environment of varied array of expertise for conducting research with responsibility for researching and developing tools and practices connected to communication and digital information technology.

Thus, the initiative will explore the ways in which virtual reality technologies can enable: i) designers to create immersive spaces that drive the users to escape to other realms in cutting-edge aesthetic experiences, ii) final-user/citizens to be engaged in urban design discussions. In this exploratory field, ISTAR want to be part of the international networks of researchers, being NMBU a partner of excellence to build a strong partnership through mobility programs, sharing labs and equipment and joint research tasks.

More info at the website of the event here.

Nancy Diniz, Fábio Costa

Book of abstracts here.

Eloy, S, Diniz, N (2019) Realidades Artificiais em Arquitetura: a virtualidade como meio estético no processo de conceção de ideias. In Revista Intelcities, No.2, Dezembro 2019, 48-49

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa