A Visualisation Tool for (Landscape) Architects

Abstract

In a small and crowded country such as the Netherlands both the government and the individual people are very concerned with what is happening in their environment. Apart from the ecological impacts, the visual effects of new developments are often a very important issue. In this respect a realistic visualisation of future developments can be very useful. Described here is the product of the first stage of a research programme aimed at providing visualistion aids for landcape architects and building designers. Besides showing future developments to the people involved, this tool should enable the building designer to evaluate the aesthetics of a design with respect to the surroundings. Moreover it should enable the landscape architect to "reshape" the landscape by adding, removing and editing artifacts and natural elements on the the graphics screen.