This article was originally published by Autodesk's Redshift publication.

Image from the <a href='http://www.archdaily.com/772156/exhibition-drawn-to-the-future'>"Drawn to the Future" exhibition</a> held at The Building Centre in London in 2015. Image © Agnese Sanvito

This article was originally published by Autodesk's Redshift publication.You are walking through an elegant house, admiring the large living-room windows, the paintings on the wall, and the spacious kitchen. Pendant lights cast a soft glow, the terrazzo flooring gleams beneath your feet, the furnishings feel inviting. Then you take off the virtual-reality goggles and resume your meeting.This scenario is becoming increasingly common as more architects incorporate virtual reality (VR) into their practices. Along with its cousins?augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR)?virtual reality allows designers to push the boundaries of visualization, giving colleagues and clients new ways to experience and understand a building or space long before it is actually built. With VR, architects can transmit not just what a building will look like, but also what it will feel like.
Oculus Rift. Image Courtesy of Oculus Rift

?Traditionally in architecture, you have blueprints and scale models, and 3D modeling has been around in force for the last 20 years,? says Jeff Mottle, president and CEO of CGarchitect Digital Media Corp and publisher of CGarchitect, an online ...