Description
Determining the location of tall buildings is an important and actual issue of contemporary spatial development planning in numerous European cities. In many instances, negative consequences of an inappropriate location of a tall building result from inability to foresee its spatial impact. The project examines possibilities and limitations of application of virtual models of cities (3D) to provide advanced computer urban analyses in this area. The project aims to develop computer methods of urban simulations of tall buildings impact on city landscape including protection of city panoramas and historically originated urban interiors. The project is focused on introduction of guidelines for 3D Urban Analysis Systems (3D-UAS) for simulation of visual impact of tall buildings, possible for application in spatial planning process.
Summary of project results
The 2TaLL project examined possibilities and limitations of using virtual models of cities (3D) to provide advanced urban analyses focused on simulations on impact of tall buildings on landscapes of European cities. The research problem undertook in the project is actual and important for contemporary urban planning. In the past two decades tall buildings have become increasingly popular on the European continent. It causes rapid changes of landscapes of many cities and poses a threat for urban heritage. Therefore, there is a need for new simulation techniques useful in planning process that in an objective and comprehensive manner will help to determinate the spatial consequences of tall buildings development. The project objectives: a) preliminary identification of tall buildings phenomena in European cities; b) examination of the application feasibility of 3D models to tall buildings analysis, c) preparing of simulation techniques of various aspects of tall buildings in build-up environment, d) definition of guidelines for urban analysis systems for tall buildings, e) evaluation of application ability of new methodologies in urban planning. The research contained: a) fieldwork studies of tall buildings impact on cityscapes realized for selected European cities (Vienna, Milano, Paris, Frankfurt, Koln, Brussel, Amsterdam, Munich, Nuremberg, Wroclaw, Dresden, Warsaw, and London); b) mastering of processing and adjustment urban analysis of different types of 3D city models (CityGML, “point cloud” – LiDAR / DSM); c) development of methods of tall buildings impact analysis and suitable software solution for its application in planning.
Summary of bilateral results