Abstract
GIS Workflows for Architects and Urban Designers
Track: LiDAR and High Precision Scanning
Authors: mike aziz
Architects at CRP integrate GIS into a broad range of urban design and planning projects. We use base mapping, terrain modeling, and other 3D Analyst tools to study our sites in ways that CAD and BIM cannot, as in our Master Plan for East Edisto, where the scale and depth of data required GIS to uncover patterns in the 77,000 acre regional master plan area. CRP also uses spatial analyst tools to test design proposals on large urban design projects, including New York City's current assessment of the installation of video screens on bus shelters and newsstands. We employed GIS to quickly and accurately depict the interrelationship of neighborhood character and zoning regulations. By demonstrating our innovative use of GIS, we will show how to quickly produce urban design analysis, and how to test their design thinking at a scale and efficiency made possible only by using GIS.