Length: 1 CEU
Topic: Sustainability / Climate
Delivery Mode: Online On-Demand
What's Included: Video, Quiz, & Certificate
Registration Fee: Members $50 | Intern $35 | Student $25 | Non-Member $75
This webinar is part of the RAIC 2025 Conference on Architecture!
Successful execution of architectural reuse, rehabilitation and conservation involves a comprehensive understanding of the built environment. At the intersection of the tangible and imagined, emerging technologies such as laser scan point cloud models, drone documentation, photogrammetry, virtual and augmented reality are proving to be valuable tools for representing and reconceptualizing our built heritage.
The advantages of these new conventions create opportunities beyond efficient execution and convenience by encouraging new ways of thinking. In this case study review of digital documentation tools on completed and in-progress projects including, The Canada Malting Silos, Mirvish Village and the University of Alberta, participants will be given the opportunity to interact with augmented and virtual reality through their phone and try virtual reality headsets. Through this interactive lens, it is proposed to learn from the past while considering new trajectories for heritage conservation, interpretation and architectural work in the future.
Evaluate digital documentation technologies through the lens of completed and in-progress projects and discuss trajectories for how built and intangible heritage may be interpreted in the future.
Explain how building scanning integrates into architectural projects and outline the steps for incorporating digital documentation tools into the architectural design workflow.
Analyze the evolution of building scanning technology and propose ways these tools can enhance communication with clients, contractors, and communities.
Demonstrate the use of digital twins through hands-on activities, interact with augmented reality via mobile devices, and explore virtual reality using headsets to experience immersive design tools.
Subject Matter Experts:
Zak Fish
OAA, MRAIC, BAS, M.ARCH
Architect, Project Manager, ERA Architects
Zak Fish, B.A.S, MArch, MRAIC, is a licenced architect with the Ontario Association of Architecture and has over a decade of experience in the field. His experience spans a diverse range of projects, including institutional work, skyscrapers, cottages, disaster relief housing, furniture, and art at offices in Amsterdam, New York, Toronto and Nicaragua. Through this work, Fish has developed broad interests at contrasting scales from urban planning to the details of industrial design, craftsmanship and materiality. Fostering a collaborative approach and engaging with emerging digital technology, his current work at ERA Architects is focused on reactivating historic buildings through creative adaptive reuse strategies. At ERA, Fish is leading development and implementation of CAD, BIM and LiDAR scanning processes, helping to implement conservation, interpretation and architectural design for projects that include the University of Alberta Commons, the Residences on Lombard, King Toronto Condos and Mirvish Village.
Tupac Espinoza
OAA Intern, MRAIC
Professional in Architecture, ERA Architects
Tupac Espinoza is an internationally trained architect with a profound expertise in sustainable architecture, heritage conservation, landscape design, and construction management. His work transcends traditional design, as he continually explores the synergy between existing structures, emerging technologies, and sustainability. At ERA Architects, Tupac has spent the past five years pioneering the use of drones, Lidar scanners, and VR headsets for heritage conservation and project documentation. His projects range from developing intricate construction details in collaboration with specialists to engaging communities through participatory design processes, addressing a variety of project scales. As the co-founder of Aerial TO, a Toronto-based company, Tupac provides innovative drone services for the construction industry and enhances community engagement through digital technologies. Today, he is excited to share his insights and experiences with you.
This webinar is in English. Closed captions have been provided in both English and French.
Pricing
Member: $50 / Non-Member: $75
Intern Member: $35 / Intern Non-Member: $75
Student: $25 (must be an RAIC student associate member)