The exhibition "Models of the City Structure of Gliwice" opened at the Silesian University of Technology on July 1, marking the culmination of a semester's work by an international team of students and faculty. The project is the fifth installment of the series titled Models of City Structure and was carried out in a multi-person group in the PBL project-based-learning (project-based learning) formula using the hardware and software of the laboratory of the Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Architecture.
The project was carried out as part of the City Structure course under the direction of Dr. Tomasz Bradecki, Associate Dean for Cooperation and Development along with Dr. Michal Sitek, Associate Dean for Science along with an international team of students consisting of: Najmaldin Al-Taesh, Daria Bal, Aleksandra Baranska, Agnieszka Bonczek, Natalia Dymarska, Klaudia Elsner, Magdalena Fijal, Jagoda Grzelachowska, Natalia Hulbój, Marcin Jaceńciuk-Nowak, Adam Michalowy, Marta Sanigórska, Joanna Szczepanska, Ahmad Qais Waheed and Julia Wisniewska.
Part of the design team and 3D mockup
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The exhibition features mock-ups made by the team, depicting selected Gliwice locations and analyses, as well as 3D models in augmented reality - using a smartphone app or VR glasses. The presentation is complemented by a video summarizing all the work done.
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The aim of the "Models of the structure of the city of Gliwice" project is to present the possibilities of creative mapping of spatial information about cities, to make the models available to the public, and to demonstrate the possibilities of augmented reality applications.
"Models of the structure of the city of Gliwice" project, application
photo: Dr. Tomasz Bradecki
analysis of the structure of Gliwice
As part of the work, the authors prepared a bilingual scientific publication with the same title. In it you will see a collection of analyses of the structure of the city of Gliwice , including an analysis of the structure of road and public transportation, an analysis according to Kevin Lynch's method or an analysis of the share of built-up area. Some of them were carried out with the help of author's spatial models, and selected ones were mapped in the form of physical mock-ups.
Physical and virtual mock-up as part of the "Models of the structure of the city of Gliwice" project
photo: Dr. Tomasz Bradecki
Among other things, the publication used GIS software, tools for creating 3D models, drone photography and an application for creating 360-degree panoramic photographs. Also used were applications that allow models to be experienced in augmented and virtual reality. The authors used the capabilities of Sketchfab and Augment applications that allow 3D models to be experienced in virtual and augmented reality.
3D mockup in augmented reality
photo: Dr. Tomasz Bradecki
You will be able to test the models using a smartphone app, place them on any flat surface (on a desk or floor) and compare them with the physical mockup.
All the developed models can be seen at the following addresses (just click on the name):
- Academic Campus of the Silesian University of Technology,
- New Gliwice,
- Market Square and here,
- Gliwice radio station and here ,
- Grunwald Park and here ,
- Mickiewicz Park and here,
- City of Gliwice as a 15-minute city and in the Augument program,
- Theshare of the built-up area of the city of Gliwice, and in the Augument program.
Last year, students under the direction of Dr. Tomasz Bradecki presented models of the city of Zabrze.
Exhibition at the Faculty of Architecture
The vernissage was attended by representatives of the Gliwice City Hall, students and professors, as well as numerous guests from abroad, speakers of the World Urban Forum. The speakers at the event were Kinga Racoń-Leja, Ph.D., professor of PK, and Prof. Lamberto Amistadi of the University of Bologna.
During the exhibition, the projects can be viewed using VR glasses
photo: Tomasz Bradecki, PhD
The exhibition is held as part of a conference organized together with the TRIALOG journal association under the auspices of the Society of Polish Town Planners of the Silesian district and the Committee on Architecture and Urban Planning of the Polish Academy of Sciences Katowice district. The exhibition can still be seen until July 8 this year in Building X of the Silesian University of Technology at 10 Marcina Strzody Street in Gliwice. By scanning the QR code next to the physical models, they can also be viewed virtually via a smartphone app.
Physical models at the exhibition "Models of the structure of the city of Gliwice"
photo: Dr. Tomasz Bradecki
You can also find information on the website of the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology, as well as on the faculty Facebook page.
