VizLab was established in Fall, 2013, as part of a collaborative effort of new members of theArchitecture and Town Planning Faculty, and funded by a Technion start-up grant.
The centerpiece of the laboratory is a 3-D immersive theater consisting of a 2.4 x 7.0 m screen with a 75° field of view and three high-definition Projectiondesign® projectors.
The laboratory was designed and installed by Antycip Simulation®. 3-D capacities are enabled by VizTech XL software, which produce 3-D images from a diversity of software, including Rhino 3D, 3D Max//Vrml, Virtools, SketchUp, Google Earth, AutoCad and ArcGIS.VizLab can host up to 20 people simultaneously for a 3-D experience in which one participant, followed with tracking cameras, can “move” through the image or manipulate a 3-D object on the screen. VizLab is also equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system and advanced photography equipment, all available to faculty staff and students. Links: CityLab The SAT The VizLab is available for users throughout the Technion and beyond. As noted in our multiple projects, the lab serves a broad diversity of uses including:
- Participatory land use planning and architecture
- 3-D study and design of objects, from as small as a pin to as large as a building, from inanimate objects to complex living organisms
- Virtual tours of buildings and neighborhoods
- Land use and architectural scenario analysis
VizLab users receive the support of trained student technicians who will accompany the user from data preparation to actual use within VizLab.Hours of operationVizLab is staffed on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 15:30, or can be scheduled by appointment.CostUse of the VizLab is free to Faculty staff and students. Other users are welcome for a small fee.
To schedule an appointment to use VizLab or for a demonstration (for no charge), please contact lab manager Prof. Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman
How to prepare for visit: (Hebrew manuals)
How to create 3D model for navigation
Location
-
- Sego building, second floor next to the computer Lab.
- Sego building, second floor next to the computer Lab.
Staff
- Faculty Systems Administrator: Doron Zur; 04-829-3934
- Academic Director: Prof. Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman
Former Academic Director
- Dr. Meirav Aharon Gutman
- Prof. Daniel Orenstein
Academic committee
- Prof. Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman
- Prof. Asif Shamay
- Prof. Michelle Portman
- Prof. Aaron Sprecher
- Prof. Yehuda Kalay
- Dr. David Behar
- Prof. Daniel Orenstein
- Prof. Abraham Yezioro
- Prof. Yasha Grobman
- Dr. Meirav Aharon Gutman