18. Environmental Geometry & Simulation
Environmental simulation harnesses computational geometry to predict natural phenomena in the built environment. This chapter investigates Benedikt isovist visibility fields, 3D viewshed sightlines, solar vector tracking, shadow envelope projections, and specular acoustic ray reflections for architectural acoustics.
Related Concepts
Solar & Acoustics
Explore concept →Interactive geometrical visualization of solar shadow envelopes and specular acoustic ray tracing.
Isovists & Viewshed
Explore concept →Interactive geometrical visualization of isovist fields and 3D viewshed line-of-sight.
Fabrication & Panelization
Explore concept →Planar quad meshes, conical offsets, developable unrolling, and geodesic grids.