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.

1. Isovists & Viewshed — Interactive geometrical visualization of isovist fields and 3D viewshed line-of-sight.
2. Solar & Acoustics — Interactive geometrical visualization of solar shadow envelopes and specular acoustic ray tracing.