2. Visualisation

Design concepts can stem from an idea, a theory, from the analysis conducted of a place, from engaging with end-users, or from any source of external inspiration.

Introduction to Concept Visualisation

Urban Design: Place Making, Poplar Together: A local revitalization story, Concept detail. Bartlett School of Planning Expo 2021. Matteo Atik, Virna Castillo, Omar Dally, Sijia Sun, Yonghoon Lee

Planning for Housing: Project, Sunday Market Riverside Housing, Vision detail. Tanushree Agarwal, James Ainsworth, Yuan Feng, Jack Gandy, Agnes Jeeves, Yangtao Ma, Ada Mc Murtrie, Calum McConnachie. Bartlett School of Planning Expo 2020

Urban Design: Theory to Practice, Reconnecting Poplar as a Sustainable Urban Village, Vision detail. Xavier Ayub, Ian Chng, Fola Olaleye, Reka Tundokova, Sarah Kexuan Xu. Bartlett School of Planning Expo 2019

Urban Design: Layout, Density and Typology: Task 2, Holloway Prison Masterplan, Concept detail. Zhaoxi Li, Cynthia Espinola Cano, Vernise Wong, Matthew Abraham Hung, Pieter-Jan Chielen. Bartlett School of Planning Expo 2020

Urban Design: Design Guidance, Incentive & Control, Southall OAPF, Strategy detail. Jeong Hyun Cho, Kwame Lowe, Tom Noble, Raphael Saillard, Jiayin Sun. Bartlett School of Planning Expo 2020

In urban design, these concepts help us to explore and ultimately find answers to real-life issues and questions. They are not static but, instead, evolve as the design process advances.  

Visualisation relates to the generation and manipulation of information through spatial representation and how we then interpret it. In this respect, it enables the sharing of the visual and mental concepts generated by the designer during the design process.  

The second phase of the design process consists of developing a conceptual idea or set of ideas based on the early analysis and visualising that in a manner that allows it to be understood and tested by others.  