År 2021 firar Göteborg sitt 400-årsjubileum och en stadslinbana är ett av flera projekt som Göteborgs Stad kommer att fokusera på inför firandet. Vid projektstarten utlystes en internationell arkitekttävling, med ett vinnande förslag från UN-Studio, en internationell arkitektstudio med säte i Amsterdam. Projektet introducerar den första nya varianten av kollektivtrafik i Sverige sedan 1930-talet, då…
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The work with the digital urban planning and simulation tool VirtualCity@Chalmers is moving forward. Lead developer Vasilis Naserentin is giving an update on the current status of the project. Vasilis is sharing some fresh and insightful updates about the progress in the development of VirtualCity and is anticipating upcoming plans, new implementations and collaborations for…
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In 2021 Gothenburg will celebrate its 400th anniversary and a new cable car (stadslinbana) is part of several projects that the City of Gothenburg will undertake to mark this important moment. The winning proposal was submitted by UN-Studio, an international architecture studio based in Amsterdam. The project, which represents the first advancement in public transportation…
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The work with the digital urban planning and simulation tool VirtualCity@Chalmers is moving forward. Lead developer Vasilis Naserentin is giving an update on the current status of the project. Vasilis is sharing some fresh and insightful updates about the progress in the development of VirtualCity and is anticipating upcoming plans, new implementations and collaborations for…
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In September VirtualCity moved to its new head quarter at the new department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE) in Chalmers’s Johanneberg Campus. The department is the merger of the old departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering and it represents broad fields of knowledge and interdisciplinary collaborations in research and education. Founded in 1856, the…
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The new teaser video is out on YouTube, follow the work in progress on our urban simulation tool! Our city planning simulation tool features immersion with a 3D world with enabled AR/VR functionality. Sensor data can be directly integrated into the platform; weather, pollution, noise and traffic are already available. Wind simulations powered by IPS…
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VirtualCity@Chalmers is looking for driven MSc students!
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Chalmers Styrkeområde Building Futures anordnade i samarbete med Göteborgs stad och Fraunhofer Chalmers Centre nyligen initiativseminariet Virtual Cities – Opportunities and Challenges. Seminariet hölls i Visual Arena i Lindholmen Science Park och samlade ett flertal framstående forskare och aktörer inom området, bland annat Jarmo Suomisto från Helsingfors stad, Eric Jeansson, geodatastrateg på Göteborgs stads och Anders Logg, från Chalmers Styrkeområde Building Futures. Läs mer »
Chalmers Area of Advance Building Futures, the City of Gothenburg and Fraunhofer Chalmers Centre recently arranged the initiative seminar Virtual Cities – Opportunities and Challenges. The seminar, held at the Visual Arena, Lindholmen Science Park, gathered several prominent researchers and involved parties, among others Jarmo Suomisto from the City of Helsinki, Eric Jeansson, geodata strategist at the City of Gothenburg, and Anders Logg, Chalmers Area of Advance Building Futures. Read more »
