3D scanning as an architectural tool

Abstract Laser scanners are gaining acceptance as a tool for three-dimensional modelling of existing buildings, but not much more than that. The idea that a digital model constructed from hundreds of thousands of measured laser points having ‘soulful’ applications remains foreign to Architects. This paper presents the work that has been ongoing for over 5 years at the School of Architecture at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and the ‘soulful’ experiences we have encountered in that work.