Augmented reality (AR) allows the real and digital worlds to converge and overlap in a new way of observation and understanding. The architectural field can significantly benefit from AR applications, due to their systemic complexity in terms of knowledge and process management. Global interest and many research challenges are focused on this field, thanks to the conjunction of technological and algorithmic developments from one side, and the massive digitization of built data. A significant quantity of research in the AEC and educational fields describes this state of the art. Moreover, it is a very fragmented domain, in which specific advances or case studies are often described without considering the complexity of the whole development process. The article illustrates the entire AR pipeline development in architecture, from the conceptual phase to its application, highlighting each step’s specific aspects. This storytelling aims to provide a general overview to a non-expert, deepening the topic and stimulating a democratization process. The aware and extended use of AR in multiple areas of application can lead a new way forward for environmental understanding, bridging the gap between real and virtual space in an innovative perception of architecture.

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建筑领域中的 AR：最先进的技术

增强现实 (AR) 允许现实世界和数字世界以一种新的观察和理解方式融合和重叠。由于 AR 应用程序在知识和流程管理方面的系统复杂性，建筑领域可以从 AR 应用程序中受益匪浅。由于一方面的技术和算法发展以及建筑数据的大规模数字化，全球的兴趣和许多研究挑战都集中在这一领域。AEC 和教育领域的大量研究描述了这种最先进的技术。而且，它是一个非常分散的领域，在其中描述特定的进展或案例研究时，往往没有考虑整个开发过程的复杂性。文章在架构上阐述了整个 AR 管道开发，从概念阶段到其应用，突出每个步骤的具体方面。这种讲故事的目的是为非专家提供总体概述，深化主题并激发民主化进程。AR 在多个应用领域的意识和扩展使用可以引领环境理解的新途径，在创新的建筑感知中弥合真实和虚拟空间之间的差距。