Author(s)

Kai Cao, Qili Zhou

Corresponding Author

Kai Cao

ABSTRACT

With the dramatic development of information technology, science and technology have been changing our lifestyles and environments profoundly. As social places providing cultural, recreational, and show functions, buildings have already under through many transformations in design, from merely visible into invisible, reality into virtual reality, and physical into spiritual. New technology brings in new ways of artistic expression and new possibilities of expressive forms; hence, building design ought to keep pace with the times. This paper aims at analyzing the features of Virtual Reality and its application in building design, exploring the relationship between science and art, as well as predicting future trends for the technology in the building design field.

KEYWORDS

Information Technology, Science and Technology, Building, Virtual Reality