Photogrammetry in Architectural Education: Deploying Aerial and Terrestrial Means

Abstract

Abstract. Incorporating emerging surveying technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), into architectural education poses multiple challenges. This study places photogrammetry in an academic context and examines its potential impact on conventional architectural surveying methodologies. The methodology presented in this study outlines theoretical foundations and how to deploy them in the field. We taught architecture students with no experience in photogrammetry basic theoretical concepts, and we connected the theoretical framework to practical application through a case study. We considered existing methodologies suggested in the literature and their potential use in architectural education, aiming to extend architectural training to complex building surveying. For this purpose, a case study of surveying a historic building complex at the center of Athens, the Varvakeios market, is presented. The Varvakeios market was captured with aerial photogrammetry and terrestrial techniques, and a high-precision three-dimensional model was generated. The case study findings indicated that integrating photogrammetry into architectural education is viable.