The document discusses the use of CityEngine by Garsdale Design Ltd to enhance and expedite the city master planning process, addressing issues of complex workflows and data management. It highlights the advantages of CityEngine in streamlining iterative processes, enabling faster 3D modeling, and improving communication with clients. The document emphasizes a shift in workflows to adapt to new technologies while maintaining quality and meeting client expectations.

1. Master Planning Cities
(with the help of CityEngine)
Elliot Hartley
Director, Garsdale Design Ltd
2013 AGI Northern Showcase
November 14 | York,UK

2. Garsdale Design Limited
Elliot Hartley
•Cumbria, United Kingdom
•Architectural & Planning Consultancy
•Specialist in Middle East Master Planning
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3. End of the Tour?
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GeoDesign Summit – Redlands -January 2013*
GISWORX ’13 – Dubai – 2-4th April 2013*
ESRIUK User Conference – London – 21st May 2013*
ESRIUC – 2nd 3D Mapping & Lidar Forum, Sunday 7th Jul 2013
GeoDesign Summit Europe – GeoFort – 19-20th September 2013
ESRI EMEA UC – Munich – 23rd – 25th October 2013*
GeoDesign Summit Beijing, 28th-29th October 2013*
AGI Northern Showcase, York, 14th November 2013
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4. Our Master Planning Projects
1. Regional & Environmental
Study
2. Background Study /
Existing Conditions Survey
3. Analysis and Forecasting
4. Planning Alternatives and
Options
5. Final Master Plan
• Traditional workflows do
work but are becoming
cumbersome.
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5. Workflows
• Two types of workflow
Process workflows are
Iterative Evaluations
– Main project workflow
– Process workflows
• Finish one phase so the
outputs can be used in
the next phase
• Smooth flow of data is
critical
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6. The problem:
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Increasing complexity
Increasing amount of data to analyse
Chaotic nature of projects
Communication
Small office (5 staff)
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

7. The Problem
100%
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Passage of time
Projected Project Deadline
What we actually need to do the job
What the client gives us
The Deadline
Data Received
Enthusiasm for project
Interesting Times
-100%
Master Planning Cities
(with the help of CityEngine)

8. A Solution to Part of the Problem?
Improving & speeding up of the small but time
consuming iterative processes

9. “CityEngine has been transformational for our business”
4 days in SketchUp?
½ a day in CityEngine?
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

10. Our use of CityEngine
• Early use was trying to
replicate what we
would have done in
SketchUp
• Integrating a new
workflow can’t always
been done over night
• We’re starting to see
the payback
• Moving beyond
visualisations
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11. Two Choices
Boast
Modest
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

12. I can build a 3D model of an urban area faster than you
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

13. I need convincing background models for our visualisations
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

14. Which I can do
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

15. “In an ideal case, a planner or designer receives realtime guidance on performance at every phase of
design from early site visit or conceptual sketch to
final detail.”
Michael Flaxman, 2009

16. I can build multiple planning scenarios in less than a day

17. Clients can see our visualisation work easily & dynamically

18. I can model urban & data models together

19. I can easily model the theoretical

20. I can model the natural

21. or the fantastical

22. or the historic

23. the very small

24. or the very large

25. we still give the client what they want

26. We have adjusted our workflows to ensure smooth data flow

27. We’ve re-aligned our expectations of what we can do

28. We’re now moving on… but we’re still using CityEngine
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

29. Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

30. Keep up! The 3D world is moving fast
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

31. There’s more coming… BIM or City IM?
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

32. 3D models are now delivered embedded with many attributes
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

33. Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

34. Dashboards for live & modelled data on multiple platforms
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

35. Communication is critical to our business
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

36. The Instant City is here
An increase in the speed of a decision should not mean a
compromised decision
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37. Last minute changes
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38. This isn’t a game (mostly)
Speeding up the city master planning
process with CityEngine

39. Elliot Hartley
Thank You
Work: www.garsdaledesign.co.uk
Play : www.geoplanit.co.uk
Contact : about.me/elliothartley
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