Augmented Reality on Architectural and Building

In this paper we present the first conclusions of an educational research project which seeks to evaluate graphic and spatial capabilities improvement of undergraduate and master's degree in architecture, construction, urbanism and design students, throughout their academic training period, and by the use of Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The whole project consists of twelve case studies to be carried out in several university centers. At this moment, after the two finished case studies, it has been demonstrated that by combining the use of an attractive technology, to create dynamic photomontage for visual evaluation of virtual models in a real environment, and by the user-machine interaction that involves the AR, students feel more motivated, development and evolution of graphic competences and space skills are increased in shorter learning periods, and their academic performance is highly improved. We have used for this experience mobile phones, laptops, as well as low cost AR applications.