Some of the benefits to Council Services that are envisaged include the following:
- enhance the understanding of the built environment; assist the regeneration of the City;
- improve the participation and consultation process for future development proposals in the City;
- provide a visual aid to help explain the impact of a development to the public, elected members and developers;
- provide a versatile promotional tool to showcase development in Glasgow;
- and improve the quality of all development on the ground.
The model is the first of its kind in the UK and will be regularly updated and improved.
The Urban Model Project has been awarded the
Merchant City Festival Award for Innovation
Specialising in Interactive Media,
at the BAFTA Scotland Winner’s night
held on 22 September 2007