Since architecture is created in a field of tension between reason, emotion and
intuition, architectural education should be regarded as the manifestation of
the ability to conceptualize, coordinate, and execute the idea of building
rooted in human traditions.
The problem of the gap between architecture students and their heritage,
to fully understand the architecture of historical buildings, their design,
features, decorations, construction, utilization of material, integration between
nature and light to enhance users experiences and their own innovative
thinking, students must see those places themselves, to feel the proportions
and the design story behind every corner and detail, the research problem is
that the traditional education of architecture heritage cannot fully accomplish
its objective.
The aim of the research is to compare two learning methodologies: the
traditional education of architecture history, and the interactive virtual reality
integration in education. The main objective of the study is to survey the
current educational system of architecture heritage then, evaluate the new
methodology that assumes that the use of friendly technology in the classroom
makes it much easier and satisfying for students to follow the subjects,
allowing better acquisition of the skills they are learning.