ABSTRACT
Computer modelling and visualisation as powerful tools in understanding the full
impact of urban design proposals, are invaluable to planners and members of the
community concerned with sensitive design issues. The design of our streets is one
such issue. However, streetscape design is not only of contemporary interest. We are
fortunate that the concern for the appearance of city streets was recorded by artists
and architects of the Renaissance including Perruzzi, Bramante, Michelangelo, and
Piranesi (Bacon, 1969).
