--- title: "Join us live on February 3rd · Arkio" description: "Can VR be used to enhance the traditional charrette method?" url: https://www.arkio.is/blog/meet-the-designers-live-event-february-3rd-2022/ published: 2022-01-20 archived: true # written before Arkio 3.0; describes an earlier version --- # Join us live on February 3rd Can VR be used to enhance the traditional charrette method? By Hilmar Gunnarsson, January 20, 2022 · 1 min read ![Join us live on February 3rd](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/blog-meetdesigners2.FFgncvQ0_ZeD5zT.webp) _From the archive. This post is from January 2022, before Arkio 3.0 brought the AI design agent to the browser. See what’s new in Arkio 3.0_ Architect and AEC Technology Consultant, Richard-Allen Foster, AIA thinks the answer is YES. He and Matthew Kendall, Housing Product Owner at [TestFit](https://testfit.io) joined us live on February 3rd to explore how Arkio and TestFit can reshape the way architects and designers collaborate and communicate with clients and the public. Experience a more interactive and immersive charrette process that can ultimately increase fun, engagement, trust, and confidence in the process and the solutions. During the live discussion we saw how the already collaborative nature of a charrette sketch session can be enhanced with Arkio’s multi-platform tools and integrated with the parametric planning capabilities of TestFit for rapid iterations, robust data, and real-time visualizations. Watch the recording from the event [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpO59omCqSo). [Richard-Allen Foster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rallenf/), [FOSTERiNG CREATIVE](https://www.fostering-creative.com/) Richard-Allen Foster is an architect with over a decade of experience in a Design Director role. Prior to founding Fostering Creative, he has taught both studio design and computer technology in design courses at the university level and has worked in firms of various sizes - ranging from Gensler down to 3-10 person teams. Richard-Allen loves to connect often unseen dots and thrives in the intersecting space between technology and design; always thinking about how emerging technologies can advance the design process and enhance the storytelling power in presentations. He excels in fostering collaborative studio environments and public engagement processes. [Matthew Kendall](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-kendall-0975a3ba/), Customer Enablement, TestFit Matthew Kendall a B. Arch & Masters from Texas Tech University. Matthew was 5+ years into his architecture career when he came across TestFit. Now Matthew channels that energy & passion helping train TestFit users. [TestFit](https://testfit.io) is The Ultimate Building Configurator. TestFit’s algorithms and co-creation tools help users solve site plans for commodity buildings such as multifamily, mixed use, industrial, garden apartments & more in seconds. ## Keep reading [All posts](https://www.arkio.is/blog/) - [Exploring Spatial Cities with Roshon - Arkio LIVE\[jan\]](https://www.arkio.is/blog/live01-recap/) (Event, February 5, 2024): January's LIVE event kicked off with an exciting showcase: a live-streamed model tour led by spatial artist Roshon Butts. - [Arkio at AU2023](https://www.arkio.is/blog/arkio-at-au23/) (Event, November 23, 2023): We recently took part at Autodesk University (AU), and the experience was nothing short of exhilarating! We want to extend our gratitude to each and every one of you who made this event memorable. - [Arkio road trip across the USA](https://www.arkio.is/blog/usa-roadtrip/) (Event, September 6, 2023): We recently went on an epic road trip across the USA to meet with the XR community and our users. ## What will you design first? Describe it in a sentence. The agent takes it from there. Start designing: [open the Arkio web app](https://app.arkio.is/?prompt=A%20garden%20studio%20with%20a%20green%20roof) and describe your idea, for example “A garden studio with a green roof”. The design agent uses AI credits. More ideas to try: A 3-bedroom family house; Open up my kitchen; A primary school for 300 pupils; Massing for a mixed-use block. AI credits required · Runs in your browser · No 3D skills needed ![A finished design in colour among grey neighbours](https://www.arkio.is/_astro/film_4.D103mK7s.svg) --- Arkio: Arkio turns sketches, words and floor plans into real 3D designs with an AI agent. Share a link, then walk through it before anything is built. Start designing at https://app.arkio.is. All pages for AI agents: https://www.arkio.is/llms.txt