GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing about changes, and alongside these, we can alter the way we design our housing using technological innovations in architecture. The need for healthy and comfortable housing is essential to sustainable economic and social development in a post Covid-19 Nigeria. The present study investigates technological innovations in housing for sustainable economic and social development in a post Covid-19 Nigeria. The study adopted a case study design while simple random techniques was employed to select fifty participants within Ibadan North Local Government. For data collection, structured questionnaire and an oral interview were used for each variable examined. The questionnaire covers technology innovations, sustainable economic and social development. Two research questions were generated and answered accordingly. Data collected was analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage at a 0.05 level of significance. It was found that virtual reality has so much potential for architects. According to 70% of the participants, virtual and augmented reality should be used by architects because of their effectiveness in building and because it gives users the opportunity to explore a virtual representation of a room, floor, or building. According to the findings, 30% of the participants recommended BIM, VR, and mixed reality as the most powerful technology innovations in housing that could improve the economic and social development of the users and citizens. In conclusion, future researchers will investigate BIM and VR as technology innovations in housing. The outcome of the findings shows that architects and designers should recommend virtual and augmented reality when designing buildings. If it is used effectively, it will improve their skills.

KEYWORDS: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Sustainable Economic, Social Development, Covid-19