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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.

The world is a constant development circle of new construction and renovation of built assets. It is crucial for all parties involved to comprehend, participate, communicate, and work together during the design process of a building in order to produce a high-quality design. The building industry is gradually moving away from traditional methods and toward a highly developed digitalized form of construction. Modern tools for the industry's digital transition, like BIM and VR, are essential. Accuracy, safety, efficiency, and the whole project life cycle are all improved by BIM with VR from conceptual design to construction. The building industry is gradually moving away from traditional methods and toward a highly developed digitalized form of construction. Modern tools for the industry's digital transition, like BIM and VR, are essential. Accuracy, safety, efficiency, and the whole project life cycle are all improved by BIM with VR from conceptual design to construction.

Today the world is losing its architectural and archaeological cultural heritage faster than can be documented. Human-caused disasters, such as war and uncontrolled development, are major culprits. Natural disasters, neglect, and inappropriate conservation are also among the reasons that our heritage is vanishing.The need for documented data base for the heritage of historical cities is essential especially in this era where new developments arise every day. This research addresses the need for historical architectural database as follows, the first part of the research is conducted using theoretical approach where the architecture heritage documentation definitions and need is explained, then the technology of Augmented reality is discussed and its process explained, finally the research takes practical approach where an AR application is programmed by the researcher to document and create database for Mohamed Ali ST. in Ismailia city.This research proposed the use of Augmented Reality (AR) technology as a new technological method that can be used to document architectural heritage of historical cities and make it accessible for different kinds of users like architects, engineers, students, or tourists.