Conference
Building Information Modelling (BIM) taught in Architecture
— 2015 — Generative Design Lab, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
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December 2015
Abstract
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is changing the way projects are constructed. This emerging practice requires new mind-sets and technological know-how in order to achieve significant improvements in building efficiency. Universities must focus on the strategy of using BIM as an innovative technology to allow the acquisition of new skills by students and prepare them for their future activity in a more competitive world. The management of all information, in its entirety, concerning the different phases of the life cycle of a building, from architectural design to post-occupancy maintenance, can be supported on a single common technological environment. This concept is the basis of BIM technology. There is now a growing interest in the adoption of this technology within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. At present, the professional architecture community is embracing new technology quickly, incorporating new opportunities to streamline the design process and to save time and money, whereas the academic community moves more deliberately and thoughtfully to incorporate new technology and to offer new courses. However, it is inevitable that Architectural education will move into a world which demands that students and new professionals are adept at using tools like BIM. The mission of the school of Architecture is to prepare future professionals in those fields, and as such, must provide education on those topics relating to all aspects of those professions. As part of this, the school must focus on the changes in Information Technology (IT) tools, used in the project office which could be used in the realization of collaborative, interconnected and therefore more effective projects. For this reason, students need to acquire knowledge of basic BIM technology. The text describes how the BIM concept is being introduced in the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, at the University of Lisbon. The acceptance of a new approach in the presentation of issues, in particular those related to architectural design, requires awareness, on the teachers’ part, of the benefits offered by the use of BIM. The paper first focuses on the current situation in teaching and reflection related to updating education in BIM, and latter presents the recent research at MSc and PhD levels, explore the training courses taught in the Department aimed at continuous training, as an extra-curricular service provided by the school and aimed at designers and architects who work in design offices. A final topic refers to recent proposals for of research projects in the BIM field.
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Authors in the community:
Alcínia Zita De Almeida Sampaio
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Augusto Martins Gomes
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Publisher
Generative Design Lab, Politecnico di Milano University, Italy
Location of the conference
Milão, Itália
First page or article number
10
Last page
10
Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)
civil-engineering - Civil engineering
Publication language (ISO code)
eng - English
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