Wednesday, August 12, 2009

BIM and Beyond

What's cool about BIM (Building Information Modeling)?

It's so holistic and powerful. It's not necessarily the fastest way to design a building, but it adds so much value to the design process, the construction process, and the final built work that it leaves other methodologies in the dust.

You create a virtual model of the building in computer space. It's both 3D and 4D (space plus time) and embodies building qualities and qualities both physical and abstract.


Borromini would've loved it. The more three-dimensional or sculptural the envisioned design is, the more benefit is possible to be gained by using BIM.


Wow, what would Borromini or Michaelangelo think if they walked in to an architectural design studio today and saw the tools we have?

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