{"id":2732,"date":"2017-01-03T17:59:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T09:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2016-12-26T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T10:04:05","slug":"a-brief-history-of-bim-archdaily-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/baharinmesir\/a-brief-history-of-bim-archdaily-6\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of BIM | ArchDaily (6)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Contemporary Practice and Design Academics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some have taken a negative stance on BIM<\/a> and parametrics as they assume so much about the design process and limit any work produced to the user\u2019s knowledge of the program. This can enable a novice designer who has learned how to perform basic commands to become an incredibly prolific producer while a highly educated and experienced architect can be crippled from inexperience with a programs interface or underlying concepts. This creates a potential for a generational break line that becomes more harsh as a new technology gains market parity.<\/p>\n

Some BIM<\/a> platforms that have a small market share but have made big impacts on the world of design include\u00a0Generative Components (GC), developed by Bentley Systems in 2003. The GC system is focused on parametric flexibility and sculpting geometry and supports NURBS surfaces. The interface hinges on a node-based scripting environment\u00a0that is similar to Grasshopper to generate forms. Digital Project is a similar program was developed by Gehry\u00a0Technologies around 2006 based on CATIA, a design program (and one of the first CAD programs) that was\u00a0developed as an in house project by Dessault systems, a French airplane manufacturer. These two platforms\u00a0have spawned something of a revolution in design as the power to iterate and transform has resulted in\u00a0especially complex and provocative architectural forms.<\/p>\n

Patrick Schumacher has coined the movement of parametric building models in architecture, specifically those which allow for NURBS surfaces and scripting environments as \u2018parametricism\u2019 in his 2008 \u2018Parametricist Manifesto<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe current stage of advancement within parametricism relates as much to the continuous advancement of\u00a0the attendant computational design technologies as it is due to the designer\u2019s realization of the unique formal\u00a0and organizational opportunities that are afforded. Parametricism can only exist via sophisticated parametric\u00a0techniques. Finally, computationally advanced design techniques like scripting (in Mel-script or Rhino-script) and\u00a0parametric modeling (with tools like GC or DP) are becoming a pervasive reality. Today it is impossible to compete\u00a0within the contemporary avant-garde scene without mastering these techniques.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since these techniques have become increasingly complex there has become a component of architectural\u00a0schools which is specified to train in specific software. A student with knowledge of only one type of\u00a0software platform may well be trained to design according to the biases of the programs that they are using\u00a0to represent their ideas. Software<\/a> performs useful tasks by breaking down a procedure into a set of actions\u00a0that have been explicitly designed by a programmer. The programmer takes an idea of what is commonsense\u00a0(Sack 14) and simulates a workflow using tools available to them to create an idealized goal. In the case of\u00a0BIM tools, the building is represented as components including walls, roofs, floors, windows, columns, etc.\u00a0These components have pre-defined rules or constraints which help them perform their respective tasks.<\/p>\n

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BIM platforms typically represent walls as objects with layers, these layers are defined in terms of the depth and height of a wall and are extruded along the length of a line. The program then has the ability to calculate the volume\u00a0of material contained within the wall assembly and to create wall sections and details easily. This type of workflow is based on the existing building stock and common industry standards and therefore a project which is produced in a BIM<\/a> platform which emphasizes these tools is likely to reinforce existing paradigms rather than develop new ones. Additionally, the programmers who worked on the early BIM<\/a> platforms often did not have a background in architecture but employed hybrid architect\/programmers who contributed to the development of the programs. One notable exception I have found to this is the work of Charles Eastman who received a Masters of Architecture from Berkeley before working on the Building Description System. The roots of the major BIM<\/a> platforms that are in use today have been developed by programmers with the peripheral input of hybrid programmer\/architects and a global user base who contributes to the development of the software via \u2018wish lists\u2019 or online forums where grievances can be aired about a product workflow. The grievances typically result in new features and build upon the existing interface.<\/p>\n

Though the general concept and technology behind BIM<\/a> is approaching its thirtieth anniversary, the industry has only begun to realize the potential benefits of Building Information Models. As we reach a point where a majority of buildings are being crafted digitally, an existing building marketplace where building materials and structural components can be bought and sold locally will emerge. Sustainable design practices reinforce an attitude of designing for disassembly and a marketplace of these parts is essential. Trends in Human Computer Interaction, Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing,\u00a0Generative Design<\/a>\u00a0and Virtual Design and Construction continue to rapidly influence the development of BIM<\/a>. Looking back at the past it is easier to realize that the present moment is an exciting time for designers and programmers in this evolving industry.<\/p>\n

References<\/strong>
\nChuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, Kathleen Liston \u2013\u00a0The BIM Handbook<\/a>
\nMalek S. \u2013\u00a0CAD\/BIM Timeline<\/a>
\nCharles Eastman \u2013\u00a0What is BIM?<\/a>
\nVarious at AUGI \u2013 The\u00a0Origins of Revit<\/a>
\nLachmi Khemlani \u2013\u00a0AEC Bytes \/ Revit 6<\/a>
\nMarian Bozdoc \u2013 The\u00a0History of CAD<\/a>
\nJeremy Tammik \u2013\u00a0The History of Revit and its API<\/a><\/p>\n

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