1. Exploration and understanding of the role of visual
(graphic) communication
Through
BIM, Sections, Elevations, Plans and Diagrams, can be manipulated in such a
way, which makes it unique to comparable programs architecture students use
(Sketchup, Autocad, Form Z) BIM allows for composite drawings, were in the
sheet view, you can compile an exploded axon, elevations in wire frame, and
rendering right next to each other. The options are endless, and the results
are captivating.
2. Re-prioritizing of design
process and methodology
Working
with Revit, has opened my eyes to how realistic a drawing has to be, for
interpretations sake. In 400, I could get away with drawing all my walls and
floors the same thickness, but in Revit, each plane is a smart line, which you
have to edit the layers to understand the concepts behind building
methodology. Designing with Revit
forces users to design in all three planes, where the three help the user to
conceptualize what the building will look like in a more comprehensive way.
3. Visualization,
documentation, and the coordination of space
Revit
allows users to experience the space firsthand through walkthroughs, camera
views, and section cuts among many other optical views. Through these views,
the designer can see how tall a space needs to be, how a section interacts with
plan, and what window or door is appropriate for any scenario. Revit allows its
users to understand through documentation how the construction of the wall is
assembled and what properties building materials have.
4. Investigation of design
opportunities in digital media
BIM
has really forced me outside of the box from using default user doors, windows,
and walls. With BIM, I am able to upload a component as a family and directly
edit the component to my standards. You wouldn’t put a default door in
cathedral, and you wouldn’t just throw a window up on a model of St. Peters
Basilica, through BIM, users are able to custom build whatever family they want
to meet their specifications.
5. Engagement of design
specificity and ambiguity related to the assets and liabilities of digital
modeling
With
all new users to digital design, a very common fallback most designers fall
into is designing detail way too early. When design is specified so early in a project,
and the big picture idea is pushed to the side, when the time comes, the big
idea will be diminished, and all the early detail work completed, the details
will have to be edited and in turn, time will have been wasted. Revit for
instance, allowed me to design my conceptual massing in the family editor,
where the control ribbons are limited in options for a reason. BIM is trying to
get designers to iron out the big idea first, and focus on detail later.
6. Investigation of the
skills that contemporary practitioners must employ for this new digital
practice.
BIM
has forced architects and designers alike to become knowledgeable in all
backgrounds of design to construction. BIM has forced me to know you have to
place windows a certain length apart from each other so that the bricks will
line up in plan without any awkward cuts, it has also taught me to dimension
out my building so corners can be met, courses of brick can meet evenly with a
windows height etc. As many have said, the master builder concept is coming
back to this profession.
7. Implementation of problem
solving and creative thinking skills
When
a red or yellow warning shows up at the bottom of my screen, I have to problem
solve both with the coding of the software, but also on a construction basis,
as to what the problem may be. As a new user to Revit, I have had to learn the
rules in the software due to the amount of warnings looming down at the bottom
of my screen
8. Synthesis of this
information with the continuum of professional education cross implement
techniques and strategies
In
this post, I have talked about how architects are becoming more of the “Master
Builder” by learning engineering, plumbing, carpentry, etc. BIM has forced not
only architects but also all range of Engineers, Landscape Architects, and
Contractors to become familiar with each department of professional data base.
Through BIM, I have been forced to lay out a column grid for tectonics of a
building, where engineering capabilities are the first thing I now think about
before design. An idea of practical and realistic design helps iron out any
wrinkle, if and when a design is questioned by any said department. BIM allows
construction to be done quicker, smarter, and more efficient.
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