Title :
BIM´s Content and Its Application in Contemporary Architectural Design
Author :
Cheng Bin ; Wang Yu
Author_Institution :
Civil Eng. & Archit. Inst., Southwest Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Mianyang, China
Abstract :
BIM is always a major concern in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. The paper described the dynamics of digital technology in Chinese architectural design industry in recent years, analyzes the new opportunities and challenges which our design firms will face in the future . On the basis of this background , This paper describes the basic principles of BIM and its superiority, analyzes the BIM´s five levels use in architectural design industry , provides a lot of suggestions how Architects involved in building a BIM to improve the quality and efficiency of architectural design.
Keywords :
architecture; construction industry; design engineering; information management; AEC industry; BIM content; architecture-engineering-construction industry; building information modeling; contemporary architectural design; design quality; Buildings; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Construction industry; Solid modeling; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5325-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5326-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5577825
