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10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

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What Is Architecture? The techniques and art of making the layout of buildings and constructing the building are architecture. Architecture is an art. Besides designing and constructing architecture deals with aesthetics. Architecture is just not only art. Why Need Design Principles in Architecture?

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BIM Construction Cost Estimating – Top Ten List

Building Information Management

While the industry is currently fixated upon 3D visualization tools, aka Revit, Archicad, Bentely… they only represent components of a BIM solution. Consistent Format and Terminology – Use of a standard set of terms and data architectures such as Uniformat, Masterformat, Omniclass.

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Forget “BIM”, and Get on Board with BLM – Building / Built Environment Life-cycle Management

Building Information Management

That said, BIM has been preoccupied with 3D visualization to the extent that many/most feel that Revit, Archicad, et al are all that’s needed to implement BIM. Despite the above there remains surprisingly little collaboration within the AECOO sector(s) (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner).

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BIM Objects, Data, and Information – More than a 3D Pretty Picture – Soooo Much More!

Building Information Management

While the specification system has detailed guidance and links to standards, regulations and suggested values, geometric BIM software has great visualization analysis and instance scheduling functionality. Aside from this coordination debate, practices will also need to decide and establish office policies on where information is recorded.

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The Legal Aspects of BIM

Building Information Management

BIM is NOT 3D modeling (Revit, Archicad, Bentley, etc.), BIM is the visualization and modeling of the built environment to assist in associated decision support, via ANY means, leveraging digital technology. – Via open, transparent data architectures and lexicon. although some vendors tend to perpetuate this myth.

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The Legal Aspects of BIM

Building Information Management

BIM is NOT 3D modeling (Revit, Archicad, Bentley, etc.), BIM is the visualization and modeling of the built environment to assist in associated decision support, via ANY means, leveraging digital technology. – Via open, transparent data architectures and lexicon. although some vendors tend to perpetuate this myth.

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Revit Beginners: Some thoughts on Revit

Revit Beginners

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Being more visual, this is probably the perfect programming enviroment for architects. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Architectural Desktop. Excitech preview of Revit Architecture 2008.

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