Last week, our group has discussed the topic of implementation
of BIM in the coming 10 years. If the question is changed to the implementation
of BIM in the future, undoubtedly most our answers will be “Yes, of course”.
But when it comes to the limitation of “10 years”, I would doubt the for a
moment.
I agree with Bill Allen’s point raised in the video that BIM
is going to develop in the Parametricism
and Algorithmic Thinking. Nowadays, most firms using BIM software
are focused on gathering data and design building manually, enter data manually
and then print data manually [1]. But these do not make full use of BIM, and
that may be one of the reasons why many firms are still using the CAD program
for their design. Allen mentioned in the coming three to ten years, BIM is going
to be capable to interoperate with different other programs, like Grasshopper
and Dynamo. I think these are going to assist the design in terms of the
efficiency, since BIM is helping us to solve our problems of assemblies,
materiality etc.
However, I would doubt the practicality of all the above-mentioned
developments within the coming 10 years. Several real-life factors may resist
the popularization. The older generations and experienced designers in the field
may tend to resist the new functions as they tend to follow their experience.
Also, money would be another concern, especially for small design firms concentrating
on less complex design, as they can stick to their usual ways and they still
work.
References
[1] Allen, Bill.
“The Future of BIM Will Not Be BIM—and It's Coming Faster than You
Think.” YouTube, uploaded by Autodesk University, 23 November
2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6yKyauu-o
Comments
Weiyi Tang:
I agree with your
point that technology is developing in a very fast way and changing the world,
like what you said, 5G is being used in China. With the interoperability of Grasshopper
and Dynamo, the computer is now helping us to automatically generate designs to
improve efficiency. And for sure, human still take the main role as we are the
one to make the final decision while computer is an aid.
YIDI LI:
I share the same
view with you that I believe the programs and functions mentioned by Bill Allen
in the video are going to work someday in the future, but it takes time. It
takes time for engineers and architects to learn and implement them in the
real-life design.
Jacklynn Lord:
I have used CAD
frequently during my internship experience and I agree that CAD is like a
drawing tool while BIM like Revit is generating more information and it helps
more in the design phase.
