Visualising the Future Before It Is Built

The design world at large is looking for non-linear collaboration it seems.  Parallel to PREVIS in filmmaking there is Building Information Modeling (BIM) in architecture.

Is BIM the holy grail of architectural collaboration? 

 I came across an interesting article from The Guardian on this subject (linked here)

"In the architectural design, Building Information Modeling technology allows architects to test every aspect of a structure before beginning any work, which saves money and allows for greater sustainablity."

The UK Government is poised to mandate BIM for all public buildings which will influence the way designers, architects and engineers collaborate on future projects. 

Nemetschek VectorWorks offered a webinar on a third party plug-in for their modeling software that allows virtual online collaboration in 3D that is very useful for early design phase. As a VectorWorks user, I am very interested to see how this will be applied to the VIRTUAL ART DEPARTMENT.

Register for the second part of this series: Using an openBIM Workflow (1 AIA LU Hour)

(see the link at the end of this post for Part One - video)

Using and openBIM Workflow (part one) video