The role of BIM (Building Information Modeling) for representation and managing of built and historic artifacts

• Main Authors: Carlo Bianchini, Carlo Inglese, Alfonso Ippolito
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of L'Aquila 2016-06-01
• Series: Disegnare con
• Subjects: b.i.m.; 3d models; cultural heritage
• Online Access: http://disegnarecon.univaq.it/ojs/index.php/disegnarecon/article/view/152

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>It’s established that in the design and construc</span><span>- </span><span>tion of new buildings, BIM is a fundamental refe</span><span>- </span><span>rence especially when the standardization is the typical character of the project. As Architecture, with the management of the entire building pro</span><span>- </span><span>cess, requires standardization for greater eco</span><span>- </span><span>nomy, thanks to BIM tools the building process seems to have actually moved to a 2.0 phase; on the contrary, when BIM is applied to historical bu</span><span>- </span><span>ildings it still reveals not so adequate. </span>In this framework, this paper will not discuss the differences between CAD and BIM or the un- doubted potential of BIM software from a tech- nical or operational standpoint; we would focus instead on the implication of BIM referring to the Representation disciplines and to the issues con- nected with its application to the existing built stock and especially to historic buildings. </p></div></div></div></div>