After
nearly a decade since BIM started on its path to transform the building
industry, I some thoughts to expose seven prevailing problems that emerged as
part of its industry wide uptake. My paper about these sins was published in
the ‘International Journal of architectural Computing (IJAC)’, where I provide
the reader with a reality check between an idealistic view on BIM and the way
it is currently applied in daily use.
In order to
reflect on the issues at hand, I drew from three years of doctoral research in
multidisciplinary design collaboration, followed by more than two years
experience as Design Technology director in a large scale architecture
practice. In addition to the above, my current role as the chair of the BIM and
IPD Steering Group of the Australian Institute of Architects and Consult
Australia exposed me to a broad range of cultural implications of BIM. The
findings presented in the IJAC paper illustrate that, despite major advances in
the development of BIM, there are predominantly cultural roadblocks to its
implementation in practice.
My personal
take on the seven sins as presented in the paper is a follows:
- Technocentricity – focus on technology while neglecting culture
- Ambiguity – Ill defined BIM deliverables and associated fees
- Elision - Omitting critical thought in discourse
- Hypocrisy – The IPD excuse
- Delusion – Asking for 2D while demanding 3D++ BIM
- Diffidence – Denying the need for process change
- Monodisciplinarity – Advancing design in professional silos
A link to
the full paper can be found via the publishers’ website:
A free
online version can be found here:
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