Course name：Building Information Modeling in Architecture

Course Code: S2293187

Semester：5

Credit：4

Professional：Building

Module：Discipline foundation

Course director：Wei Yan

Guo Juanli

E-mail：wyan@tamu.edu

guojuanli@tju.edu.cn

Department:Tianjin International Engineering Institute

Teaching time（45 minutes for 1 hours）

Course introduction：

Building Information Modeling in Architecture. (3-0). Credit 3. Building Information Modeling (BIM); principles, methods and applications in the building lifecycle with a focus on the design process; includes computer-aided design, parametric modeling, databases, web technologies, design performance simulation and visualization. Prerequisites: Graduate classification or instructor approval.

Preparatory knowledge：

Mathematic, parametric modeling in design

Teaching target:

At the end of the course students should gain knowledge of architectural computing methods centered at Building Information Modeling that they can apply in design studios, thesis work, research, and professional practice. Students should gain knowledge of basic and advanced Building Information Modeling technologies that can be used to model and retrieve building information in the building lifecycle from design to facility management.

The objectives of this course will be pursued by means of theoretical lectures, readings, practical exercises that address a given set of instructional targets, and projects.

Course content：

The course will include the following components:

• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

• Building Information Modeling

• Parametric modeling

• Information retrieval using databases and API

• Web-based applications and networking

• Simulation and visualization

• Applications

Teaching materials and reference materials:

Research papers on BIM in Journal of Building Information Modeling, CAAD Futures, ACADIA, eCAADe, CAADRIA, etc. (Selected papers' source will be provided)

Building Product Models: Computer Environments, Supporting Design and Construction, by Charles M Eastman, CRC; 1 edition (July 29, 1999), ISBN-13: 978-0849302596 (Optional)

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors, by Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, and Kathleen Liston. Wiley (March 3, 2008). ISBN-10: 0470185287 (Optional)

Architecture's New Media: Principles, Theories, and Methods of Computer-Aided Design, Yehuda, E. Kalay. The MIT Press. ISBN: 0-262-11284-1. (Optional)

Elements of Parametric Design, by Robert Woodbury, 1st ed. Routledge, 2010. ISBN: 978-0415779876

Ability target：

CT1: Have a brief concept about BIM modeling. Be able to construct a building information model using Revit.

CT2：skilled in the construction of the model. Grasp the method of controlling the geometry by parameters. Ability to study by oneself.

CT3：Grasp the method of building optimization on the BIM platform using related software.

Master level requirements:

• Grasp the parametric modeling centered at BIM. M

• Apply in design studios, thesis work, research, and professional practice. N

• Grasp the concept of parameters, and apply it to different building designs. M

• Make and use common families. N

• Use visual programming for BIM to assist designing. M

• Know the general concept and method of building optimization. A

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