Course - Off-site Fabrication and Building Information Modeling - AAR4863
Off-site Fabrication and Building Information Modeling
About
About the course
Course content
The use of digital drawing software (CAD) represented the first digital revolution in the building industry. Today, we are facing a new digital revolution that is even more comprehensive. This is a paradigmatic shift in thinking, design, planning, and the production of buildings seen as:
1) With the introduction of intelligent 3D models that contain all information pertaining to a building project (Building Information Models: BIM) architects and engineers will have the possibility to build digital prototypes of a future building and simulate the properties and behavior of a building before it has been constructed.
2) Parametric modeling has made it possible to develop building concepts that previously were unthinkable but the possibility to realize these concepts depends on a digital chain from project to production.
On the basis of two textbooks the course will introduce these topics.
Learning outcome
The course will give the students basic understanding for the potential of industrial and off-site fabrication of buildings and the use of digital models (BIM) in fabrication.
Learning methods and activities
The curriculum will be presented and discussed in seminars, which also will introduce other relevant material. Lessons will be given in English if some international students follow the course.
Recommended previous knowledge
Min. 3 years basic architetctural studies
Required previous knowledge
Completed three years basic courses in architecture, bachelor in architecture or equivalent.
Course materials
Kieran, S. & Timberlake, J.: Refabricating Architecture. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2004 ( 175 pages)
Eastman, C., Teicholz, P., Sacks, R. & Liston, K: BIM Handbook. A Guide to Building Information Modeling. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008 (490 pages).
Subject areas
- Architecture
- Architectural Theory