Historic Building Information Modeling in the Context of Architectural Education

Abstract

One of the most demanded areas of digitalization in the architecture and construction industry is BIM—building information modeling as an effective tool for managing an object throughout its entire life cycle. In recent decades, worldwide interest in the application of this technology to architectural heritage has been steadily increasing, as evidenced by the large number of publications on HBIM—historical building information modeling. Researchers note great opportunities in the application of information models for the preservation and study of heritage. At the same time, there are barriers to wider dissemination of the technology. Firstly, this is a definite complexity of creating the model through laser scanning and photofixation with next processing and elaboration unique parametric elements in computer programs. Secondly, the group of specialists involved in heritage projects as a rule is poorly versed in information technology, and specialists are not always ready to work with models. But at a minimum architects working with historic buildings should become guides in applying and explaining modern approaches and methods of working with heritage. Therefore, the topic of teaching HBIM in architectural universities needs to be given more attention both in practical work and in scientific research. This article contributes to this relevant and necessary topic. Examples of the implementation of BIM models for historical buildings in Yekaterinburg, including constructivist objects, made by students of the Applied Informatics in Architecture department of the Ural State University of Architecture and Art are given, the use of BIM for computer-aided design of solid 3D model is shown, for which an appropriate technology was developed. With a small number of BIM curricula that are slowly being implemented at the university level, a practice-oriented methodology for learning new technologies is offered.