(2157) COLLABORATION INFORMATION MODELING

摘要

Technology is radically transforming the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) programs.To embrace changes and teach students skills and students needs, in an ever-changing world, wehave completely revised the architecture curriculum. This new program development is supported by agrant award from the National Science Foundation/Advanced Technology Education program(NSF/ATE). We have just completed the first year of this new curriculum. The courses developed haveembedded in them high impact practices. Collaboration and information exchange has been a criticalpart of developing the building technology sequence of classes at New York City College ofTechnology (City Tech).Collaboration is an essential element in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process. Studentsexperience this as they work in three person teams within the classroom to develop the projects.Students from the departments of Architecture Technology and Construction Management and CivilEngineering Technology (CMCE) work on projects together. They complete assignments in which theyare mutually dependent on each other's work. This process allows them to understand professionalrelationships and workflows.Horizontal integration is not the only type of collaboration occurring in the Building Technologysequence. There is a vertical integration between the design studios and the Building Technologyclasses. Building Technology students examine Design Studio in order to understand the informationneeded and research required developing a BIM model. This exercise illustrates to both groups ofstudents the depth and breadth of research and information required to go from design to constructiondocumentation. This experience generates enthusiasm from participants of both the design studio andthe building technology class.