The evolution of the meaning attributed to the acronym BIM: a perspective over time
The paper "The evolution of the meaning attributed to the acronym BIM: a perspective over time," by João Gaspar and Regina Ruschel, was presented on November 23, 2017, at SIGraDi 2017 - the XXI International Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi).
The event featured presentations by researchers from around the world, and took place in Concepción, a city located in south-central Chile.
The researchers describe the beginning of the master's research of architect João Gaspar, from Unicamp's Graduate Program in Architecture, Technology and City.
The work aimed to investigate the evolution of the meaning attributed to the acronym BIM over time. According to the paper's abstract, translated here:
"The term Building Information Model emerged in 1992. It has evolved over time and its meaning is currently associated with an object-oriented modeling technology and a set of associated processes for producing, communicating, and analyzing building models.
Its origin is related to several other, older terms.
This paper records the evolution of BIM and related definitions over time through a systematic literature review.
We present a list of terms related to BIM and their meanings, organized by date of emergence, along with charts showing which are the most used over time, contributing to a better understanding of the meaning of BIM."
Check out and download the paper and the presentation
Click on the image below to download the full paper on the Blucher website, which publishes the event's proceedings.
Click on the image below to download the PDF used by João Gaspar in his presentation at SIGraDi 2017.
Watch the video of the paper's presentation at SIGraDi 2017, given by João Gaspar. The video and audio quality are not great, since the camera used was not professional, but we decided to publish it because we felt it was worth the record.
Watch The evolution of the meaning attributed to the acronym BIM on YouTube
Would you like to deepen your knowledge of the origins and evolution of BIM? Explore EBBIM’s Curso BIM – Uma breve história – anos 1960 a 2000. The training covers pioneers, early commercial applications and the evolution of design systems from 1960 to 2000, complementing the topic of this post.
The files cited in this post were recovered from backups and are available again through the links above. They are the original documents from the publication period.
