How to Choose One or More Software Programs for Architecture

January 13, 2015·2 min read

Originally published in 2015. References to events, registration, prices and professional profiles in this part of the post belong to that period. EBBIM, Empresa Brasileira de BIM, was known as TI Lab at that time.

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How to Choose One or More Software Programs for Architecture

For quite some time now, the professional practice of Architecture has been directly tied to the use of computers. What's being discussed today is how we can use computing technology to our advantage, creatively and productively.

The idea behind this talk is to discuss the following questions:

Why is it so important to choose the programs we intend to use, whether academically or professionally?
What are the main programs available for the architecture market, and what factors should we consider when choosing each one?
What prospects does the market hold for interns and recent graduates, when it comes to using computers in the office?

Our talks count as complementary activities in undergraduate architecture, engineering, and design courses.

Duration: 1 hour

Target audience: Architecture students from 1st year onward

João Gaspar – Architect graduated from FAU-USP in 1999, gives numerous talks on BIM, technology, and the use of computing for architecture, engineering, and design. He has more than 14 years of experience in teaching, research, and the creation of educational material, heading EBBIM (a training center specialized in BIM) and ProBooks Editora, both headquartered in São Paulo.

EBBIM offered more than 20 at the time training courses, among which the Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino, and SketchUp courses stand out.

ProBooks is a publishing house that was born out of the production of educational content for EBBIM's courses. Our focus is editing and publishing content related to technology and digital design for architecture and design. ProBooks Editora's portfolio includes, among others, the books ArchiCAD passo a passo, Vectorworks passo a passo, and SketchUp Pro 2013 passo a passo; the latter has been translated into English and Spanish.

Would you like to deepen your knowledge of interoperability and information in BIM models? Explore EBBIM’s Curso IFC – dos fundamentos à gestão de projetos e obras. The training covers IFC import and export, properties, classification and data extraction for projects and construction, complementing the topic of this post.