Metaverse,+CAD+and+BIM+Design



This visualization seems to represent an island which has around 40 detached houses that provide an open character. The houses have similar roof`s color, they resembles different brick tones with the exception of some brown ones. This place has more built spaces than natural areas (which have trees and pines; also this areas aren´t completely flat, we can see little mountains) There`s a plaza almost in the middle of the picture, it looks like the few people who are there, are walking to that square. If you look to the left there is a white bridge and at the end of the view we can observe a white lighthouse. This place looks like a resting location, seems peaceful and beautiful.

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__by Jerry Laiserin, FAIA__ // //  // Ateliers or design studios are indispensable for an architech's development. As the author says: "...language and behavior learned in the studio establish the profession’s cultural framework..." // //  // Technological advances (like new versions of Computer-aided design or CAD) provide us with e-telier, electronic ateliers, which give us the same virtual dimensions of studio experience and other benefits (like effective communication no matter where you are in the world) Virtual design studios (VDS) combine intelectual ideas, giving us the posibilty to mix projects (with cultural heterogeneity) of been capable to innovate architechture promoting planet care. Some universities ensure that VDS is efficient. Designers are able to work contorfable in a studio across the net, communicating by multimedia mails or video conferencing sessions. The design collaboration could help you to make progress (by constructive criticism) or contribute with a section of the design. They're differents kinds of communications for VID: synchronous (simultaneous presence and mutual cooperation. Both require specialized groupware), asynchronous (different work schedules and designers collaborate in distinct project's parts, catching up by mail or other File Transfer Protocol)

However, for some people may be difficult collaborate with someone who have never met and they considerate that face-to-face interaction is more advantageous, however e-telier still works for a big part of designers who think there's no impediment to their creations. The diversity of experiences allows us to see that in the design process every idea is an opportunity waiting to be developed, and as we give live to our design we're tranning for a global marketplace. Metaverses (virtual worlds) or e-telier "will shape a new architecture of the digital age". ** Personal opinion: ** I agree with the author of this article. If all of us could be related with design and let them expand their ideas in virtual worlds probably It'll emerge excellent projects. I think every innovation appers for a necessity and every person should try to learn how to use technological advances associated to their life or career. VDS simplify problems like time, distances and communication. The most interesting is that e-telier give us the opportunity to work with various cultures which can contribute to our evolution as proffesionals.

﻿ CAD (Computer-aided design) and BIM (building information modeling) are both computer programs for the process of design and design-documentation. CAD may be used to design curves and figures in two-dimensional (2D) space; or curves, surfaces, and solids in three-dimensional (3D) objects, the second one also uses 2D drawing and 3D building models to improve productivity in documentations. There`s the difference, CAD doesn`t use “productivity” completely. If there is any design changes each line has to be manually edited into the drawing, making difficult accurate measurements. In contrast, BIM software simplifies this issue by object drawings (instead of just symbolic 2D lines) for building like walls, windows, columns... This programs are very similar, however we could say that BIM is a CAD`s evolution. BIM is not just and electronic drafting tool, this technology mimics a real building providing the ability for the designer to understand spatial relationships, aesthetic and performance.  media type="file" key="bimcad.wma" width="310" height="53"