From graduation work to current project
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 10:26 am
Artur Kuzminykh gave a presentation on the path of learning BIM technologies: from the first bachelor's degree canada email list to continuing education in a master's degree and applying knowledge and skills in practice.
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About BIM A+
Most of the speakers at the BIM breakfast talk about interesting and significant projects for the construction industry and society, in the implementation of which BIM technologies were used. Each of them has a different professional background: some have completed several educational programs and received international certificates confirming their competence, while others are just starting their career path, having received a bachelor's degree just a couple of years ago.
It was for such young specialists, as well as for all those who want to expand their professional knowledge, that Artur Kuzminykh gave a presentation on the path to learning BIM technologies: from the first bachelor's degree to continuing education in a master's degree and applying knowledge and skills in practice.
Play: Video
About BIM A+
The best way to acquire basic knowledge is, of course, at specialized universities with a long history. Thus, Artem Kuzminykh began his studies at the Polytechnic University of St. Petersburg and two exchange programs: at the Karl-Franz University of Graz in Austria and at the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Spain.
However, studying for a Master's degree will be a good investment in your professional future as a designer or architect. Initially, the structure of the international BIM A+ Master's course included three training centers at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy, the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and the University of Minho in Portugal. Today, the program is taught at only two universities - in Ljubljana and Minho, but teachers from Milan also often give lectures and participate in the program.
The BIM A+ programme has many partners, including major software manufacturers, design organisations and companies engaged in research into the transformation of the construction industry towards the concept of “Construction Industry 4.0”. Employees of these companies tell the students of the course about the practical application of BIM and actively participate in promoting the topics for master's theses. Many graduates of the course then work in these partner companies.
Academic BIM
The Master's degree lasts one year. Students usually study at one university for 6 months and then write their Master's thesis in another country. During the first six months, students complete a very intensive program of 6 modules:
Information Management and Collaboration
The first module starts with the basics of information management and includes BIM methodology concepts, training in creating information delivery process maps, etc.
Modeling in architecture and engineering tasks
The second module deals with practical modeling cases. The program does not promote specific software, giving students the freedom to choose the tools to solve problems. The main emphasis is on the methodology, not on specific software.
Parametric modeling
In addition to practical modeling tasks, at this stage students also understand the concept of a parametric model, optimization problems, and generative design. In 2024, another course on learning Python programming was added to the module.
Systems and databases and interoperability
This module examines various database schemas, with particular emphasis on open IFC formats and interoperability issues in information modeling processes.
4D, 5D, 6D modeling
The fifth module examines issues of working with the model at the stages of planning and implementation of construction. At the same time, some teachers are against using the terms 5D, 6D, 7D and 8D. They believe that the concept of 4D-dimension, in which the time dimension is added to the modeling process, is quite sufficient and everything else is just additional attributes.
BIM in the tasks of reconstruction and sustainable development
This module covers working with point clouds, the as-built BIM model, methods for processing and transferring this data for use in later stages of the building life cycle. It also covers environmental performance of the facility, LEED standards and the general concept of green building.
Academic BIM
Master's thesis
The entire training ends with the writing of a master's thesis. Depending on their background, students choose or are given a topic on which they work either with companies or with a supervisor.
In the last couple of years, the trend in choosing topics has shifted from solving practical cases using specific software to the capabilities of OpenBIM and open data sources. Thus, in 2022, many works were devoted to the use of BIM at the stages of construction and operation using the Level of Information Need concept, when data is specified by model objects through the description of geometry, attributes and documentation. In the same year, Artem Kuzminykh prepared a dissertation on the development of a platform for working with model data based on the IFC scheme and the Level of Information Need concept.
In 2023, the work was devoted to formats for presenting model data, developing new database formats and applying IFC standards, including for developing augmented reality tools: one of the students developed a special application that allowed viewing three-dimensional models via a mobile phone.
From graduation work to current project
In some cases, work on a master's thesis project can continue after graduation. For example, Artem Kuzminykh began his work as part of the RecycleBIM project, which focused on using BIM for lifecycle management of objects and sustainable development, as well as cost-effective methods for collecting data to create a model.
The current goal of the project is to optimize the process of creating an information model using laser scanning. Together with colleagues from the University of Minho and other organizations, Artem Kuzminykh is developing requirements for the model that will allow development with minimal effort. These requirements should be formulated in such a way that the information obtained from the model can be used in the future on marketplaces aimed at selling secondary products, such as scrap and reinforced concrete structures as a filler in new structures.
The project involves five universities, including one in South Africa, and major demolition companies. For example, the University of Vigo in Spain specializes in working with point clouds and data segmentation to simplify the creation of BIM models. The concept of their idea is to automatically build geometry based on IFC c
Content
About BIM A+
Most of the speakers at the BIM breakfast talk about interesting and significant projects for the construction industry and society, in the implementation of which BIM technologies were used. Each of them has a different professional background: some have completed several educational programs and received international certificates confirming their competence, while others are just starting their career path, having received a bachelor's degree just a couple of years ago.
It was for such young specialists, as well as for all those who want to expand their professional knowledge, that Artur Kuzminykh gave a presentation on the path to learning BIM technologies: from the first bachelor's degree to continuing education in a master's degree and applying knowledge and skills in practice.
Play: Video
About BIM A+
The best way to acquire basic knowledge is, of course, at specialized universities with a long history. Thus, Artem Kuzminykh began his studies at the Polytechnic University of St. Petersburg and two exchange programs: at the Karl-Franz University of Graz in Austria and at the Polytechnic University of Madrid in Spain.
However, studying for a Master's degree will be a good investment in your professional future as a designer or architect. Initially, the structure of the international BIM A+ Master's course included three training centers at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy, the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and the University of Minho in Portugal. Today, the program is taught at only two universities - in Ljubljana and Minho, but teachers from Milan also often give lectures and participate in the program.
The BIM A+ programme has many partners, including major software manufacturers, design organisations and companies engaged in research into the transformation of the construction industry towards the concept of “Construction Industry 4.0”. Employees of these companies tell the students of the course about the practical application of BIM and actively participate in promoting the topics for master's theses. Many graduates of the course then work in these partner companies.
Academic BIM
The Master's degree lasts one year. Students usually study at one university for 6 months and then write their Master's thesis in another country. During the first six months, students complete a very intensive program of 6 modules:
Information Management and Collaboration
The first module starts with the basics of information management and includes BIM methodology concepts, training in creating information delivery process maps, etc.
Modeling in architecture and engineering tasks
The second module deals with practical modeling cases. The program does not promote specific software, giving students the freedom to choose the tools to solve problems. The main emphasis is on the methodology, not on specific software.
Parametric modeling
In addition to practical modeling tasks, at this stage students also understand the concept of a parametric model, optimization problems, and generative design. In 2024, another course on learning Python programming was added to the module.
Systems and databases and interoperability
This module examines various database schemas, with particular emphasis on open IFC formats and interoperability issues in information modeling processes.
4D, 5D, 6D modeling
The fifth module examines issues of working with the model at the stages of planning and implementation of construction. At the same time, some teachers are against using the terms 5D, 6D, 7D and 8D. They believe that the concept of 4D-dimension, in which the time dimension is added to the modeling process, is quite sufficient and everything else is just additional attributes.
BIM in the tasks of reconstruction and sustainable development
This module covers working with point clouds, the as-built BIM model, methods for processing and transferring this data for use in later stages of the building life cycle. It also covers environmental performance of the facility, LEED standards and the general concept of green building.
Academic BIM
Master's thesis
The entire training ends with the writing of a master's thesis. Depending on their background, students choose or are given a topic on which they work either with companies or with a supervisor.
In the last couple of years, the trend in choosing topics has shifted from solving practical cases using specific software to the capabilities of OpenBIM and open data sources. Thus, in 2022, many works were devoted to the use of BIM at the stages of construction and operation using the Level of Information Need concept, when data is specified by model objects through the description of geometry, attributes and documentation. In the same year, Artem Kuzminykh prepared a dissertation on the development of a platform for working with model data based on the IFC scheme and the Level of Information Need concept.
In 2023, the work was devoted to formats for presenting model data, developing new database formats and applying IFC standards, including for developing augmented reality tools: one of the students developed a special application that allowed viewing three-dimensional models via a mobile phone.
From graduation work to current project
In some cases, work on a master's thesis project can continue after graduation. For example, Artem Kuzminykh began his work as part of the RecycleBIM project, which focused on using BIM for lifecycle management of objects and sustainable development, as well as cost-effective methods for collecting data to create a model.
The current goal of the project is to optimize the process of creating an information model using laser scanning. Together with colleagues from the University of Minho and other organizations, Artem Kuzminykh is developing requirements for the model that will allow development with minimal effort. These requirements should be formulated in such a way that the information obtained from the model can be used in the future on marketplaces aimed at selling secondary products, such as scrap and reinforced concrete structures as a filler in new structures.
The project involves five universities, including one in South Africa, and major demolition companies. For example, the University of Vigo in Spain specializes in working with point clouds and data segmentation to simplify the creation of BIM models. The concept of their idea is to automatically build geometry based on IFC c