CAD AND BIM IN ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION: AWARENESS, PROFICIENCY AND ADVANTAGES FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

Authors : Joy MAİNA

Pages : 167-178

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Publication Date : 2018-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study assesses the level of awareness and proficiency of Computer Aided Design insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CAD); and Building Information Modeling insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BIM); as well as their advantages from 64 MSc students at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria. Results reveal extensive use of AutoCAD insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(92%); and Revit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(87%);. Significant differences were recorded in awareness and proficiency for BIM 4D-7D. Overall, these were rated lower than CAD 2D and BIM 3D. High ratings for advantages of CAD and BIM relate to design and visualization of pre-construction documents. The study concludes that industry trends, practice requirements and employment potentials motivate learning of CAD/BIM from the student perspective.     
Keywords : Architecture Education, Awareness, BIM, CAD