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The effects of information and communication technology (ICT) on architectural profession
Published in Manuel Martínez, Raimar Scherer, eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, 2020
The diversity and complexity of the architectural profession in general has been growing. The project design tasks have also been evolving towards more complicated nature. The architectural design content is currently guided by numerous official regulations defined by the society. Despite economy, also environmental aspects have gained more and more importance in current architectural design practice and also in current construction chain.
Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy
Published in Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2020
Eleonora Troiani, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Patrick Manu, Ernest Kissi, Clinton Aigbavboa, Akponanabofa Oti
Design practice within Italy is far advanced and regarded as one of the countries with the most vibrant architectural and design practice. For instance, Italy has the highest density of architects in Europe, with an estimated 242 architects per 100,000.00 persons (EU, 2014). Architects undertake responsibilities including building certification, specification and inspections. Other professionals with design responsibility include civil, building engineers and planners who by statute collaborate with delivering projects (EU, 2014; Vérin and Gouzévitch, 2011). These professionals do not only perform architectural design activities but also a broad range of design responsibilities including environmental, structural, energy, fire engineering, buildability, services and disability engineering. Furthermore, one unique characteristic of the Italian sector is a high number of restoration practice due to the abundance of heritage buildings (Biagini, Capone, Donato, & Facchini, 2016). Whereas BIM adoption is considered as generally low, its application within the Italian heritage sector is particularly becoming prominent (López, Lerones, Llamas, Gómez-García-Bermejo, & Zalama, 2018).