๐ซBIM is just a tool for better documentation and collaboration. ๐๐'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น!
It can help you make better design decisions, sure. But when was the last time you used Revit for conceptual design of a project?
It enables smoother coordination amongst all project stakeholders, but it provides very little creative agency. Instead, it might even present new challenges when trying to model complex geometry at early stages!
โน๏ธ The BIM standards have a very clear agenda - Building Information Modelling; Documenting the building systems, in preparation for the implementation of a project. Nothing close to architectural design, creative agency or complex forms.
๐ง๐ฝโ๐If you're an Architect who wants to upskill, I will never recommend investing time in learning BIM more than what's necessary. Unless you have a keen interest in it, of course.
โInstead spend time learning about computational design strategies and techniques. That's what will really supercharge your design skills and increase your value as a creative professional.
๐If you're hiring Architects, know the difference between candidates that specialize in BIM and CD. While a BIM specialist will streamline the back-and-forth involved in the later stages of a project, a CD specialist will add value to the entire design process.
๐ช๐ฝAnd trust me, someone with hands-on CD knowledge will easily be able to navigate the depths of BIM. CD inculcates a different mindset with agility and flexibility at the center. I've seen seasoned Revit users struggle with wrapping their head around Dynamo, but Grasshopper users always hit the ground running with it!