The oldest piece of drafting supplies that has been discovered is a drawing board

with a technical plan for a temple in Lagash, Babylon dating from

Brunelleschi discovers and tests representing realistic

perspective in the

Being the �rst mass produced design standard, Vitruvius' treatise De architectura

and Leon Battista Alberti's De re aedi�catoria were published in the , having

previously existed only in manuscript.

The blueprint was invented in by John Herschel, a British astronomer, who

needed a way to mechanically copy his notes.

Revit, a Building Information Modeling software was

developed by Autodesk in .

Building Information Modeling : is a digital representation of physical and functional

characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for

decisions during its life-cycle; de�ned as existing from earliest conception to demolition.

Around the Chinese revolutionized drafting when they invented rice paper, which made drawings portable!

Through the , wooden models were used to build prototypes of buildings from basic artistic sketches. Plans were then created based on the wooden structures.

In , Autodesk created the program Automated Computer Aided Design (AutoCAD) which transformed the process of drafting by making it accessible to more people

In Graphisoft introduced their �rst 3D capable “Virtual Building

Solution” known as ArchiCAD

During the , computers overhauled

drafting supplies in majority of practices

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WHY ?!Unlike CAD, which uses software tools to generate digital 2D and/or 3D drawings, BIM facilitates a new way of working: creating designs with intelligent objects.

Support the entire project lifecycle—from design and documentation to manufacturing and �eld support.

Drawing helps us think it through, really internalize our choices. but BIM keeps those ideas organized.

Long before breaking ground, architects, engineers, and contractors can use these 3D models to visualize and analyze entire projects.

of BIM users say that BIM pushes more key decisions to the earlier stages of the design process.

DIGITAL COMPOSITION IN ARCHITECTURE: the journey to BIM

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