BIM adoption and implementation for architectural practices

Severe issues about data acquisition and management arise during the design
creation and development due to complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity. BIM (Building
Information Modelling) is a tool for a team based lean design approach towards improved
architectural practice across the supply chain. However, moving from a CAD (Computer
Aided Design) approach to BIM (Building Information Modelling) represents a fundamental
change for individual disciplines and the construction industry as a whole. Although BIM
has been implemented by large practices, it is not widely used by SMEs (Small and Medium
Sized Enterprises).