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Articles | Volume II-5/W3
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsannals-II-5-W3-177-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsannals-II-5-W3-177-2015
11 Aug 2015
 | 11 Aug 2015

Building Information Modelling for Cultural Heritage: A review

S. Logothetis, A. Delinasiou, and E. Stylianidis

Keywords: Building Information Modelling, BIM platforms, HBIM, cultural heritage documentation, 3D environments

Abstract. We discuss the evolution and state-of-the-art of the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the field of culture heritage documentation. BIM is a hot theme involving different characteristics including principles, technology, even privacy rights for the cultural heritage objects. Modern documentation needs identified the potential of BIM in the recent years. Many architects, archaeologists, conservationists, engineers regard BIM as a disruptive force, changing the way professionals can document and manage a cultural heritage structure. The latest years, there are many developments in the BIM field while the developed technology and methods challenged the cultural heritage community in the documentation framework. In this review article, following a brief historic background for the BIM, we review the recent developments focusing in the cultural heritage documentation perspective.