1st Edition

Heritage Building Information Modelling for Implementing UNESCO Procedures Challenges, Potentialities, and Issues

By Ahmad Hamed Baik Copyright 2021
226 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy UNESCO’s World Heritage nomination file requirements. Through a detailed exploration of two BIM case studies from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the book uniquely connects the use of Heritage BIM to the documentation methods used by UNESCO and demonstrates how this provides a contribution to... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Review of UNESCO’s World Heritage Nomination Files (WHNF), Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM)  3. The new Model for the UNESCO’s WHNF  4. Jeddah Heritage BIM and Meeting the UNENSCO Requirements  5. Conclusion  Bibliography

Biography

Ahmad Baik is an Architect and Assistant Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. He holds a Ph.D. in BIM from University College London (UCL), a Master's of Geospatial Information from RMIT University, Australia, and a Bachelor of Architecture from King Abdulaziz University. He is a BIM specialist with progressive experience in architectural design, 3-D laser scanning, modelling and simulation, virtual reality, and augmented reality.