Basson, Jean-Pierre

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JP is a passionate and animated Architecture lecturer.  His teaching methodology goes beyond just achieving basic learning outcomes and is more learner-centred. Understanding that each learner has different levels of understanding and ways of learning is important. Students appreciate that he encourages the use of technology, acknowledges the varying degrees of prior knowledge, and includes various tools to cater to the different learning levels and styles.

JP hopes to find new ways in creating an interactive experience of architecture in his classes and develop skilled and enthusiastic professionals.

Jean-Pierre Basson

BIM as an alternative architectural teaching device

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Architecture & Built Environment

Are traditional architectural studio-based teaching methods and tools still applicable, or are they causing a communication barrier between a student and a lecturer? In architectural design studios, promptly submitting projects is a problem. The paper is based on a study conducted by the author between 2016 to 2018 and aims to determine whether information technology (IT), such as building information modelling (BIM), opposed to the conventional method (CM), can improve informed design communication during conceptual design critique sessions. Therefore, contribute to prompt studio-based design project submissions. The research's objectives include understanding BIM as a design tool compared to a visualisation tool to facilitate early design decision-making.

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