“Put another way, we’re not a big market share.” “I think landscape architecture is a smaller profession, wedged in between architecture and civil engineering, and maybe a little underserved by the current tools available,” she says. Schmidt’s expertise in BIM for landscape architecture stands out partly because there just aren’t many experts. This may seem obvious to anyone familiar with the program and its capabilities, but to the uninitiated, this explanation is not sufficient.”

“And the answer is quite simple: for all of the same reasons that architects and building engineers do. “As a landscape architect, I am sometimes asked by architects, ‘Why do you use Revit?’,” Schmidt says.

Why Landscape Architects Are Using BIM Software Schmidt also writes columns for the professional blog World Landscape Architecture ( WLA), and she’s been creating a wealth of 3D-modeling resources tailored to an industry that hasn’t been as quick to adopt BIM as the architecture, engineering, and construction industry has. The solution? She created an online video training course-“Revit Landscape: An Introduction to Revit and Site Modeling”-and she blogs on the topic at landarchBIM. Having integrated the technology into her own projects and practice, currently as an associate at Seattle-based firm GGN, Schmidt became frustrated by a lack of available information on using BIM in landscape architecture. While the BIM (Building Information Modeling) process isn’t traditionally used in her profession, she knew the “I” in BIM (aka 3D-modeling data) had the potential to make a big impact in the landscape architecture industry. Landscape architect Lauren Schmidt made a discovery early in her career.

Using BIM software can also help landscape architects improve collaboration with architects and civil engineers.

Although most BIM software isn’t intended for landscape architects, using it for site modeling can help save time and money on projects.

The landscape architecture industry has been slow to adopt BIM, but one landscape architect believes that will soon change.

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