BIM strategies in architectural project management

Nowadays terms such as “parametric CAD”, “Building Information Modeling” (BIM) and “interoperability” of software, seem to be the keywords to the latest developments in the field of informatic applications dedicated to architectural design. Besides the great interest shown by the media, the application of new software to great projects and construction processes of international architectural works has become a popular marketing operation for a wider range of users. But this new offer of IT products for architecture suits only a few professional organizations able to feed-back their specific needs; instead more frequently the personal expectations of single designers meet with unsatisfactory results. The interest of big software houses for University didactics has greatly increased, especially for Design and Drawing subjects, being considered a favourite channel for the diffusion of the new info-graphic practice. This poses some questions regarding the most correct levels of teaching permeability for a continuous offer of implementing new codes in building project management. The following considerations are the result of a teaching experience at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Florence University, on the occasion of an innovative teaching program during workshop activities using IT tools, finalised at providing an approach based on subject integration for building project management in each phase of decisional process.