The following is the forward
Interior Design using Revit 202# by Daniel
Stine is an outstanding and thoroughly organized book to help design students, faculty
and practitioners develop Autodesk Revit skills and techniques required in
today’s dynamic Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. The book provides the user a well-rounded
knowledge of Revit and skills needed for both academia and industry. The books
also includes access to nearly 100 dynamic video tutorials.
As an interior design educator seeking to
develop a computer applications course in Revit, I found the book not only
instrumental for developing the pedagogical content for my course but also
extremely useful for me as an educator to learn and gain expertise in
Revit. I taught myself Revit using
Daniel Stine’s books and in turn developed two computer applications courses in
beginning to advanced Revit skills for my students. The book is fantastically structured
for various levels of users. The chronological order which ties accurately to
the design process fosters great connection and understanding of the
construction and detailing process for students as one uses the book in the
classroom environment.
The book focuses on helping the user learn
Revit while modeling a two-story law office building. The architectural model
of the two-story law office building comes with the columns, beams, exterior
walls, and structural elements already developed so the learner can focus on
developing their knowledge of non-structural elements and details relevant for
interior design. This allows more emphasis primarily on interior elements
rather than the architectural envelope.
The book follows a chronological order that mimics
the design process. The first chapter provides an overview of Revit, Building
Information Modeling (BIM) and fundamentals about the software used in the AEC
industry. The second chapter covers how to model walls, doors, windows and
other elements in Revit. For interior design students this offers a brief
overview to help with understanding the basics of modeling structural elements in
Revit. The rest of the book contains detailed instruction on developing the
interiors for a two-story law office building given the programmatic
requirements. Some of the exercises covered include managing and creating
photorealistic materials; developing walls, doors and windows; modeling floor
finishes; ceilings with soffits; casework; custom reception desk; restrooms;
furniture and light fixtures. Furthermore, topics such as design options, photorealistic
rendering, construction documents, schedules and worksharing processes are
covered.
Overall, this exceptional book offers a step
by step well organized opportunity to introduce Revit and Building Information
modeling to interior design curriculum with exercises well laid out for courses
focused on computer applications to construction to lighting from beginning to
advance interior design studio levels. The exercises are very engaging and easy
to follow and the accompanying videos are a great resource. Upon completion of the
exercises in this book the user will have developed a great understanding of
Revit in Interior Design and is ready to thrive in the Revit/BIM world.
Abimbola O. Asojo, PhD, AIA, LEED AP, NCIDQ
Professor of Interior Design
Associate Dean for Research, Creative Scholarship and Engagement
College of Design, University of Minnesota
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