Digital Transformation: Elevating Landscape Architecture through Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Abstract

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is widely used in architecture and construction, particularly in building and
structure design. However, BIM is imposed in landscape architecture design, which is still not much applied in
landscape architecture, academically and practically. Therefore, this paper explores the benefits of BIM application in
landscape architecture design. A methodology involves a systematic literature review (SLR) on BIM landscape
architecture to explore the purposes and benefits of BIM's landscape architecture. The study found that the BIM
application has contributed valuable benefits to the landscape architecture design process and the digital modeling of
landscapes. Moreover, the study provides a solution software application and tool to generate a sustainable landscape
design from the pre-design stage of landscape architecture projects . In short, successfully utilizing BIM depends on an
operator's human skills to use the application in landscape architecture projects and enhance the multiple aspects of
landscape visualization.