(University of Oregon, 2013-05) Arnold, John D. M.
The objective of this project was to investigate the utility of Buildings
Information Modeling (BIM) in a Buildings Archaeology approach to the study of the
box-constructed first build (c. 1872) and stud-wall framed second build (c. 1892) of the
Briggs House in Springfield, Oregon. The use of BIM software ArchiCAD was tested as
an aid to the exploration and recordation of structural elements discovered through direct
study of the house. The software was found to be highly useful in the coordination and
consolidation of building information as it is collected from the field, and for the digital
extrapolation from this collected information in the creation of a completed model. The
product of this work is a concise, complete, and accurate digital model which may be
used for the subsequent production of 2D, 3D, and 4D interpretive materials.
