Dr. Fai and Teramura wrote about the complex task of rehabilitation, including the role of the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) in recording existing conditions.
CIMS, headed by Fai, used state-of-the art technologies such as laser scanning and digital photogrammetry to record and measure the interior and the exterior of the Parliament Building as well as reveal the structural systems within the floors, walls, and roofs.
“While construction of the current building was based on about 4,000 hand drawings, sketches, and diagrams, the rehabilitation will be managed through a single digital building information model,” write Fai and Teramura.
“At over 56,000 square metres, this is the most comprehensive and complex application of a building information model for architectural rehabilitation in Canada, and one of the most advanced in the world.”
An online book launch on May 4, hosted by the Azrieli School, attracted more than 330 attendees.
The event featured a round-table discussion led by The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, with the book’s author/photographer William P. McElligott, designer Peter Handley, and editor/essayist Lyette Fortin.
Speakers included Rob Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Science and Parliamentary Infrastructure.
See a video of the discussion on the Azrieli School’s YouTube channel.
The book is available at book stores.