Building Architect, Engineering and Contractor Communication Culture Through the Integrated Futures Studio

Abstract—Building information Modeling (BIM) has changed how Architects, engineers and contractors (AEC) professionals communicate and deliver due to technological demands of smart cities in the future. The purpose of this paper is to identify what is the base line communication preferences that could aid AEC professionals to prepare themselves to deliver in the smart city implementation. The study found that AEC’s professional culture, methods of knowledge transfer and educational programs could affect several dimensions of their beliefs and values in ways of delivering projects therefore, influence how they communicate and deliver projects. Integrated Futures Studio (IFS) is a multidisciplinary design studio education program that is recommended as a part of the Malaysian future AEC transdisciplinary training for smart cities deployment. This paper supports Malaysian Construction 4.0 Strategic Plan (2021-2025) for the Malaysian construction industry. Human processes during the early design stage of Integrated project delivery are documented. Future studies are recommended to assess actual implementation in design studio setting and apply for industrialized project delivery. Keywords: Transdisciplinary work culture, AEC, Professional education, Collaborative Technology