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Autodesk Forma Site Design como Herramienta Pedagógica para el Análisis Bioclimático: Un Fraccionamiento Residencial como Caso de Estudio

dc.campusUnitec Tegucigalpa
dc.contributor.advisorN/A
dc.contributor.authorJuana Isabel Méndez Garduño
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-07T16:41:07Z
dc.date.available2026-09-07T16:41:07Z
dc.date.issued2026-09-07
dc.description.abstractCloud-native BIM platforms offer embedded environmental analysis capabilities that remain underexplored in architectural education. This exploratory case study documents the use of Autodesk Forma Site Design as a pedagogical tool for early-stage bioclimatic analysis. Nineteen undergraduate architecture students at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, analyzed a real residential subdivision provided by an industry partner during two five-hour in-person sessions. Four teams simultaneously populated a shared cloud model using Revit mass imports and native Forma tools, and then performed solar-hours, wind, glare-potential, and shadow analyses in their assigned zones. Each team developed a comparative prototype matrix or synthesis and justified the selection of a recommended housing prototype based on environmental criteria derived from its analyses. Individual reflections were also qualitatively coded to identify evidence of perceived learning, data-grounded environmental reasoning, multi-criteria synthesis, and collaboration. The results suggest that students were able to translate environmental simulations into multi-criteria bioclimatic arguments despite limited prior exposure to the platform. The reflections indicated perceived conceptual shifts regarding orientation, passive design, and the use of environmental data in design decision-making. Autodesk Forma Site Design appears to be a viable pedagogical tool for collaborative environmental analysis in undergraduate architectural education, although the findings should be interpreted within the limits of an exploratory case study with a small sample size.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unitec.edu//handle/123456789/14536
dc.publisherUniversidad Tecnológica Centroamericana UNITEC
dc.subjectEnseñanza de la arquitectura
dc.subjectTecnología educativa
dc.subjectSistema en tiempo real
dc.subjectGestión ambiental
dc.subjectDesarrollo sostenible
dc.titleAutodesk Forma Site Design como Herramienta Pedagógica para el Análisis Bioclimático: Un Fraccionamiento Residencial como Caso de Estudio

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