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<p>Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increasingly promoted as a key digital innovation to enhance coordination and efficiency in urban infrastructure projects. However, empirical evidence on how BIM is adopted and implemented in emerging economy contexts remains limited, particularly for infrastructure design. This paper examines BIM adoption in Vietnam through an in-depth qualitative case study of the Yen Quang Ecological Urban Area Project in Hoa Binh City. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 15 key stakeholders, analysis of project documents, and field observations, the study investigates how BIM was applied in practice, the benefits it enabled, and the organizational and institutional factors shaping its use. The findings show that BIM adoption was selective and incremental, operating alongside conventional 2D workflows rather than fully replacing them. BIM generated its greatest value in tasks requiring spatial integration and early problem detection, such as clash detection and interdisciplinary design coordination, while other improvements were primarily BIM-enhanced rather than BIM-exclusive. Adoption was driven mainly by organizational leadership and professional capacity, supported but not enforced by national policy frameworks. The study contributes to theoretical debates by conceptualizing BIM adoption as a socio-technical and institutionally mediated process and offers policy and practice recommendations for advancing BIM use in urban infrastructure projects in emerging economies.</p>

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Adopting building information modeling in urban infrastructure design: a case study from Vietnam

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    2026年2月9日

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  • Dao Truong Thanh,
  • Dinh Tuan Hai

摘要

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increasingly promoted as a key digital innovation to enhance coordination and efficiency in urban infrastructure projects. However, empirical evidence on how BIM is adopted and implemented in emerging economy contexts remains limited, particularly for infrastructure design. This paper examines BIM adoption in Vietnam through an in-depth qualitative case study of the Yen Quang Ecological Urban Area Project in Hoa Binh City. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 15 key stakeholders, analysis of project documents, and field observations, the study investigates how BIM was applied in practice, the benefits it enabled, and the organizational and institutional factors shaping its use. The findings show that BIM adoption was selective and incremental, operating alongside conventional 2D workflows rather than fully replacing them. BIM generated its greatest value in tasks requiring spatial integration and early problem detection, such as clash detection and interdisciplinary design coordination, while other improvements were primarily BIM-enhanced rather than BIM-exclusive. Adoption was driven mainly by organizational leadership and professional capacity, supported but not enforced by national policy frameworks. The study contributes to theoretical debates by conceptualizing BIM adoption as a socio-technical and institutionally mediated process and offers policy and practice recommendations for advancing BIM use in urban infrastructure projects in emerging economies.