The BIM representation for documentation and historical-critical analysis of the Modernist heritage

BIM - Building Information Modeling applied to the historical-critical analysis and representation of the architectural heritage is becoming more and more an essential means for the understand - ing of design processes and changes over time, as well as a basic instrument for knowledge and as an aid for the design of conservation, mainte - nance, restoration and enhancement projects. The paper analyses BIM applications to the Indi - an and Brazilian modernist heritage, through the works of the greatest architects of the period, in - vestigated through a detailed methodology, also representative, which opens to further research - es and reinterpretations.