**11. Conclusion**

This chapter was designed to provide students, academic researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive updated review of the importance of adopting BIM integrated with emerging technologies in architectural academic programme, and reviewed these technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud technologies, internet of things, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), laser scanning, 3D printing and Drone Technology.

The chapter reviews the importance of BIM integration with emerging technologies in the architectural academic program, a review and explanation of the use of BIM integration with emerging technologies in a construction project phases, and presented practical examples of using BIM integration with emerging technologies in architectural projects.

The chapter concluded that there is increasing adoption of BIM integrated with emerging technologies in the field of AEC and the increasing demand for professionals in this field. The architectural education that supports emerging technologies has great impact on architectural practice and AEC. The presented projects where BIM integration with emerging technologies was used have been characterized by reducing cost and time and improving quality. BIM integrated with emerging technologies provide new ways of learning, while at the same time requiring educational institutions' faculty to collaborate and reorganize architectural programs, teaching materials and study plan.

The chapter suggested considerable guidelines to facilitate introducing BIM integration with these technologies in architectural academic programmes such as, developing new education curriculum module, establishing an interdisciplinary curriculum system across integration, creating relationship between AEC sector and emerging technologies associated with BIM Education in architectural academic programme, strengthening the qualifications of teaching staff and providing teaching resources. The recommendation is to study each emerging technology independently and find the possibility of applying the guidelines presented in this chapter for BIM integration with emerging technologies in architectural academic programs.
