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In this process, the abstract represents the logical reasoning of how architectural form is configured or structured, while the real refers to the final physical form. Diagrams become an integral part of the conceptual design stage because they mediate between those two realms. Building Information Modeling (BIM) can reallocate the effort and time to emphasize conceptual design. However, many consider BIM a professionally-oriented tool that is less suitable for the early design stages. This research suggests that architectural design reasoning can be achieved using constraint-based parametric diagrams to aid conceptual design in BIM. The study examines several techniques and constructs a framework to use diagrams in the early design stages. This framework has been investigated through Villa Stein and Citrohan House by Le Corbusier. This study addresses two roles of diagrams: the generative role to create various design solutions and the analytical one to conduct an early performance study of the building. Our research contributes to the discussion on the ways designers can use digital diagrams to support the architectural design process.  \nKeywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Performance analysis , Architectural Form, Diagram, Parametric modeling  \nINTRODUCTION  \nThe key aspect of architectural design is concerned with the intellectual pursuit of creating distinctive artistic forms (Norberg-Schulz, 1965) . Designers use various diagrams to develop abstract and incomplete design solutions that respond to some requirement considerations in the early stages of design. While Building Information Modeling (BIM) has gained wide acceptance in support of architectural design production, diminutive consideration  \nhas been given to the best way to support the conceptual design stage and capture the logic of architectural form within BIM. As a test case to see if BIM is sufficient for exemplifying the formal qualities of architecture in an abstract diagram, we have mapped the syntactic relationships and vocabulary of Le Corbusier’s architecture in Villa Stein and Citrohan house into a BIM template. Using BIM, this research addresses three fundamental concerns in design, using abstract diagrams to illustrate an architectural form’s  \nBuilding Information Modelling-Volume 2-eCAADe 39 | 39  \nlogic, generating new designs, and conducting performance evaluation. This paper addresses the question of whether BIM can support the early stages of design and express formal knowledge through a defined set of syntactical tools and design vocabulary. We propose that BIM supports buildings’ production and management and can be used to represent architectural forms explicitly.  \nBACKGROUND  \nOur research is based on foundations in architectural design theories, BIM tools and theory, and writings of Le Corbusier’s architecture.  \nConceptual Design in Architecture  \nArchitectural design is concerned with the intellectual process of creating distinctive architectural forms. The discussion of architectural form, the result of the creative process, extends beyond the material structure or the physical presence of an object. According to Stiny and Gips (1978), it deals with how an existing work is organized according to unique principles that lead to new meanings and orders. 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