Monthly Archives: August 2009
Leaderless BIM
Are you a starfish or spider? You might be wondering what this has to do with BIM and Integrated Design. It turns out – quite a lot. While Integrated Design is still a relatively new and untested process for the … Continue reading
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The ABCs of BIM and Integrated Design
As an experiment this morning I opened the keyword index of the Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice (AHPP) to see just how much the architecture profession – and the way we practice – changes due to the advent of BIM … Continue reading
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THE NEW BIM AND IPD ERA
T H E N E W B I M A N D I P D E R A …eighteen letters that about say it all.
Filed under BIM, Integrated Design, Uncategorized
Spoils to the Agile
The biggest AEC firms have the most seats and are the earliest and biggest adopters of BIM. Soon though the playing field will level off when the majority of qualifying firms play and victory will go not to the biggest … Continue reading
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BIM Organizations
Most agree that BIM’s best and highest use is as a collaborative tool and process, one that can have a profound impact on any firm that adopts the new technology. The past 15 years has given us the Internet Revolution, … Continue reading
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BIM + Integrated Design
I’m starting a blog devoted to my current focus on the impact of new technologies on firm culture and workflow in the design professions. The writing of the blog coincides with my writing of a new book, also entitled BIM … Continue reading
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BIM and the Human Condition
Craft is the pride one takes in making – making things – with one’s hands, mind and imagination. Two books that address craft – one recent and one published 50 years ago – help make clear the predicament architects find … Continue reading
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BIM and the Elephant Problem
“With notoriously bad eyesight, forest elephants tend to follow their trunks, using the appendage as a blind person might use fingertips on a stranger’s face-to identify, visualize, gather clues, communicate.” John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) on the famous Indian legend “Over … Continue reading
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