Monthly Archives: February 2010

February 22, 2010

Switch or Stitch? A formula for saving the architecture profession, construction industry and maybe even the world

This post will introduce two concepts for bringing about much-needed change. Switch Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard is the name of the new book by Chip Heath & Dan Heath authors of the serially successful Made … Continue reading →

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Tagged as architects, Chip Heath, construction industry, Dan Heath, Happiness Hypothesis, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Prince-Ramus, OMA, profession, REX, Switch, TED

February 16, 2010

The Way Out is the Way Through

Happy architects are all alike; every unhappy architect is unhappy in his own way. - with apologies to Leo Tolstoy and Anna Karenina Architects complain that contractors and owners are positioned to benefit from utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and … Continue reading →

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Tagged as architects, benefits, BIM, Dan Pink, Drive, IPD, jobs, LEED, motivation, paradox, service, Tolstoy, value proposition, Woody Allen

February 5, 2010

Can You Teach an Old Dog New Tips and Tricks?

There are two approaches you can take to BIM at mid-career. 1. You can play the role of experienced architect and – in the classic architect/apprentice fashion – sit beside the agile BIM operator reciprocally feeding your building technology input … Continue reading →

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  Since owners benefit as much – if not more – than contractors and architects from use of the new digital technology tools and collaborative work processes now used on many building projects, why is it that we so seldom hear … Continue reading →
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- Two Books to Transform the AEC Industry December 30, 2011
  This past week I had the opportunity to read two significant AEC industry books – one of which I had been meaning to read for several years, the other just having been published. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project … Continue reading →
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  With Moneyball in theaters, the playoff season in full swing, and the 2003 book by Michael Lewis climbing in standings, data geeks are all the rage. This fact cannot be lost on architects and others in the construction industry. In … Continue reading →
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- Is BIM in 10 Words or Less Still BIM? September 15, 2011
  Recently I was asked to summarize my 240 page book in a single sentence. It’s the sort of reductionist thinking that can lead to some less than satisfying outcomes. Analogically, new software is being introduced that promises to be the … Continue reading →
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Switch or Stitch? A formula for saving the architecture profession, construction industry and maybe even the world

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