Category Archives: education
BIM in ACADemia
“The industry needs new specialists and if the academia doesn’t provide them, then the industry will have to resort to setting up private academies”. – Practice 2006: Toolkit 2020 written by two Arup employees BIM in Academia is a new … Continue reading
Filed under BIM conference, BIM instructor, education, process
An Integrated Design Strategy for Every Man, Woman and Child
“The concept of integrated design is key to a sustainable future and ultimately quality of life,” Laura Lee Just as Finith Jernigan’s Makers of the Environment envisioned the average American benefitting from building information modeling (BIM), Professor Laura Lee’s vision … Continue reading
Filed under craft, craftsmanship, education, Integrated Design, people, process, writing
This Week in Tweets
Here’s a smattering of the BIM and IPD-related tweets that my followers on Twitter have retweeted to their followers. In addition to technology and collaboration, my tweets focus on creativity, architecture, design and construction. Oh, and books, writing and poetry. … Continue reading
BIM and Integrated Design – The Week in Tweets
Again, here are the BIM and IPD-related Tweets that my followers on Twitter have shared with their followers (retweeted or RT in Twitter parlance.) Take a look. Click on the links to find articles, websites and other resources. If you … Continue reading
BIM and Integrated Design: The Week in Tweets
Here are some of my Tweets that had the most impact from May 16-22 2011, all 140 characters or less. BIM and IPD-related Tweets that my followers on Twitter have shared with their followers (retweeted or RT in Twitter parlance.) … Continue reading
Building Knowledge in Architecture
Using books as floatation devices is nothing new. Cradle to Cradle, subtitled Remaking the Way We Make Things, is printed on waterproof paper for this reason. Poetry anthologies served this purpose after 9/11 as did commonplace books carried by soldiers. … Continue reading
How to Learn Revit in 1000 Difficult Lessons
In a time of drastic change, it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists. – Eric Hoffer No matter where you fall on the BIM continuum, … Continue reading
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A Seeker’s Guide to BIM and Integrated Design
If BIM isn’t a spiritual practice why does it have so many dimensions? – Anonymous The vast majority of design and construction professionals are happy to put in their time with the model and go home at the end of … Continue reading
Mastering the BIM Mindset
There’s one simple thing you can do for yourself today that will completely, radically and forever change the way you experience working in BIM. This post explains what that is. Have you ever noticed some people are really excited about … Continue reading
