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  • 7V5A5241
    Features

    Time for Plan BEE: helping architectural education break out of its silo

    2023-03-14T05:00:00Z

    A cross-disciplinary course seeks to engender collaborative working and greater levels of professional competence. Ben Flatman finds out more

  • Liar liar
    Blogs

    Pants on Fire

    2012-03-14T08:30:00Z

    The chances of being caught out on a lack of BIM knowledge have risen significantly

  • carry on
    Blogs

    Stop! Carry on…

    2012-02-10T08:53:00Z

    I’m a self confessed twitter addict, but since the New Year, I must admit that I have been a little quiet (by my standards anyway).

  • Say Cheese
    Blogs

    Say Cheese...

    2011-11-22T10:36:00Z

    I was copied in on a report last week. It came from a ‘lessons learnt’ workshop that was held on a large project we have been working on for over 3 years

  • The Almeida Theatre production of The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen
    Blogs

    BIM and the master builder

    2011-11-21T16:14:00Z

    Will this tool put the architect back in control of the design and construction process?

  • Hey, Lazer Lips
    Blogs

    Hey Laser Lips...

    2011-11-08T11:01:00Z

    In the past few weeks, we have truly seen the start of the conference season

  • Every Little helps
    Blogs

    Every little helps...

    2011-10-18T15:21:00Z

    I’ve been absent from my post for a few weeks because I was foolish enough to take a holiday, and the ensuing backlog of meetings and emails has taken its toll.

  • You say tomato, I say tomato...
    Blogs

    You say tomato, I say tomato...

    2011-09-20T09:50:00Z

    I was asked to speak at a conference last week, and as the invite extended to the full day, I decided to sit in the morning session ahead of my slot to see what it was all about.

  • National institution
    Blogs

    National Institution...

    2011-09-13T10:01:00Z

    I’ve now had this conversation three times in the last week, so in typical fashion, I thought I’d share it with you all.

  • Want that one
    Blogs

    Want that one...

    2011-09-07T10:05:00Z

    OK, so I took a holiday. Sorry it’s been so long, but I actually had to stop writing this blog and get on with some work. Everything’s fine now though, back to normal.

  • Love it or Hate it...?
    Blogs

    Love it or Hate it...?

    2011-08-23T15:19:00Z

    One of the first things that I say about BIM when I first introduce it to anyone is that it is all about people, and it doesn’t replace the need to talk.

  • Batteries not included…
    Blogs

    Batteries not included…

    2011-08-16T10:33:00Z

    Until last week, I had never heard of instructables.

  • The BIM dream team
    Blogs

    I have a dream (team)…

    2011-08-09T10:21:00Z

    My tongue-in-cheek representation of my ‘dream team’ BIM implementation – bear with me…!

  • Go go gadget BIM
    Blogs

    Go go gadget BIM…

    2011-08-02T10:45:00Z

    I was a little bleary eyed on Sunday morning when I turned the TV on, so I was pretty happy when I realised it was time for BBC Click.

  • Now build me some bim…
    Blogs

    Now build me some bim…

    2011-07-26T11:48:00Z

    I spent some time last week back in my role as a bim coordinator, part of which involves helping to advise a major contractor on its national 4D implementation strategy.

  • So how come the sudden interest in standards?
    Blogs

    Standard Patter

    2011-07-19T10:47:00Z

    Before I went away on my holiday, I was invited to participate in the upcoming revision of the AEC (UK) Bim Standard for Revit.

  • wobble wobble
    Blogs

    Wobble wobble

    2011-07-18T08:20:00Z

    The best phraseology heard this week, courtesy of an Architecture academic, ‘BIM…its great, but only when the design jelly stops wobbling’.

  • Blogs

    The march of BIM and 'ghost architecture'

    2009-07-22T18:47:00Z

    While some people (News Junkie included) still value the old-fashioned architectural drawing, there's no denying BIM has some advantages and planners love it. Wisconsin is just the latest area of the world to begin demanding BIM models in the early stages of planning.Meanwhile in New York, there are signs of ...

  • Blogs

    New York's not-so-mean streets, a BIM council and a pleased Libeskind

    2009-05-27T15:12:00Z

    There's been a lot of trumpeting in the American press about the experimental closure of Broadway in New York. But the story behind it is much more interesting and could lead to a complete transformation of transport in the city.Elsewhere in the world, the National Geographic presents the cities of ...