BIMThoughts

In this episode, Scott Lelieur, Director of Operations at Lake | Flato, talks about how technology influences the design process at his firm with Bill and Charlie. During the conversation, Scott discusses how keeping the craft of architecture at the forefront of the design process has fueled success at Lake | Flato. The conversation also includes insight into virtual reality, best hiring practices, and project performance reporting.

Scott Lelieur Profile:

Lake | Flato Website

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Introducing the first in our new format, and one of our new co-hosts. BIMThoughts is now a new topic based podcast. We plan on having our regular panel disucssions, interviews, and now hardware, IOT, Construction, Infrastructure.

Sit back and enjoy an introduction to Hardware with BimBOX’s own Buck Davis.

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Paul F. Aubin and joins Bill and Kristina for the annual what’s the heck is new in Revit Episode. This time we talk about Revit 2019.

 

Links

Revit 2019 alt icon

Paul F. Aubin Linkedin Learning / Lynda.com

 

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In this episode Robert Fink, Associate and Design Technology Director at Quinn Evans Architects, explains how BIM is leveraged to document historic buildings and shares what it took to develop a model for Mt. Vernon with Bill, Kristina, and Charlie. During the conversation, Robert explains the unique modeling challenges that exist when modeling an American landmark and an enduring tribute to George Washington.

Robert Fink Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-fink-94113829/

Mount Vernon Links:

https://www.quinnevans.com/work/mount-vernon-historic-building-information-management/

http://www.mountvernon.org/preservation/architecture/digitizing-mount-vernon/

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In this episode Zig Rubel, Co-Founder of Aditazz, talks about his company, which is both a design firm and software developer with Bill, Kristina and Charlie. As part of the conversation Zig outlines his firm’s business strategy for leveraging it’s design talent to develop it’s Design Synthesis, Spatial Test Fit and other applications, which offer a glimpse into the future of generative design.

 

Links:

LinkedIn Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zigmund-rubel-aia-a80458/

Aditazz website

https://www.aditazz.com/

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/E97_GD_with_Aditazz.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

In this episode John Locke an architect and Principal Research Scientist with The Living, part of Autodesk Research, shares insight on Project Discover, an application of generative design for architectural space planning, with Bill, Kristina and Charlie. John explains how the design of Autodesk’s Toronto office used a generative design process of collecting building user feedback and programmatic requirements to inform the design process.

John Locke Profile:

https://www.autodeskresearch.com/people/john-locke

Project Discover Overview:

https://www.autodeskresearch.com/publications/project-discover-application-generative-design-architectural-space-planning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmpY9s_XkHc

A Gentle Introduction to Generative Design (Video):

https://www.autodeskresearch.com/blog/gentle-introduction-generative-design

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/E96_Autodesk_Project_Discover.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

In this episode, Bill and Charlie talk with Joe Banks, National BIM Manger at Nettleton Tribe, about the technologies that inspire him. Joe shares insight around home automation, window family creation, conference talks, content management and the value of technology.

 

LinkedIn Profile

Banggood

All about Joe

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I’am #2 and I’am not bitter.

In this episode, Bill and Charlie talk with Bryan Seamer, Director of Structural Engineering, and Daniel Stone, Structural Designer, at LPA, Inc. During the conversation Bryan and Daniel provide insight on the process of design and analytical modeling that facilitates the process of structural engineering. Bryan provides insight on how the process evolved and Daniel suggests a possible future of structural engineering tools.

 

 

Bryan Seamer LinkedIn Profile

 

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In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk with Phyllis Zhou, Landscape Architect at Sasaki Associates, talk about using Revit for landscape architecture. Phyllis shares her thoughts on which landscape projects are ideal for Revit and the major benefits Sasaki obtains for integrating BIM into its design process.

 

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xue-phyllis-zhou-2b368810/

 

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Bill and Kristin talk with Ryan Cameron about Model Health, and we discover along the way the that it’s more about Project Performance or Project Health than just about the Revit Model.

Model Health from Andrew Mehr.

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