It’s a real, not computer, model but was created to aid design and construction, not just as a promotional device, so I think it qualifies as a BIM. The original Sydney Opera House on show at the University - News & Events - The University of Sydney The perspex
Interesting article on Tablet PCs enabling information rich field work. Mapping the Future of Field Geology - ScienceMatters @ Berkeley In 1818, William "Strata" Smith ushered in the modern practice of field geology with his publication of the first hand-painted, color geological map of England and Wales. Two centuries
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Ralph has a interesting series going on CAD disasters. Given CAD software is made by people, used by people, in projects involving people maybe it’s not CAD that’s the problem but very interesting reading. * WorldCAD Access: Disaster Stories * In June, Airbus announced its super-giant airliner won't
This is cool, school students design a CO2 powered Formula One cars and race for a trip to the finals at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia. I’ve been to this GP twice and it’s a fantastic event. The circuit is a short tram ride from Melbourne'
Brian L. Myers has some interesting discussion on BIM and Lifecycle Management on his blog LifecycleM. It has a wide variety of topics, all worth reading, but these were of particular interest to me: * What software should your company use? * Who will push BIM in Residential Construction? * CAD vs. BIM
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Lockheed Martin's "Skunk Works" create a plane from 3D printed parts… New Scientist Tech - Breaking News - A plane you can print An unmanned aircraft made from "printed" parts rather than traditional machine-tooled components has been unveiled at the Farnborough Air Show, UK.
Today I’m heading to Seoul, South Korea, to hear how Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are applying BIM techniques to projects like The Freedom Tower and other significant buildings around the globe. It will be an interesting trip. If any readers are attending it would be great to meet up,
Computational Fluid Dynamics, more commonly used in Aerospace, marine and Formula One, is being used to design competition swimsuits for the Olympics! Swimsuit design needs super-computing “According to Textile & Apparel, one of them, Speedo, is even using a supercomputer to refine its designs. Its engineers run Fluent Computational Fluid
Every great building starts with an idea. So does every poor building and often it’s the transition from idea, to concept, to reality that makes the difference. The concept stage of the project can be the most dynamic, collaborative and, sometimes, demanding part, yet it’s still often done
Will be interesting, especially given recent events… Auckland to Seoul 9595 km 324° true – unless dodging missiles
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Lachmi Khemlani’s latest AEC Bytes newsletter covers the recent AIA Technology in Architectural Practice conference. I was interested to read about Mario Guttman (HOK) and Eric Ko (Arup) session “Models for Digital Collaboration with Engineers” and their comments on the need for cultural change; “In the 2D world, people
A recent Cadalyst article examines MindManager as a tool for CAD Management. This is one of my main uses as I’ve found the elements that make it a wonderful knowledge capture tool for collaboration work just as well for pure documentation. I now use MindManager as the authoring tool