Monthly Archives: May 2014

WHO IS DRIVING BIM? (PART 2 of 2)

In Part 1 of Who Is Driving BIM?, we explained how some BIM companies cater to large AEC giants with bundled BIM programs to do mega-projects and try to convince us that the bundling is the best direction for BIM. They use the all-catchy and -encompassing expression of “Sustainable Infrastructure” to justify their bundling strategy. In Part 2 of this blog, we argue specifically why software bundling is not good for most design firms and the future of BIM, because it slows down its development …

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Date May 19, 2014 Author syllablog Category AEC, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™, IPD

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WHO IS DRIVING BIM? (PART 1 of 2)

The most striking transformation to the AEC landscape in the aftermath of the ’08 recession is the business consolidation that witnessed giant AEC firms swallow up their wounded and limping competitors and then spread their wings around the world, ready to offer AEC services to anyone anywhere with an infrastructure project. There has been so much acquisition and mergers in some cases that we have lost track of who cannibalized whom. To make matters more confusing, some takers preserved the names …

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Date May 4, 2014 Author syllablog Category AEC, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™, IPD