Category Archives: 3-D

BIM AND THE MATERIALITY OF BUILDINGS

In a previous blogpost called BIM Breakthrough, we highlighted the significance of Archicad’s Priority-Based Connection (PBC) and felt it was a breakthrough because materials recognized one another’s priority, which also dictates how they interact. In this blogpost, we want to explore some ways in which the PBC can be taken to a level that could truly open a broader range of BIM possibilities. It is our contention that materials are vital to buildings and that architecture cannot authoritatively …

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Date June 29, 2016 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Architecture, BIM, Design

BIM CULTURE CHANGES IN DESIGN FIRMS

BIM, a behavior-disruptive technology, is changing the culture of many firms, and very little has been said or written about how design firms cope. When deciding to adapt BIM, the commonly ordained BIM implementation plan may serve as a good roadmap, but it is neither adequate nor suitable to help a firm deal with the cultural changes that come with BIM. To be sure, there are several changes, but the one with the most radical impact is in the “division of labor” between a design team and a production …

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Date October 14, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Architect, Architecture, BIM, Building, Design, Education

BIM, NATURAL TOOL FOR YOUNG ARCHITECTS

In a previous blogpost, BIM and the Making of Young Architects, we discussed BIM’s positive impact on the training and growth of young architects, and what that means for a design firm. In this post we explore further how young architects can positively impact the profession and the design firms they work for. Young architects can no longer be taken for granted as before. They used to be at the low end of the totem pole as the last hired and the first fired in a slowdown. Their low pay was …

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Date August 22, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Architect, Architecture, BIM, Building, Design, Education

BIM AND THE MAKING OF YOUNG ARCHITECTS

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is creating a win-win situation between architectural firms and young graduates of architecture that did not exist before. Consider this: Firms used to put a great deal of emphasis on young graduates’ work experience–many still do–before hiring them. The law of supply and demand has always been tipped in favor of architectural firms. BIM now has introduced a new dynamic that may be shifting the advantage a little bit to the side of young graduates, proficient …

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Date July 25, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Architect, Architecture, BIM, Building, Design

BIM BREAKTHROUGH

In previous blogs we made reference to BIM breakthrough, because we believe that is what BIM needs to get to the next level of its development journey. Archicad’s new building materials and priority-based connection (PBC) is an excellent example of what we mean by BIM breakthrough. It is a powerful tool that goes beyond simply imparting intelligence to objects and materials and call it the day. We believe that it would be a fundamental mistake to underestimate the significance of PBC as a major …

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Date June 16, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Archicad, Architect, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™

Bim or Bimino

BIM OR BIMINO™

We, at SYLLA International, a modern design-oriented firm in Tampa, Florida, like to write about Building Information Modeling (BIM) in non-technical terms because of our history of using BIM-related technology, which predates BIM. About 18 years ago, when we started using a 3-D approach to designing our projects, it was not because we were enamored with the impact of computer technology on architecture. We were simply yearning for design tools to make our lives and work in architecture easier. …

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Date April 25, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Archicad, Architecture, BIM, BIMINO™

BIM and the Client

Discussions about the benefits of BIM often overlook what is in it for the client, focusing instead on what is in for the design and construction team, and how BIM helps them work together regardless of where individual team members are located. BIM offers also an important shared benefit between the client and the architect. We call it design change management, which invariably affects the profitability of a project. Many clients and lay people have difficulty understanding and appreciating 2-D …

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Date April 20, 2014 Author syllablog Category 3-D, Architecture, BIM