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This post is essentially a restatement of some comments I made during this morning's session on the BIM Awards.
BIM and related IT tools can empower small firms to take on bigger projects, provide more responsive service to clients and develop new types of services. The advantage these firms have is their ability to move rapidly to respond to emerging market demands. Without the cumbersome management structure of a larger firm, practices like mine can quickly decide to pursue a technology or pro… Continue

OK, this is a technology conference- I get that. But no gathering of architects should get so involved in technology that they forget that technology should be a means to an end. We should remember Jacques Ellul's warning against the technological mode of thought in which technology defines and limits the possible ends. We will fall into that trap if we don't constantly remind ourselves that our real reason for being as a profession is design. How much time do violinists spend learning ho… Continue