PORTFOLIO [E] [email protected][T] 07906 538280 Education: Sep 06 - Present: University of the West of England (UWE) BA (Hons) Architecture and Planning. First class. Achieved RIBA part one exemption with series of design projects. Final year project consisted of a hypothetical centre designed to involve people within the current restructuring of the planning system so as to include people at a community level. e project used detailed readings of several architectural theories and philosophies to challenge an ‘expected design’ within the traditional conservation area setting of the city of Salisbury. Achieved a grade of 88%. Final dissertation involved an in depth study into the judgement of architecture, focusing upon iconic buildings. e study included investigations into the social, historical and symbolic aspects of this subject, including references from Immanuel Kant, Pierre Bordieu and Umberto Eco. Achieved a grade of 83%. Achievements: • RIBA President’s Medal: Bronze Medal nomination Nominated for final year design studio project: Salisbury Planning Forum. • Work from first year M/Arch selected as cover of Architects Journal 26 July 2012, as well as being featured in article selecting best works from student shows around UK. • RTPI South West: Award for the best overall performance from a BA (Hons) Architecture and Planning Graduate 2011 • Work featured in faculty journal ‘Project’ 2011. Work also featured in student publication in position of prominence for two years (3rd/4th) running. I am also proud to note that first year work was selected to advertise the course on the UWE website. M/Arch Architecture (Current) Currently studying RIBA accredited Part 2 course. First year project thesis consisted of a theoretical study of lost architecture and preservation of memories, made solid in a fictitious building in a suburb of Istanbul. Second year thesis examined the issue of immigration, and explored the design and organisation of informal architecture, such as the favelas of developing nations. Second year design research project consisted of exploration of the representation of different spatial qualities (as a static image) through photography and graphic design. Employment History: Part Time Employment during education: July 12 - Oct 12: UWE Graphic & Web Design / Research Assistant (UWE, Frenchay) Apr 11 - Present: Freelance architectural Visualisation (Bristol / Cardiff) Sep 06 – Present: Architecture Centre (Narrow Quay, Bristol) (Sunday Shop assistant) Jul 07 – Jan 09: David James & Partners (Old Sodbury, Bristol) (Cad Technician / Surveyor’s Assistant) Oct 06 – Dec 06: UWE Student Union (UWE, Frenchay Campus) (Assistant Graphic Designer) Previous full time employment history: Sep 04 – Jul 06: Freelance Graphic Designer (Bristol) Sep 04 – Jul 06: Kelly Services Recruitment (Colston Ave, Bristol) (Permanent Consultant) Dec 03 – Aug 04: Travelling (Australia) (Working Holiday Visa) Jul 00 – Dec 03: Hotelscene Ltd (Portland Sq, Bristol) (Junior Web Designer / Extranet Support) Duties: Running of centre shop and gallery, and assisting members of the public with architecture related queries. Duties: Assisting with measured surveys of buildings, and then preparation of drawings for planning and building control approval. Meeting and communicating with clients, contractors and planning / building control officers. Duties: Designing websites, business cards and corporate identities for three main clients (portfolio available). Duties: Account managing the large portfolio of Kelly Services’ Bristol corporate clients, working with key contacts in HR and management to continuously improve business relationships. Duties: Responsible for the creation, maintenance and amendments to all graphics on a professional travel website for corporate hotel booking. Providing technical support for the company’s flagship web product and training staff in the use of the website. Duties: Working for number of small clients, assisting with planning application drawings for residential scheme (private), conceptual visualisations for Bristol housing project (Logic CPS), and 3D modelling of residential landscaping (Logic CPS). Also employed by UWE to assist student with disability with final year undergraduate drawings. Previous Education 1997 - 2000 Filton College (Bristol) 3 A-Levels (2 year course) English Literature, Computing & Art & Design 2 A-Levels (1 year course) Maths & Physics 1992 - 1997 Downend Secondary (Bristol) 9 GCSES (All grade A-C) Software: Entire Adobe Creative Suite Autocad Revit 3DS MAX Sketchup Duties: Assisted two lecturers with projects over summer 2012. First project was BIM related and assisted with design of handouts and infographics, along with providing logistical support through conference and seminars. Second project involved research into UK housing, and involved working in a team to create a website that supplemented a PH.D. study. (http://housingmattersuk.com) I am a mature student about to complete RIBA part two of my architecture training. I am looking to work in an exciting design orientated architectural practice where I hope to develop my skills. I would like to develop a solid practical knowledge of architecture. I can offer a first class honours degree (M/Arch results tba at time of writing) and a committed enthusiasm for architecture. I also would like to continue my training and complete the part three qualification.
Education:Sep 06 - Present: University of the West of England (UWE)
BA (Hons) Architecture and Planning. First class.
Achieved RIBA part one exemption with series of design projects. Final year project consisted of a hypothetical centre designed to involve people within the current restructuring of the planning system so as to include people at a community level. The project used detailed readings of several architectural theories and philosophies to challenge an ‘expected design’ within the traditional conservation area setting of the city of Salisbury. Achieved a grade of 88%.Final dissertation involved an in depth study into the judgement of architecture, focusing upon iconic buildings. The study included investigations into the social, historical and symbolic aspects of this subject, including references from Immanuel Kant, Pierre Bordieu and Umberto Eco. Achieved a grade of 83%.
Achievements:
• RIBA President’s Medal: Bronze Medal nominationNominated for final year design studio project: Salisbury Planning Forum.
• Work from first year M/Arch selected as cover of Architects Journal 26 July 2012, as well as being featured in article selecting best works from student shows around UK.
• RTPI South West: Award for the best overall performance from a BA (Hons) Architecture and Planning Graduate 2011
• Work featured in faculty journal ‘Project’ 2011. Work also featured in student publication in position of prominence for two years (3rd/4th) running. I am also proud to note that first year work was selected to advertise the course on the UWE website.
M/Arch Architecture (Current)
Currently studying RIBA accredited Part 2 course. First year project thesis consisted of a theoretical study of lost architecture and preservation of memories, made solid in a fictitious building in a suburb of Istanbul. Second year thesis examined the issue of immigration, and explored the design and organisation of informal architecture, such as the favelas of developing nations. Second year design research project consisted of exploration of the representation of different spatial qualities (as a static image) through photography and graphic design.
Employment History: Part Time Employment during education:
July 12 - Oct 12: UWE Graphic & Web Design / Research Assistant (UWE, Frenchay)
Dec 03 – Aug 04: Travelling (Australia) (Working Holiday Visa)
Jul 00 – Dec 03: Hotelscene Ltd (Portland Sq, Bristol) (Junior Web Designer / Extranet Support)
Duties: Running of centre shop and gallery, and assisting members of the public with architecture related queries.
Duties: Assisting with measured surveys of buildings, and then preparation of drawings for planning and building control approval. Meeting and communicating with clients, contractors and planning / building control officers.
Duties: Designing websites, business cards and corporate identities for three main clients (portfolio available).
Duties: Account managing the large portfolio of Kelly Services’ Bristol corporate clients, working with key contacts in HR and management to continuously improve business relationships.
Duties: Responsible for the creation, maintenance and amendments to all graphics on a professional travel website for corporate hotel booking. Providing technical support for the company’s flagship web product and training staff in the use of the website.
Duties: Working for number of small clients, assisting with planning application drawings for residential scheme (private), conceptual visualisations for Bristol housing project (Logic CPS), and 3D modelling of residential landscaping (Logic CPS). Also employed by UWE to assist student with disability with final year undergraduate drawings.
Previous Education1997 - 2000 Filton College (Bristol) 3 A-Levels (2 year course) English Literature, Computing & Art & Design 2 A-Levels (1 year course) Maths & Physics
Software: Entire Adobe Creative Suite Autocad Revit 3DS MAX Sketchup
Duties: Assisted two lecturers with projects over summer 2012. First project was BIM related and assisted with design of handouts and infographics, along with providing logistical support through conference and seminars. Second project involved research into UK housing, and involved working in a team to create a website that supplemented a PH.D. study.(http://housingmattersuk.com)
I am a mature student about to complete RIBA part two of my architecture training. I am looking to work in an exciting design orientated architectural practice where I hope to develop my skills. I would like to develop a solid practical knowledge of architecture. I can offer a first class honours degree (M/Arch results tba at time of writing) and a committed enthusiasm for architecture. I also would like to continue my training and complete the part three qualification.
M/ARCH YEAR TWO: Slum (?) City / Immigration Centre (London)This project investigates the high density informal settlements that form around large cities, often in developing nations. Questioning the word ‘slum’ is an integral part of the project, as these settlements often display fantastic variety of culture, and honesty with its architecture.
The research is realised in a large scale immigration centre that aims to provide support networks to those that have none, specifically focusing on reintegrating undocumented immigrants into London’s society.
(NB: Project unfinished at time of portfolio creation. Still a work in progress)
(Above) Early sketches of immigration centre. The design gradually shifted from a single building to a collection of small informal structures.
(Below) Conceptual sub project examining the destruction of Beijing’s CCTV tower: The tower is ‘eaten alive’ by informal dwellings that grow up the sides stripping materials from the structure as they do so. This project was represented using physical modelling, stop motion animation film, and CGI 3D modelling imagery.
M/ARCH YEAR ONE: Archive of forgotten architecture (Istanbul)Featured in Architects Journal 26 July 2012(http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/student-shows-2011/student-shows-2012-university-of-the-west-of-england-architecture-school/8633611.article)
Image featured on Cover (1of4 select covers)
The Archive of forgotten architecture stores the memories of demolished buildings within a central suburb of Istanbul (Ayvansaray). Situated on a site containing a ruined relic of the old Byzantine palace wall, the building wraps a program of memeory collection events around the wall (a monument towards memory).
The memories are stored inside an ever expanding tower, which holds representations of the buildings in model form internally, whilst cladding itself with remains of the buildings themselves.
As the tower expands ever upwards, the building takes on a theoretical focus. Echoing Jorge Luis Borges’ Library of Babel, the Archive asks can a building be infinite?
Four - The Building
Workshop
Office Entrance
Office
Hall of Eulogy
Plant / Boiler room
WCs
Office Storage
Eulogy Entrance
Reading wall
Inner ‘Core’ Archive
Outer archive
Plan
Parti diagram
BA Hons Architecture & Planning YEAR FOUR: Community Planning Forum (Salisbury)Presidents Medals Bronze Nomination 2011(http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Entry-29651)Featured on BD Online (Student shows 2011)(http://www.bdonline.co.uk/architecture-student-shows-2011-uwe/5020903.article)
This project is informed by an investigation into the recent changes in the UK planning system that the Coalition Government have proposed over the last year. Focusing upon the proposed Localism Bill; it questions the validity of creating a new neighbourhood / community tier of planning, whilst cutting resources from the existing local tier that will inevitably be required to support it.
By challenging planning concepts of determined height and existing street lines, along with the form of the building itself, the Salisbury Forum aims to act as an example of how architecture can be more than simply visually contextual, rather; a socially contextual building.
The building’s organisation is based upon the urban hierarchy of the City of Salisbury. The Forum space itself is modelled around a town square (echoing Salisbury’s historically famous Market Square). The Forum space is then surrounded by a continuous circulation ramp, or internal street (representing the tight grid of Salisbury’s medieval chequers). This street aims to encourage the interaction of different patrons, and thus contribute to the development of the community.
M/ARCH YEAR TWO: Design Research Project:Spatial relationships between spectator and performer within the theatreThrough the medium of the stage curtain
Is it possible to represent the complex spatial relationships between spectator and performer within the theatre? My research of scenography led me to attempt to represent the many categories of space described, and it is here that I integrate the use of the curtain. Research has indicated that the three key elements of theatre are: (i) A performer; (ii) A spectator; and (iii) a space for the two of them to interact (perform and spectate). The curtain acts as a dividing line, separat-ing the actor from the spectator. Even in theatres that have shunned the curtain as old fashioned – the separating principle remains important (sometimes achieved now by lighting).
As the research progressed, I attempted to represent the more complex dramatic and gestural spaces, both of which required a 1:1 scale for human interaction. I began to observe that the spatial relationships were more complex than originally thought. My research focus shifted to examine the more complex nature of the spaces, and the ways in which they overlap and interact.
My secondary sources did not state that the spaces described are singular entities, but no attempt has been made (to my knowledge) to represent this incredibly complex set of spatial relations. In short, the accepted diagrams that describe scenography are overly simplistic. My attempts at diagraming and filming the more complex arrangements unfortunately become overly complicated. My research project tries to bridge this gap by exhibiting a taxonomy of spatial research (my final piece), all focusing upon the form of theatre curtain. The curtain is a useful medium at defining space, and is (to me), the fundamental element in describing a theatre’s spatial qualities.
Spatial relationship between
Implied space of imaginary
Gestural space created by
Shifts in spatial relationship
Links to new spaces, always in motion
Movement creates and destroys space
New spaces formed by new people
(Left) Idris Kahn’s superimposition of the Becher’s collection on industrial storage units. Combined with Trisha Brown’s Choreography (1980), I was able to create a representation of complex spatial diagramming in a still image.
BA Hons Architecture & Planning YEAR THREE: Community Projects (Easton, Bristol): Healthy Office & Part time covered marketIn my third year we undertook a series of community based projects, working in collaboration with the ‘Love Easton’ group (Easton, Bristol). My own designs included a covered market shelter, that resided in the car park of the local leisure centre. The market tables fold away when the market is not in use allowing the car park to function un hindered.
The year’s final project resulted in a design for a small scale office, where I proposed sacrificing 20% of the site area to create a small street that led to a series of small light industrial units to the rear of the site, allowing for ultimately greater commercial opportunity in the long term.
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Less risk from client’s view point
Client needs to be more involved
Client has a role at the end of the project (output)
Blur relationships
All roles equally?
What opportunities does this present?
Is there a role of BIM expert?
Does BIM change roles within the supply chain?
Role vs Professional: All roles still required but not in set boundariesSmash stereotypes
Will architects just ice over input from others? This needs to be led
Quality of communication will account for good process
Allows architects to spend time on details and less time of drudgery
Contract law will need to change to take on different rolesOverconfdence in modeling-problemBIM coordinator? –Yes to follow legal responsibilitiesBIM does not change who is in the team
Target a demographic
DIY BIM site
Collaborative info database
Innovation, ideas generation
Coordination and information to the right channels
Systems theory
Clarity of information and availability of information
Existing culture can be challenged by communication
Capital knowledge, not to replace face-to-face
Formalised receipt and selection of innovative Tweet, -improvements
Acquiring knowledge from a wider community
Reporting/ sharing issu
es by Tweeting
Quality circle feeds bottom up to the decision maker
Open sharing cross d
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’Family o
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Sharing
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techn
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Culture trumps strategy (Liability problem)
Does the culture / tool make the collaboration?
When time outcome is positive and the feedback loop is positive (Client & User)
BIM can’t be Esperanto – a common goal not a common language
Leadership towards interdependence (Links to cultural change)
Will there be a BIM singularity? (Or is it is as good as the information?)
Is software up to speed with shared models? (Too slow?)
How much do you want to know?
What do you need as a graduate? (Many frms with fragmented knowledge)
Employers see BIM = Revit
£1300 p/day courses – or buy a book?
Who can afford to train at the moment? (Self-taught / On The Job)
Is a building too complex an object to begin with? (Begin sm
all?)
More writing and presenting each other’s work
Identity needs (Soft): (Cultural dimension) (A way of thinking) (Team
working)
Identity needs (Hard): (Programs) (Revit) (Networks) (3DS M
ax)
Birth of fragmented courses
Teach team w
orking (Collaboration)
understanding of whole process (N
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Too versatile? (More em
pathy needed)
Com
mercial savvy?
Asking the right questions and know
ing when to ask the questions
BIM and creativity (Em
power?) (Restrain?)
Programm
ing? (Geom
etry and database) (Interoperability – BIG nut to crack)
Live projects / briefs / sites
Peer assessment (H
ow to assess collaborative w
orking?)
Who can afford to train at the m
oment? (S
elf-taught / On The Job)
Interrogate and design and ID potential risk
Real life exam
ples? (Site studies?) (A
necdotes?)
Understand ro
le of o
ther disciplines (Efficiency and re
ducing risks)
Contents (C
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do contracts enhance co
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Legal dim
ension to B
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ration) (Multi-disciplinary learning
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Softw
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sign (A
nd desig
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ftware
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understand
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Interro
gate
real building
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ents po
sition of b
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a client)
Role
of uni o
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ploye
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softw
are
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teach em
pathy in mind
of clie
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draw
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IP sharing-opportunity or threat?
Drag and drop architecture?
New technology, new process, design / modeling / virtual
Attitude towards intellectual property rights need to shift
Manufactures improvements that address the liability issue
BIM and risk litigation
Open networks: Contracts/ liabilities/ property rights Development of propriety systemsTools like Revit might stifle creativityBIM will expand creativity because of collaborative working
Post c
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valuat
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projec
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in fu
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porta
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of B
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in the
indus
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of B
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need
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Human
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respo
nsibil
ity to do
it rig
ht
BIM teac
hing –
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ue, in
tellectual
property
/ ho
w do you m
ark st
udents
?
Whole life cy
cle, co
rporate ch
ange, ch
ange of c
ulture, trust a
cross
professions
value of w
orking
Explain
ing BIM is
hard enough,..Y
ou can teach s
oftware
but it is h
arder to
teach collab
oration
Redundancies in design elim
inated?”
OEM – Data – from OEM updated and coordinated
Links from BIM model to external so
urces (Material Suppliers, in
dexes etc)
Energy modeling: expectations of cost and use, value
Visuals - exporting to specialist s
oftware data is lost
Sketch-up vs Revit: good to start but does not allow more complex models
It is more important to teach collaboration
Architect leading the team?
Government protocol for databases?
BIM is ‘start with the end
in mind’
Collaboration and
information
Attempt to join up a
fragmented industry
Efficiency
A new way of working
Contains all information necessary
for a project
Work together differently
and without confusion
Way of thinking (A state of mind)
To BIM or not to BIM...Delegate Handout
What is BIM?01
• Definitions• UK Government levels• Distinctions from CAD
DefinitionsWith all the technical jargon and hype surrounding BIM – it is easy to get confused as to what it actually is. BIM (Building Information Modelling) is simply a process of compiling data regarding a construction project, in a central electronic format that is accessible by all relevant stakeholders. This data is centred on a virtual 3D model, which is created in any number of available software packages.
BIM is not a software package – it is a collaborative approach to design and construction, which is aided by a choice of software packages.
Distinctions from CADSo why is this new? 3D modelling construction software has been in mainstream use for over a decade. Once again the answer is focused upon the data or information stored within the model. With older 3D CAD programs buildings are drawn with geometric accuracy, but with little regards to actual construction process and principles.
For example in previous software you could draw a window and a wall, but they would have little relationship with each other. With BIM modelling software buildings are built from components (i.e. walls are made with a layer of concrete blocks, then an insulation gap, then a brick layer etc.) Components also have realistic relationships, so a window can only exist within a wall (or roof), and when the designer draws it, they will specify a number of options (such a cill height, head height etc.) which can update realistically should the ‘parent’ wall change.
Whilst this has a number of obvious advantages for designers, there are huge implications for other professions too. Quantity surveyors can add cost information to a model that can apply the data directly to the model – thereby calculating bills of quantity. Construction managers can see exactly how the project is made, using the model to help devise a plan of work. Service engineers can design systems that fit directly onto the model – and then see if and where any conflicts arise; and the planners and the client can see the project progressing in its entirety, no longer forced to imagine a project from two dimensional drawings.
BIM software (such as Autodesk Revit, Archicad and Bentley Microstation) hold all of this information in a database
connected to the 3D model, and allow users of different professions to access information specific to themselves.
UK Government levels The Government has defined three levels of BIM implementation on its website BIMtaskgroup.org. The definitions are lengthy and technical, but many professional bodies and publications have summarised more succinctly. These definitions are from the BD White Paper:
Level 0 No use of BIM (Unmanaged CAD, likely 2D drawings only, paper main source of communication)
Level 1 Basic use of BIM software (3D virtual modelling, some data and information attached, no digital collaboration)
Level 2 Managed BIM environment (3D modelling, data attached, likely adopted time and cost information (‘4-5D’ drawings), limited collaboration with external parties)
Level 3 Fully integrated BIM environment (Data rich 3D model, containing information from collaborative sources, communicating openly in digital format)
Graphic and Web Design Projects Inforgraphic for BIM conference organised at UWE UK housing matters websiteJournal of association of architecture educators (cover)
What does BIM
Mean for you? W
hat d
oes
BIM
mea
n fo
r you?
Cost and Benef ts Software C
reativitiy BIM
Training Eduction Legal
S
ocial M
edia R
ole
s W
ithin B
IM
BIM
The extinction of 2D CAD
Cha
lleng
es
& Is
sues
Com
ment
s
Wha
t wou
ld w
e lik
e BIM
sof
twar
e to
ena
ble
us to
do?
Does B
IM so
ftware
imply
improv
emen
ts for w
ays o
f wor
king?
Wha
t is our
role in
evolvin
g BIM
softw
are to
mee
t nee
ds?
How do we want to use so
ftware to su
pport us?
Can one form of software meet our needs?
Is information management a constraint or a liberator?
How will we know we can BIM?
Will a single approach to BIM emerge?
What do we need from
the next generation of professional?
Could education standardise an approach to BIM
?
Which m
ethods ft well w
ith the BIM w
ay of working?
What / W
hen do we teach?
Does creativity require risk? Does BIM de-risk?
How can we deploy BIM to enable creativity?Will there be creativity on site within a BIM process?
Wha
t ar
e th
e po
tent
ial b
enef
ts to the
pro
ject
?
Wha
t ar
e the
pote
ntia
l bene
fts
to the
clie
nt?
Does a shared space imply shared responsibilities?
Does BIM change existing relationships?
What opportunities does this present?
Are any new roles suggested by the shift towards BIM?What are the reasons for a link between social media and BIM?
What are the perceived benefts of this link?
Could social media be a catalyst for collaboration?
BIM and so
cial m
edia - e
volutionary o
r revolutionar
y?
How co
uld w
e use
socia
l med
ia to
deve
lop B
IM?
Does
a s
hare
d sp
ace
impl
y sh
ared
resp
onsib
ilities?
Who
con
trols w
hat?
Dec
isio
n po
int a
ltere
d w
ith c
hang
es to
com
mun
icat
ion?
Does
a m
ulti
auth
ore
d m
ode
l lea
d to
unc
lear
lia
bilit
y?
Coul
d p
rofe
ssio
nal a
ppoin
tment
s better re
flect
BIM
pro
cess
?
Wha
t are
the
pote
ntial c
osts
?
How
cou
ld c
olla
bora
tion
help
sha
re b
enef
ts? And
cos
ts?It facilitates com
munication
Less risk from client’s view point
Client needs to be more involved
Client has a role at the end of the project (output)
Blur relationships
All roles equally?
What opportunities does this present?
Is there a role of BIM expert?
Does BIM change roles within the supply chain?
Role vs Professional: All roles still required but not in set boundariesSmash stereotypes
Will architects just ice over input from others? This needs to be led
Quality of communication will account for good process
Allows architects to spend time on details and less time of drudgery
Contract law will need to change to take on different rolesOverconfdence in modeling-problemBIM coordinator? –Yes to follow legal responsibilitiesBIM does not change who is in the team
Target a demographic
DIY BIM site
Collaborative info database
Innovation, ideas generation
Coordination and information to the right channels
Systems theory
Clarity of information and availability of information
Existing culture can be challenged by communication
Capital knowledge, not to replace face-to-face
Formalised receipt and selection of innovative Tweet, -improvements
Acquiring knowledge from a wider community
Reporting/ sharing issu
es by Tweeting
Quality circle feeds bottom up to the decision maker
Open sharing cross d
isciplinary- honesty
leads to confdence between sub-contractors
’Family o
bjects’ and innovation-sh
ould it be fre
e or paid for?
Sharing
and intellectu
al property
issues
Design r
eview so
ftware
: Social m
edia and BIM ha
ve evolved at
the sa
me time as
techn
ology
Social m
edia brea
ched th
e hierar
chica
l desig
n proce
ss?
Care on
desig
n cha
nges
- e.g. K
nee j
erk de
cision
s whic
h come w
ith liab
ility
Consta
nt up
datin
g and
commun
icatio
n, ins
tant in
formati
on
Youtu
be as
an ed
ucati
onal
media
Stak
ehold
er e
ngag
ed
Team
, twitte
r acc
ount
for t
eam
Do yo
u pla
n, face
to fa
ce, e
mail
or t
weet
Is tw
itter a
n op
portu
nity to pick
up on
the
team
mem
bers sub
tletie
s?
Priva
te Twitte
r on
site
Futu
re m
anag
emen
t Fac
eboo
k to
a b
uildin
g
Revis
ions - lis
t of c
hang
es
Does
it n
eed
to b
e le
ad to
clie
nts?
Cla
rity
of in
form
ation
and
avail
abilit
y of
info
rmat
ion
No
diffe
renc
e in o
wne
rship
Ow
ners
hip
of s
hare
d im
ages
in re
spec
t of pu
blicity
?
Proj
ect i
nter
face
still n
ot w
ides
prea
d
Civil En
gine
ering: n
eeds
the
prod
uct o
rient
ation, Q
/A tr
acking
, bet
ter ‘clie
nting’
Spec
ialis
t sup
plie
s gi
ving
aw
ay d
etails
to c
ompe
tition?
I.P
Who
is res
pons
ible
for co
-ord
inat
ion?
PDF
delib
erat
ely
limits
info
rmat
ion
pass
ed
Dat
e st
ampe
d/ la
bele
d dr
awings
neede
d
Bui
ld-a
bilit
y no
t re
ally
dec
ided
by B
IM -
Rev
iew
s co
ntra
ctor’s
res
pons
ibilit
y In
sure
rs in
hibi
t in
tegra
tion
In a
colla
bora
tive
enviro
nmen
t w
hat is the
def
nitio
n of w
rong
?
Pro
ject
ent
ity-
liabi
lity
of
em
bedd
ed
em
ploye
es?
M
oney
: Bud
get,
cont
ingenc
y, r
isk, lia
bilit
ies
Seria
l/ o
ne-o
ff cl
ient
s?
Sha
red/C
om
mon
cont
ract
, I.D
? C
opy
right
? W
arra
nty?
Inte
rlock
ing c
ont
ract
s/ap
poin
tment
s
Model: A
rchi
tect
, BS M
odel,
QS M
odel,
Struc
ture
s C
lient
s w
ill k
now
wha
t th
ey
are g
oin
g to g
et
BIM
pro
vides
bene
fts
far beyo
nd the
model (
Cost
/ T
ime )
Long
-term
thi
nkin
g
Info
rmed, e
xperie
nced a
nd u
nders
tand
ing the
pro
ject
Uni
nform
ed is
more
diffi
cult
Softw
are m
ust co
mm
unic
ate s
impl
y to
sav
e tim
e a
nd m
oney
Sha
red
trai
ning
-par
tner
ship
Rep
utat
ion-
inve
stm
ent re
paid
-‘like
a ca
r’ -
more
£ if
less
run
ning
cost
s
Empa
thy
= su
cces
sTh
e W
eb is
an
easy
medi
um to u
nder
stan
d
Bet
ter bu
sine
ss too
l, bu
ilt a
sset
Proj
ects
that
are
bet
ter fo
r us
e m
ake
for be
tter bu
sine
ss
If so
ftw
are
can’t m
ake
the
build
ing
then
doe
s th
is p
rove
that
the
design
doe
sn’t
wor
k?
BIM
- If
we
don’t w
ho d
o w
e lo
se?
Co-
loca
tion:
shar
e se
rver
lice
nses
, wor
k-lif
e ba
lanc
e (hom
e-w
orkin
g)
Brist
ol C
ity a
s a
colla
bora
tive
city
,.. Ev
ery
busin
ess
has
a te
am s
pace
(bus
ines
s’ inte
rmixing)
Real
-life
tran
slat
ed in
to d
raw
ings
and
vice-
vers
a
Che
aper
build
ing le
ss w
aste
Clou
d co
mpu
ting, le
ss in
vestm
ent, pa
y pe
r Meg
abyt
e
When time outcome is positive and the feedback loop is positive (Client & User)
Shared language (Clear shared ways of talking to each other)
Culture trumps strategy (Liability problem)
Does the culture / tool make the collaboration?
When time outcome is positive and the feedback loop is positive (Client & User)
BIM can’t be Esperanto – a common goal not a common language
Leadership towards interdependence (Links to cultural change)
Will there be a BIM singularity? (Or is it is as good as the information?)
Is software up to speed with shared models? (Too slow?)
How much do you want to know?
What do you need as a graduate? (Many frms with fragmented knowledge)
Employers see BIM = Revit
£1300 p/day courses – or buy a book?
Who can afford to train at the moment? (Self-taught / On The Job)
Is a building too complex an object to begin with? (Begin sm
all?)
More writing and presenting each other’s work
Identity needs (Soft): (Cultural dimension) (A way of thinking) (Team
working)
Identity needs (Hard): (Programs) (Revit) (Networks) (3DS M
ax)
Birth of fragmented courses
Teach team w
orking (Collaboration)
understanding of whole process (N
ot just own silo)
Too versatile? (More em
pathy needed)
Com
mercial savvy?
Asking the right questions and know
ing when to ask the questions
BIM and creativity (Em
power?) (Restrain?)
Programm
ing? (Geom
etry and database) (Interoperability – BIG nut to crack)
Live projects / briefs / sites
Peer assessment (H
ow to assess collaborative w
orking?)
Who can afford to train at the m
oment? (S
elf-taught / On The Job)
Interrogate and design and ID potential risk
Real life exam
ples? (Site studies?) (A
necdotes?)
Understand ro
le of o
ther disciplines (Efficiency and re
ducing risks)
Contents (C
ost / Q
uality / Value) (H
ow
do contracts enhance co
llaborative w
orking
?)
Legal dim
ension to B
IM (C
ollabo
ration) (Multi-disciplinary learning
)
Softw
are m
akes de
sign (A
nd desig
n team m
akes so
ftware
more
understand
able)
Interro
gate
real building
s) (Put stud
ents po
sition of b
eing
a client)
Role
of uni o
r em
ploye
r to use
softw
are
Uni to
teach em
pathy in mind
of clie
nt (Hand
draw
ing crucial)
IP sharing-opportunity or threat?
Drag and drop architecture?
New technology, new process, design / modeling / virtual
Attitude towards intellectual property rights need to shift
Manufactures improvements that address the liability issue
BIM and risk litigation
Open networks: Contracts/ liabilities/ property rights Development of propriety systemsTools like Revit might stifle creativityBIM will expand creativity because of collaborative working
Post c
omplet
ion e
valuat
ions
Usag
e/ M
ainte
nanc
e an
d all d
ata
projec
ted
in fu
ll life
cycle
At p
rese
nt p
rofe
ssion
als ha
ve a ‘n
on-s
harin
g’ cu
lture
– im
porta
nce
of B
IM
Brea
k bo
xes with
in the
indus
try-
princ
iples
of B
IM w
ill rectify
this
CAD team
upd
ate
draw
ings a
s projects a
re fn
ished
Task
s by C
AD tech
nician
s and
eng
ineer
s are
bein
g blu
rred
LIttle
diffe
renc
e of
hand
ling
mod
els o
ver 2
D / 3D
CAD D
rawing
s
Revit c
reates
a div
ision o
n rich
and p
oor c
ontra
ctors
Govern
ment a
nd m
arket-
forced s
ales o
f softw
are an
d trai
ning-
need
ed?
Human
impu
t, indiv
idual
respo
nsibil
ity to do
it rig
ht
BIM teac
hing –
legal iss
ue, in
tellectual
property
/ ho
w do you m
ark st
udents
?
Whole life cy
cle, co
rporate ch
ange, ch
ange of c
ulture, trust a
cross
professions
value of w
orking
Explain
ing BIM is
hard enough,..Y
ou can teach s
oftware
but it is h
arder to
teach collab
oration
Redundancies in design elim
inated?”
OEM – Data – from OEM updated and coordinated
Links from BIM model to external so
urces (Material Suppliers, in
dexes etc)
Energy modeling: expectations of cost and use, value
Visuals - exporting to specialist s
oftware data is lost
Sketch-up vs Revit: good to start but does not allow more complex models
