Nathan Hildebrandt interviewed me as part of the promotion for Archicon 2015. Hopefully you’ll watch the video, even if you have no chance of attending an ArchiCAD conference in Australia. Not only will the video give you a better sense of what I’m like in person, I also talk about how my ArchiCAD adventure got started because of my interest in local user groups, how I am fascinated with Building Materials, why my talk will probably center around beauty (and how that can be very BIM-centric), and also why I am so adamant about sharing everything I possibly can.

I am super honored that Nathan has invited me down to speak at his event. Being asked to fly halfway around the world to speak about something I’m very passionate about is a pretty good feeling (understatement of the year). Additionally, I am thrilled to see both Nathan Hildebrandt and Rob Jackson present again (and hang out with them both some more).

Nathan has done a superb job of gathering a wide variety of experts. I think the spectrum of speakers Nathan has assembled should be used as a reference point for future ArchiCAD conference organizers. For instance, if you are familiar with Nathan, Rob, and myself, then you know each of us is going to give an extremely different presentation. And the rest of the group seems to have similarly unique views on how to conquer ArchiCAD and BIM.

Beyond all that that, being asked to speak at this event is particularly special. If you watch the interview above, Nathan and I talk about how in many ways this event is the result of the guest blog posts he wrote for me in early 2014. After those posts Nathan became very active and known in the larger global ArchiCAD community. A few months after those posts he was in Budapest presenting to a room full of Graphisoft employees and ArchiCAD power users. And now he’s organizing one of the most exciting ArchiCAD events of 2015. This is why I love doing what I do, and why I’m driven to continue doing what I do. When I started blogging, it was about getting myself known enough in the community to give my other endeavors some legitimacy. Now I blog to help uplift other voices in the community. There are so many other wonderful people in our community that are passionate about ArchiCAD, BIM, and the future of architecture-and I want to do everything I can to help them share.

If you are anywhere near Brisbane on May 22, 2015 you’ll want to be at Archicon 2015. And as should be obvious, while I’m in Australia my plan is to talk about ArchiCAD and BIM, see some sites, and meet as many ArchiCAD users as possible. Furthermore supporting this event will be a great signal to Nathan and others that we need more events like this in Australia and all over the globe.

For more information about Archicon 2015 and to buy a ticket, click here.

BONUS INTERVIEW!

So far Nathan has done two interviews with speakers. I think his plan is to interview all of us. Below is the interview with Rob Jackson. It is definitely worth watching as it gives more insight into how Rob got to where he is in the BIM world and where he and BondBryan are going next. Is it obvious I’m a huge fan of Rob? Because it should be.

I’m sure I’ll be writing a lot more about the intersection of BIM and Beauty between now and May 22nd, 2015. After all, writing is the way I prepare for lectures. Speaking of which, make sure to subscribe to my blog to keep up to date on my other lectures in 2015 and beyond: Shoegnome on Facebook, Twitter, and the RSS feed.