Jared Banks, Author at Shoegnome Architects

Call for Entries: 2013 AIA TAP Building Information Modeling Awards Program

December 10, 2012

Got this in my e-mail today, figured I should share… One Week left to submit your project! AIA TAP Building Information Modeling Awards Submission Deadline: 5PM ET, December 17, 2012 The AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community is hosting its ninth annual Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awards competition. The competition is seeking projects that exhibit exemplary use of integrated and interoperable building information modeling. The Ninth BIM Awards

One of two interviews I did at ABX 2012

December 6, 2012

Unfortunately I can’t just share the video directly on my blog. So the link below will take you to the 3 minute video where I talk about Improving Client Communications with BIM, which I realized on the flight back from Washington DC is what I really should have titled the talk. Oh well. Maybe when I revise it and give the talk a third time! Enjoy: Jared talks to US

Most Popular and Best are not Synonyms

December 2, 2012

I’ve noticed a peculiar response to the 2012 UK Construction Computing Awards. You know, the awards Graphisoft and ArchiCAD consistently do really well at, winning BIM Product of the Year in both 2011 and 2012. The awards that Revit doesn’t fair as well in. The response I see from one segment of the community is to dismiss the awards (as provincial, alleged, etc.). The argument boils down to “my software

Little Clues

November 29, 2012

You say “you know what you’re doing in ArchiCAD”. You might not be the best, but you’ve got a really good system. You’re fast and efficient. But how quickly can an ArchiCAD Expert tell if you’re a good judge of your own skills or just horribly deluded? That all depends on how long it takes for ArchiCAD to open your file. Because once it’s open, a pro will need less

ArchiCAD 16 is BIM Product of the Year

November 28, 2012

Remember when we all voted for the UK Construction Computing Awards? The results are in and ArchiCAD got showered with awards (again). Out of 5 awards Graphisoft was competing for, it snagged three winning slots and one runner up. Graphisoft missed out on Editor’s Choice. Though since there was no runner up, we can make assumptions about 2nd place, right? Here’s the list of all the shiny, pretty awards: BIM

Tekla Global BIM Awards

November 27, 2012

Eye Candy with a Ton of Substance I got the press release below from Tekla this morning: What is happening in the construction industry right now? Check the 42 projects from 18 countries that compete in this year’s Tekla Global BIM Awards for a nice view. The contestants come from all areas of construction industry, from industrial projects and bridges to office buildings and sports venues. The one thing they

Thanksgiving 2012 and my first week of Silence in 2 1/2 years

November 26, 2012

Last week was Thanksgiving in the United States. My wife, daughters, and I drove down to Texas to visit family, friends, and do some business (the benefits of partnering with your best friend). So my time to write was severely limited. In fact I told myself I’d skip the week and not post. It’d be my first off week in 2 1/2 years. I nearly failed. I wrote most of

Minnesota ArchiCAD Usergroup Meeting (December 13th, 2012)

November 16, 2012

MNAUG #18 is coming… Date: Thursday December 13th, 2012 | 12:00PM — 1:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN We’re trying something new in December for the Minnesota ArchiCAD User Group. Instead of an evening meeting we’re going to have a lunch presentation. It’ll be at Wilkus Architects and the intent will be to have it more like a 90 minute training session. I’ve

Color Elevations and Details in ArchiCAD

November 14, 2012

Do you know how to create these two images in ArchiCAD? Clink on the images or the links to read posts I wrote for BIM Engine that talk more in depth about each. With a little bit of knowledge and template set-up both are very easy to do–and they are a great leap forward for what our documents can be. Evolution of an Elevation Adding Legibility to Details

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