A brief history of living rooms and their televisions
Finding the best location for a TV in my own house is a good excuse to talk about the history of living rooms-and the evolution of home entertainment.
Why your Building Project Might Fail in 2016
BIMQ CEO Christian Ehl shares his thoughts on the data-driven building and why the construction industry needs to reinvent itself in 2016.
To be a better Architect, learn how to talk to computers
Not so long ago if you tried to talk to computers, people laughed at you. Now if you aren't teaching yourself that skill, it might be too late to catch up.
Basic Unchangeable Decisions
I look at the roads in Australia and think about BIM. It feels so simple and easy to declare that they are wrong and the majority of the world is right.
My house is full of wires I don’t need
When a previous owner remodeled my house in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he probably thought he was creating a futuristic, high end palace.
Trimble Partners with Microsoft to Bring Microsoft HoloLens Wearable Holographic Technology to the AEC Industry
Trimble is working with Microsoft to develop a new generation of tools, integrated with the HoloLens holographic platform on Windows 10. Make sure to watch the (marketing) videos. This is the world that is upon us.
3D Printing Buildings: Fire Up the Constructorbots
3D Printing Buildings is quickly becoming a reality. Guest blogger Crawford Smith looks at three current trendsetters.
Virtual Time Travel is now possible, Sort of
Google Maps has just made your life as an architect easier, or at least more interesting.
It’s been a while since Google sold SketchUp to Trimble; who should be gloating?
Who won when Google sold SketchUp to Trimble? Or more importantly what does it mean that Google didn't want SketchUp anymore?
In Need of an Update
Quick! What year was this photo taken in? 2014? 1974? 1944? Our construction sites, on a macro scale, are due for a big overhaul, don't you agree?
How the Conscious Home Can Make You a Better Parent
In this follow up to my article from mid-January, Eliot from SmartThings shares how the Conscious Home can really make you a better parent today.
The Conscious Home could make me a better Parent
This week I read about the SmartThings Hub and also about Google buying Nest. It made me think about how these technologies could make me a better parent and architect.
Hi, I am an Architect but let me add some qualifiers
We all just want to say "Hi, I am an Architect." But it's almost never that easy. Here's a simple rule and some related thoughts.
One Jacket for winter, spring, summer and fall
I have a great idea for an all season jacket. I just don't have the laboratory to make it a reality. But I guarantee that someone does.
My Computer Never Forgets My Birthday
Generation Y, the evolution of TVs from CRT to flat screen, kitchens that cook dinner for you, cars that drive themselves
Building Intelligence Model
Recently someone was talking about BIM and kept mentioning the word intelligence. I don't know why it took so long for this to click, but what if the I in BIM isn't Information. What if it's Intelligence.
Future of Architecture and the Built Environment – LinkedIn Group
I started a LinkedIn group. It has a grandiose title: Future of Architecture and the Built Environment. You can join the group by clicking here. Why did I start a LinkedIn group when there are already a million billion groups
Will your architecture firm buy a drone?
Doing measures of existing conditions in Minnesota usually meant one of two things: a hot summer day with no air conditioning, or sub-zero temperatures and snow. Plus if the site was outside the Twin Cities (Minnesotans love their cabins): a
Could a 21st century pencil be the better tool Architects are looking for?
There are a lot of architects, designers, and drafters out there that aren't convinced by my ruminations on better tools. Either they refuse to be persuaded or just feel the pencil has some ineffable qualities about it. Ineffable doesn't cut
Improved IFC / ArchiCAD Connection Add-In for Revit 2014 Applications
Jared's note: read the beginning of this very closely. The Add-on is for Revit MEP, Structures, and Architecture (aren't they all sort of one program now?). In previous versions of this add-on it was just for MEP and Structures. The
Beyond Haptics
In my post about haptic feedback and architecture tools, I really wanted to go beyond haptics, but the post was already long enough. Haptic feedback is great and I am confident it is coming. But we can go further than
Architects are really just asking for Haptic Feedback
I spend a lot of time thinking about architects and their tools. Why? Because architects struggle to separate themselves from their tools. We see this regularly with job postings that stress software knowledge over process understanding. I find those postings extremely frustrating
CLOG SCI-FI ready for Pre-Order (and guess who’s a contributor)
One of my goals this year was to write articles for places other than Shoegnome and BIM Engine (though I love writing for both those places, and you'll start seeing new posts by me on the GSNA blog hopefully next
My house has a better website than your Architecture Project
This post is going to bring together a bunch of themes on the future of architectural documentation that I've been writing about recently on both Shoegnome and BIM Engine. If all the hyperlink, URL, and QR Code talk doesn't make
Generation Y Unfolding – DesignIntelligence Article
In addition to all the posts on Shoegnome and BIM Engine, I've had the pleasure to write for some other venues this year (both print and digital). I'm proud of all of those articles, but there are two that I'm