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The next generation of open BIM standards

Robust, open formats can be the foundation of our industry's digital transformation. What do we need from the next generation of standards?
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Automation: Power Tools for Design
Welcome back to A Bicycle for Design, a newsletter that explores how architectural and engineering design is being transformed by software and…
 • David de Koning
In the land of consulting, ROI is a mirage
We want a good return from our investment in software tools and automated processes, but the language of ROI is foreign to design firms and the returns…
 • David de Koning
Breaking down Digital Transformation
4 thoughts to help separate the value in digital transformation from the empty buzzword.
 • David de Koning
New Buildings and New Design Methods
Design methods grow and develop like cities: it seems chaotic, but if we catch the underlying rhythm, we can ride the wave with serenity...
 • David de Koning
The Drawings are dead, long live the Drawings!
BIM workflows won't eliminate drawings: they will reshape our expectations of what drawings are for and who creates them
 • David de Koning
Data-Driven Culture Shock
As we bring the AEC industry to a new, digitized way of working, let's remember the change's culture shock and be compassionate as everyone re-adusts…
 • David de Koning
The enduring core of design
Is there a constant and unchanging essence of design that will outlast the shift to computerized design and help us navigate these changes?
 • David de Koning
Three layers of good design
A simple framework for organizing the myriad opinions about design, and how technology affects the different kinds of quality.
 • David de Koning
The Design Family
As we contemplate how computers will change the design and construction of buildings and bridges, our sibling design disciplines can give us insight and…
 • David de Koning
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