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How smart interventions can address multiple urban challenges at once
This is a long form version of the introductory talk I gave for our panel discussion during the Zigurat Innovation Week at the end of June. ...
What is Unreal Engine and why it is revolutionizing ArchVIZ (Architectural Visualization)
What is Unreal Engine? If you work in the Engineering & Construction (E&C) sector, you are probably starting to hear more and more a...
Seminole Hard Rock Guitar Hotel: a construction superstar
This article showcases one of those buildings that leaves no one indifferent: the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel is a guitar-shaped hotel inaugura...
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Exploring form through computational architecture
In the following article, Andreas Kopřiva Lernis, Architect Engineer and Alumni of the Postgraduate Program in Parametric Design with Visual Programming in BIM,...
Women in Construction: Interview to Claire Rutkowski, CIO of Bentley Systems
The number of women in positions of responsibility in the construction industry remains low today. However, although there is still work to be done, it is not a...
National Infrastructure Assessment paves the way for the Canada of future
It was in March 2021 that the Government of Canada launched its Engagement Paper on Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment: “Building the Canada We W...
Smart Logistics in Saudi Arabia
The launch of the "National Transport and Logistics Strategy" by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the 29th of July 2021 as a comprehensive program backed up ...
Why we are failing in BIM and Lean deployments
Studies highlighting how lean and BIM techniques could be applied to architectural and engineering design offices, and how it could generate quality improvement...
Predicting the future path of construction and project management technologies
Predicting the future is difficult. Many have tried. Many have failed. Yet if you look in the right places, we can get an idea of what our digital enabled world...
Public procurement: boosting innovation and introducing new ideas
A huge flow of public funds is channelled through public procurement: a splendid opportunity to shape the market and offer the private sector a positive role in...
Area Self-Actualization via Smart City Development
Area Self-Actualization refers to a geographic area that has achieved its full potential regarding the environment, people, their behaviour, and the interaction...
The virus brought a revolutionary change – The next generation of smarter cities
The terrible pandemic that we are still suffering brought also some new opportunities in lots of different fields. One general example might be the generalisati...
Keys aspects of a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
The BIM Execution Plan is a key and dynamic document that defines the goals for the implementation of the BIM methodology in a project. It addresses the require...
The tactical urban planning of the Superblocks of Eixample district (Barcelona)
THE GRIDED URBAN MASTERPLAN OF ILDEFONS CERDÀ – THE BARCELONA ENGINEER AND URBAN PLANNER WHO DESIGNED AND REFORMED THE CITY OF BARCELONA WITH THE CERDÀ'S PLAN B...
Keys to PMP and PMI-ACP Certifications
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE PMP AND PMI-ACP CERTIFICATIONS? WITHOUT A DOUBT, NOWADAYS THEY ARE THE MOST DEMANDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATIONS AT A NATIONAL AND I...