ConceptStation in the Airport Infrastructure Projects
OpenRoads ConceptStation software has a lot of tools to facilitate the development of a concept design for roads and bridges. However, as Fernando Borges, Senio...
Zigurat Global Institute of Technology
Zigurat and its commitment to the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda
SIX YEARS LATER, AND WITH NINE YEARS LEFT IN THE PERIOD ESTABLISHED BY THE 2030 AGENDA, THE ZIGURAT GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ITS COMMI...
To what extent is your city smart? – Smart Cities Maturity Models
One of the first steps in formulating a Smart City strategy is to know the city's level of maturity in order to determine the next steps to be taken. In this co...
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. The session focused ...
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 inaugurated in October 2019 ...
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...
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...
