Category: Podcast
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People in Architecture – An Interview with Marianne Friis of Arkitema Architects
Marianne Friis is Head of BIM Management at Arkitema Architects, a Danish company. In this interview, we discuss architectural BIM, especially from the Scandinavian perspective. Arkitema Architects was founded in Aarhus in 1969. Today, it is one of Scandinavia’s biggest architectural firms, with fifteen partners and a staff of 500 employees. The company has offices…
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Solving Difficult Design Problems – An Interview with Andrew Watts of Newtecnic
Newtecnic is a world leader in the engineering design of ambitious construction projects and building envelope systems. In this interview, Andrew Watts describes how his firm became an international success and how they approach difficult design problems. Andrew Watts it the CEO of Newtecnic, an architect and engineer. In this exciting interview, he discusses the following topics:…
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BIM as a Collaborative Mindset – An Interview with Silvia Taurer
Silvia Taurer, the founder of LivingRoomCraftZ, says that BIM is more than a technology or a methodology. It is a collaborative mindset that is becoming elemental for the renewal of the construction industry. LivingRoomCraftZ, a Delft company, helps clients implement BIM and Integrated Project Delivery. They are specialized in Autodesk products (e.g. Revit Architecture/Structure/MEP and AutoCAD)…
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AEC Business Apps in the Cloud – Interview with Wes Smith
In this interview, my guest is Wes Smith, Cloud Executive Officer of AEC Cloud. We talk about how and why AEC companies are moving to hosted IT services. We also discuss the state-of-the-art in cloud hosting and look into the future. About Wes Passionate about people and process driven technology, Wes Smith has 20 years experience…
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Reducing Uncertainty in Construction – Interview with Brittanie Campbell-Turner
Brittanie Campbell-Turner is a Construction Management professional and a podcast host. In this interview, we discuss construction productivity, ways to make it better, and the Constructrr podcast. Here’s what Brittanie says about herself and her podcast: “I’ve been servicing the engineering and construction management industry for 10+ years having specialized in project controls and schedule management. I’m…
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A New Way to Design in 3D – Interview with Pouria Kay of Grib
In this podcast interview with Pouria Kay, CEO and Co-founder at Grib, we talk about the startup’s new, intuitive 3D design tool. Grib® is a cloud–based software that turns a mobile device into a universal controller. With Grib, both young and professional designers can sketch complex objects without first having to learn cumbersome 3D software. You…
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Architectural Democracy – Interview with Pedro Aibéo
In this podcast interview with Pedro Aibéo, we discuss Architectural Democracy, a research project, and its practical implementations. Pedro Aibéo, photo: Helen Kurri Architectural Democracy started as a doctoral research by Pedro Aibéo, architect and civil engineer. Pedro has been doing his research at Aalto Bim Lab, Aalto University School of Engineering. The project has…
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The Agile Construction Company – Interview with Pirita Vainio of NCC Group
I had the pleasure of meeting with Pirita Vainio, Head of Digital and Innovation at NCC Group. In this podcast interview, we discuss how a newcomer to the industry brought agile practices into a construction company. NCC Group is actively exploring agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban. What is agile? Agile is the term…
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Predicting Our Future with Andrew Weinreich
In this podcast episode, my guest is Andrew Weinreich. We talk about the future of homebuilding against the backdrop of Andrew’s new podcast Predicting Our Future. Is construction ripe for disruption? Andrew believes that homebuilding is much closer to a tipping point than ever before. In this interview, he explains why. “In the United States,…
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A Culture of Innovation – Interview with Daniel Sundlin, Partner at Bjarke Ingels Group
In this podcast interview, my guest is Daniel Sundlin, a partner at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in New York. We talk about how BIG innovates and what opportunities and challenges digitalization brings to architecture. BIG is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers, builders, and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism,…