Building Information Modeling, or BIM for short, is a digital process all about creating and managing details on construction projects. It covers information from start to finish on the project's life cycle. There is no denying that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has revolutionized the construction industry. However, some misunderstandings mak...
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Teresa De Luna
Architectural designer Elija Halil has unveiled a revolutionary solar-powered architectural project in the Sahara Desert that presents a remarkable solution to our global energy problems.
Architecture firm
Archilles by Elija
Location
Murzuq District, Libya, Sahara Desert, Africa
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Rhinoceors 3D, Enscape, Autocad, BIM
Principal architect
Elija Halil
Collaborators
Blue Olive Studio
Visualization
Joseph Christopher Seaward
Client
Global Organisation
SwiftWall® Elevates Healthcare Construction Design and Planning with the Launch of SwiftWall® Flex BIM Objects: Unveiling Dynamic Flexible Height Adjustment Capabilities
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Rachel Tolander
The project is a two eight floored towers of mixed use, the first being residential and the second corporate. Both ideas are joined by a 600m² green semi-public area. The Alameda Jardins is designed to feature art (incorporating a Vik Muniz original piece), green (landscape by Pamela Burton) and a high standard architecture that features sharp edge...
Project name
Alameda Jardins and Oscar Freire Office
Architecture firm
aflalo/gasperini arquitetos
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Maíra Acayaba
Principal architect
Roberto Aflalo Filho, Luiz Felipe Aflalo Herman, Grazzieli Gomes Rocha and José Luiz Lemos
Design team
Flávia Marcondes, Luis Gustavo Dias, Gabriela Godinho, Daniela Mungai, Reginaldo Okusako, Bruno Vargas, Andrey Marques, Rodrigo Silva, Felipe Sato, Gabriel Braga, Ana Luisa Siciliano and Pedro Herman
Interior design
Carlos Rossi
Landscape
Pamela Burton and Sérgio Santana
Civil engineer
Cia de Engenharia Civil
Structural engineer
Cia de Engenharia Civil
Lighting
Mingrone Iluminação
Construction
Tishman Speyer
Supervision
Flávia Marcondes
Material
Aba Esquadrias de Alumínio; Glassec e PKO do Brasil; Eliane; Neogran, Verona Granitos e Ariston; Deca, Kohler K&B Group, Fiori; Atlas Schindler
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
‘Build Smart’ Reveals Building Data’s Potential to Reshape our World. Gābl Media has launched the second season of Build Smart, a podcast presented by buildingSMART International. In this 10-part series, architect hosts Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, and Mark LePage, AIA, interview building-industry experts about how improving access to data can refine de...
Photography
Images courtesy of Rob Martel (MacLeamy) and Gabl Media (LePage)
The process of building information modeling (BIM) is well established, and yet continues to change and evolve as new technologies and standards are applied to it. It is particularly relevant to residential developers, where the digitization of every aspect from the initial drawings and designs to the eventual construction has a transformative impa...
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Mariana Vahalova
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