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The fundamental 'BIM mismatch' between architects and contractors discussed at Harvard roundtable

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After all, contractors and sometimes clients want and need 3D models of buildings that can directly inform how buildings should be constructed. In the conversation, McGuffin notes that many contractors in-fact discard architects’ digital models, opting to rebuild them from 2D drawings to minimize risk.

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New AI resource guide details tech solutions for building contractors

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The industry group Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has just published a new guide to AI resources for contractors working closely with architects on building projects across the U.S.

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26 featured architecture jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area

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Bull Stockwell Allen seeks a Designer , a Job Captain , a Project Architect , and a Senior Project Architect in San Francisco Designer details: "The Designer will play a key role in supporting the design and production process throughout all project phases. Sand Harbor Visitor Center by Bull Stockwell Allen.

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David Kohn Architects curves University of Oxford college building around three-sided quadrangles

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London studio David Kohn Architects has completed a sinuous stone student accommodation and office tower for the Gradel Quadrangles expansion of the University of Oxford 's New College. A stone tower contains offices David Kohn Architects also designed a 21.5-metre-tall The curving architecture gives it this sense of invitation."

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2024 AIA Eugene Construction Craft Awards

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Did you know that the Craftsmanship Awards was the first initiative of the American Institute of Architects Southwestern Oregon Chapter following the organization’s chartering back in 1952? Rick Robertson – General contractor/owner, Six Degrees Construction Co. Steve Otto – Finish carpenter, Ordell Construction Co.

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Design for LA leaders share hopes for organizing process as community response grows

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The devastating wildfires that gripped Los Angeles in the past week have prompted local architects to look to each other for ways to galvanize rebuilding efforts and muster their expertise in the interest of serving the public in whichever ways they can.

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NEXT Architects creates bat-friendly watchtower overlooking Dutch forest

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Dutch studio NEXT Architects has completed Watchtower Einderheide, a bat-friendly wooden lookout in the Netherlands with a curved cut-out that reveals a spiral staircase. Photo by Karl Banski "This tower is just as much for animals as it is for people, said NEXT Architects partner Michel Schreinemachers. "In

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