Engineering ArchiTECHure: Recent Episodes
Mayur M Mistry
A platform for professional growth and personal growth for architects, structural engineers and computational designers.
I am Mayur Mistry, M.Arch Student at University of Illinois. I graduated as a Civil Engineer from IIT Bombay in 2017 and worked as a Structural Engineer in Burohappold Engineering for a year.
I am passionate to develop interdisciplinary design approach at the intersection of structural engineering, architecture and computation design.
In this interview, Kyle Vansice, co-founder of Cedar, shares his inspiring journey from architecture to building a design tech startup. Kyle discusses how his background in architecture and structural engineering, along with his passion for computational design, led him to start Cedar with his co-founders. The conversation delves into the challenges of developing a scalable software product for the architecture and construction industry, and how Cedar is addressing the complex problem of infill housing and mixed-use development. Kyle emphasizes the importance of establishing credibility, understanding customer needs, and finding the right balance between servicing customers and building scalable technology.Throughout the interview, Kyle provides valuable insights and advice for architects and designers looking to start their own companies. He highlights the significance of mentorship, learning to value one's skills, and the potential of AI in democratizing high-quality design. With an optimistic outlook on the future of Cedar, Kyle envisions a platform that enables AI-driven site planning and encodes design knowledge to build better neighborhoods on a citywide scale.Checkout : https://www.cedar.build/Here are the key sections and chapter timestamps for the video transcript:00:00 - Introduction and Kyle's background01:33 - Kyle's architecture and engineering journey05:47 - Challenges navigating architecture and engineering fields10:01 - Phases and excitements in Kyle's architecture journey13:20 - Role models and favorite buildings16:01 - Transition from corporate job to startup19:04 - Early days of developing the startup idea22:59 - Strategy for getting early adopters27:48 - Challenges of building a startup in the AEC industry30:11 - Difficult choices during ideation and development of Cedar32:47 - A day in the life of Kyle and managing responsibilities36:47 - Cedar's journey with Antler and experience39:59 - Vision for Cedar one year and five years from now43:20 - Advice for computational designers or architects starting a company49:03 - Kyle's fun fact and co-founders50:27 - Importance of mentors and mastermind groups51:23 - Rapid fire round
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The interview covers Randall Stevens' career journey in architecture, 3D graphics, and software development. Stevens graduated in architecture in 1991 and became interested in 3D modeling, rendering, and computer graphics. He started the company Arc Vision, providing 3D graphics services, and developed innovative technologies like RPC (Rich Photorealistic Content).In the 2000s, Stevens recognized the need for simplified 3D modeling tools for a wider audience, as evidenced by SketchUp's success. He has focused on the "democratization of technology", making tools accessible. In 2013, Stevens had the idea for Avail, a content management platform to unite information from the many applications used in architecture firms. Avail was launched in 2017 and now serves leading architecture firms globally. Stevens discusses Avail's visual interfaces, universal content access, integration capabilities, and search functions. He shares his views on AI, focusing tools on quality inputs to get accurate outputs, and content management needs created by new technologies. Overall, the interview covers Randall Stevens' career, insights on technology adoption, and the development of innovative products addressing needs in architecture. It provides perspective on creating accessible tools and managing information in design firms.Chapters00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Early Days in Tech 02:00 - Emergence of Key Technologies .10:00 - Anticipating Future Trends 19:00 - Student Dreams and Ambitions 25:00 - Origins of Avail 35:00 - Funding and Business Models 50:00 - Pricing Considerations 57:00 - Daily Routine as CEO 59:00 - Avail Demo Randall provides a demo of Avail, showing its visual nature for architecture content and capabilities like search, metadata, and previews.
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Richmond Newman, CEO of Modulate, shares his background in architecture, his journey into technology and founding Modulate, as well as advice for entrepreneurs. Richmond studied architecture in college but was exposed to critiques of architectural software tools by his computer science roommates, sparking an interest in improving them. He gained experience at architecture firms and saw firsthand the inefficiencies in drafting tools like Revit. He co-founded Modulate to build 3D architectural design software from the ground up, focused on a better data model and semantics to automate drafting and detailing. The software is built on Unreal Engine for advanced graphics and collaboration.He shares insights into building a compelling startup vision and translating it into a successful enterprise software company.Here are chapter timestamps :00:00 - Introduction00:41 - Education and early experience in architecture02:02 - Dissatisfaction with architecture software tools 03:34 - Working at architecture firms and identifying pain points07:02 - Forming the idea for Modulate08:48 - Modulate's innovations and technology 11:13 - Adapting to changing market conditions13:23 - Demo of Modulate product21:15 - Integration with Revit and future roadmap25:54 - Technical details on representing building details in Modulate31:30 - Distribution model and enterprise focus36:02 - Advice for architecture professionals interested in startups40:05 - Building the initial Modulate prototype and fundraising48:03 - Tips for fundraising with a functional product57:43 - Advice Rich would give his younger self
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The video features an insightful interview with Devin Bhushan, CEO and Founder of Squint. He shares his background studying computer science, working at Yahoo, Splunk, and ultimately being inspired to start Squint to leverage AR's potential to surface helpful information to users. After extensive research into manufacturing's challenges, Devin built Squint's initial product to address the industry's training inefficiencies. He describes Squint's AR ability to guide operators through procedures and leave contextual notes, reducing training time by 86%. Devin discusses Squint's fundraising, go-to-market strategy, being part of Sequoia's ARC accelerator, and most proudly hearing customers share how Squint enables them to accomplish goals more easily. He offers founders advice to stay laser-focused on users' needs. Overall, the video provides a fascinating overview of Devin's journey founding an AR startup and delivering immense value to enterprises.Here are timestamped chapter summaries 00:00 - Introductions 00:57 - Devin's background03:41 - How Devin got interested in AR and started Squint07:33 - Why Devin focused first on manufacturing11:08 - Building the initial product and getting first customers16:01 - Video demo of Squint AR training app in manufacturing 18:14 - Video demo of using Squint for airplane preflight checklist21:07 - Discussion of spatial accuracy and performance of Squint AR 26:00 - Future roadmap - integrating external data sources and plugins28:00 - Fundraising process35:48 - Typical day - sales calls in morning, team walks in afternoon for bonding 38:03 - Go-to-market strategy - LinkedIn, content marketing, outbound 41:02 - Started with top-down sales approach, future bottoms-up potential 43:00 - Building founding team with people you know and trust49:00 - Timeline for fundraising50:00 - Pre-seed valuations - more about investor-founder match than formula53:00 - Overview of Sequoia Arc program format 56:05 - Excited about new product features, scared about scaling company culture58:00 - Proudest moment 59:00 - Contact details, advice for founders to stay close to users
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Interview with Chloe Smith, co-founder and CEO of Mercator, a construction intelligence platform. Chloe provides background on her marketing and advertising career and how she came to start Mercator with her co-founder to bring data analytics to the construction industry. She outlines conducting customer interviews and POCs to validate the problem they were solving. Chloe explains how Mercator tracks construction projects through their full lifecycle and delivers insights on upcoming opportunities to general contractors, enabling them to get in front of projects earlier. She discusses focusing on specific customer profiles, building relationships with advisors, and taking an authentic approach to branding. On product features, Chloe describes the Mercator workflow of monitoring projects, companies and contacts with AI-driven alerts. Users can explore project details and connect with stakeholders. She positions Mercator as a unique, category-defining product bringing new strategic intelligence to construction firms. Looking ahead, Chloe is excited to grow their team, enrich data tracking, expand to new markets and build their product suite into a knowledge hub. She advises startups in construction to build what the industry needs based on customer conversations.Here are chapter timestamps and summaries for the YouTube video transcript:00:00 - Introducing Chloe and Mercator AI00:22 - Chloe's background and journey into construction tech01:19 - Meeting co-founder and starting marketer AI02:21 - Validating ideas through customer interviews03:40 - Strategies for talking to construction customers as an outsider05:04 - Applying a data perspective from marketing to construction06:21 - Meeting co-founder and initial hypotheses08:01 - Pivoting ideas and focusing on construction opportunities09:13 - Early mistakes and learning to validate ideas10:10 - Importance of customer interviews and narrowing focus11:02 - Challenges reaching construction customers initially12:33 - Iterating on customer conversations14:14 - Prioritizing feature requests from customers15:04 - Using quick POCs focused on specific users17:00 - Advice on aligning vision and customer feedback18:24 - Building a focused product for target customers18:48 - Strategies for assembling a strong advisor team21:07 - Finding advisors willing to help without equity22:11 - Proving credibility as industry outsiders23:51 - Tips for building a brand (focus on authenticity)24:29 - Overview of Mercator AI platform and user journey28:09 - Category defining product and points of differentiation29:51 - Roadmap and future opportunities31:31 - Advice for construction tech startups (talk to customers)
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Hosted Chuck Driesler to discuss Nodepen, an open source project he has been developing to create a web-based version of Grasshopper. He provided a history of the project, which started in 2018 and has gone through multiple revisions. The current version utilizes Speckle technology to handle the 3D geometry and visualization, allowing Chuck to focus on the node-based logic and interaction. Key topics covered include leveraging React for fast rendering, integrating Grasshopper computation on the backend, and designing an intuitive user interface. While Nodepen started as a way to recreate Grasshopper online, it has now evolved into a more flexible visual programming environment. Chuck outlined his goals to simplify sharing and collaboration around Grasshopper scripts, support open source contributions, and explore capabilities beyond desktop Grasshopper.0:00 - Introduction 05:10 - The beginning at a 2018 hackathon 09:15 - The first version of Nodepen 15:00 - User feedback inspires the second version 18:10 - The third version focuses on mobile 21:00 - Grasshopper 2.0 changes the project scope 23:30 - Using Speckle for the fourth version 29:00 - A technical dive into Nodepen's code 49:20 - The visual design process in Figma 55:30 - Wrap up and questions
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The video features an interview with Praneet Mathur, an architect turned technologist, who discusses his journey from architecture to developing computational design plugins and tools. He was inspired to build his own visual scripting platform, after being disappointed with the limitations of Grasshopper. It allows event-driven programming, which empowers users to create scripts intuitively. He demonstrates the logic and capabilities, including interoperability with other software like Rhino. The goal is to provide a flexible platform for people to create their own applications and automations. Overall, the discussion focuses on expanding architectural workflows through accessible computational design tools.
00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Transition from architecture to technology 01:37 - Current work and starting a consultancy02:28 - Podcast and panel discussions03:05 - Event driven programming and new platform04:00 - Inspiration and need for the initiative05:03 - Developing a new visual scripting platform06:13 - Event driven vs functional programming 07:07 - Existing visual scripting options08:40 - Applications in architecture workflows10:00 - Interoperability and communicating with other apps11:18 - How events work under the hood12:23 - Options for visual programming libraries13:10 - Limitations of other visual programming tools14:51 - Goal for the new platform and empowering users15:22 - Overview of components built so far16:10 - Example script - countdown timer18:03 - Event arguments and data types18:34 - Challenges with UI and data structures 19:40 - Debugging errors in the console20:01 - Example - bounce function for smoothing data22:27 - Benefits for automation and UI23:15 - Use cases in architecture and design workflows25:09 - Easy interoperability setup26:43 - Applications in building automation27:01 - Handling data from sensors and IoT devices28:39 - Data structure challenges29:49 - Sharing the development timeline and roadmap30:35 - File format for saving scripts31:00 - Tech stack and architecture32:38 - Approach for visualization and geometry33:20 - Emergent use cases from experimentation33:38 - Applications in business automation34:28 - Open source plans and community feedback35:20 - Scalable business model 36:00 - Learning resources for software development36:48 - Tips for freelancing and finding clients37:29 - Dream team for an AEC software startup38:46 - Initiatives needed to encourage software developers in India 39:20 - Thoughts on AI and blockchain in AEC40:41 - Closing rapid fire questions42:13 - How to get involved and final thoughts
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ai #aec #dl #generativedesign #aectech Theodore Galanos joins the podcast for an insightful discussion around artificial intelligence and technology. Key topics covered include recent developments in generative AI models such as DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Nerf-based generation. There is an emphasis on the shift towards leveraging language models and instruction tuning to create personalized and customizable AI. For example, Galanos explains how techniques like chain-of-thought prompting allow decomposition of complex design tasks through step-by-step natural language instructions. Other notable topics include the democratization of asset creation through AI, training models with expert knowledge, designing intelligent interfaces, and overcoming obstacles around collaboration, data formats and workflows. Galanos provides perspective on how architects and designers can participate in advancing AI for the AEC industry, stressing the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration. He concludes with excitement around the potential for 'intelligent design' systems that can understand tasks and requirements with no formal training.00:00 - Introduction00:22 - Background and recent work01:00 - Discussion on generative AI models like NERF01:30 - Thoughts on current state of generative AI02:00 - Expanding scope beyond just design artifact generation02:58 - Using human feedback to train models03:57 - Democratizing access to generative design04:48 - Architect model training with planning prompts05:15 - Language models changing interfaces06:21 - Guidelines for architecture firms adopting ML07:30 - Codifying non-linear design processes08:20 - Capturing design diffs to train models09:34 - Software collaboration challenges with ML10:57 - Bottlenecks between AI models and software11:38 - PDFs losing information, needing structured inputs12:55 - Low hanging fruit for trying ML for architecture firms13:39 - Power imbalance between AI APIs and startups building on them14:16 - Thoughts on AI trends relevant for architecture15:38 - Top ML papers to read16:04 - Recommendations for insightful podcasts16:56 - Upcoming conferences/events of interest18:01 - Using Luma ai to capture 3D scans for generative models19:41 - Evolution of interest from GANs to language models21:18 - Using competitions to create datasets of design processes23:28 - Modular interfaces to swap AI models24:43 - Business model of AI infrastructure vs startups using APIs26:34 - Article on AI trends including digital twins28:22 - Interface challenges for collaborative intelligent design30:51 - Linearizing nonlinear design processes32:38 - Losing information when exporting to PDF36:12 - Chain of thought prompting38:38 - Robotics applications of language models40:00 - Fusion models replacing GANs41:01 - Scaling through simplicity like language models42:53 - Domain expertise needed to extend capabilities of language models43:20 - Workflow integration needed for human annotation44:16 - Capturing full sequence of design interactions46:07 - Analyzing design process logs from competitions48:13 - Scaling data collection through model training49:09 - Existing project steps like design generation, review, validation50:53 - PDFs losing semantic information52:02 - Capturing callout sequences during design coordination53:04 - Massive data needs of generative pretrained models vs tuning models54:06 - The challenge of perfectly extracting information from PDFs55:51 - Using common formats from the start for future ML readiness57:05 - Implementing processes for proper data strategies
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The video features an interview with Ralph Montague, discussing his background and insights on architecture, building information modeling (BIM), and community building. He shares how he built his BIM consultancy business and community, emphasizing patience, persistence, communication, and focusing on delivering value to members. Montague stresses the critical role information plays in architecture and envisions teaching courses highlighting information's centrality in the built environment. He argues adopting standards allows scaling and improving the construction industry while retaining creativity. Here are chapter timestamps for the transcript:00:00 - Introduction01:00 - Background and education02:00 - Starting a BIM consulting business04:00 - Finding clients and business models08:00 - Building community and networks11:00 - Educating the AEC industry on BIM15:00 - Pricing models and managing fluctuations18:00 - Looking ahead - blockchain, contracts, sustainability23:00 - BIM Coordinator Summit and community rewards28:00 - Improving contracting and reducing waste32:00 - Virtual design and sustainability37:00 - Building community over time with patience and commitment41:00 - Diversity and inclusiveness in community46:00 - Education on information and communication50:00 - Scaling the AEC industry with standards58:00 - Rapid fire questions
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An interview with Mani Golparvar, co-founder and CTO of Reconstruct, a software platform for construction project management. Mani discusses how Reconstruct uses AI and computer vision to generate 3D models from images and video captured on construction sites. This allows stakeholders to remotely monitor progress and compare as-built reality to design models. Benefits include reducing travel costs, improving project visibility, and verifying installed work. Mani also shares his experience as a professor researching AI for construction at the University of Illinois. He provides insights on construction vs design workflows for AI, challenges acquiring training data, and emerging techniques like synthetic data. Overall, the interview explores AI's transformative potential in construction through Mani's dual lenses as an academic researcher and technology entrepreneur.Chapters : 00:09 - Introduction00:17 - About Reconstruct01:00 - Using visual data in construction02:00 - Background 04:13 - Managing time as professor and startup founder 07:00 - Challenges faced 09:00 - From research to entrepreneurship11:00 - Rule-based vs data-driven AI techniques in construction16:00 - Using computer vision for construction safety23:00 - Short vs long term AI research needs in construction 24:00 - Getting industry data for AI research31:00 - Potential data licensing models 32:00 - Tapping into existing hardware and data38:00 - Receptiveness to robotics in construction39:00 - Multimodal models with schedule, images, 3D40:45 - Rapid fire questions#contech #aectech #computervision
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An interview with Dr. Ranjit Suman, a construction technology researcher, about his career journey and insights on AI applications in construction. He discusses his background starting from civil engineering studies in India to PhD research on knowledge systems and reinforcement learning for construction scheduling in the UK. Key topics include leveraging codified knowledge instead of large datasets for AI in construction, implementing a reinforcement learning algorithm to generate construction schedules, and insights on construction analytics, blockchain, metaverse and the future of the construction sector. Overall, the interview provides perspectives on Dr. Suman's cutting-edge research to integrate AI methods like reinforcement learning into the construction industry for applications like optimized scheduling.00:00 - Introduction00:33 - Ranjit's background and journey02:00 - Education and early interest in construction technology03:00 - Internship experience and competitions04:00 - Graduate studies at IIT and research05:00 - PhD research on construction automation06:00 - Implementing research on real construction projects07:00 - Postdoc research on semantics and machine learning08:00 - Idea for decentralized construction technology09:00 - PhD research on reinforcement learning for construction scheduling10:00 - Research at ETH Zurich11:00 - Current projects11:24 - Applications of AI in construction12:00 - Scheduling and optimization13:00 - Computer vision14:00 - Ranjit's interest in reinforcement learning15:00 - Knowledge systems instead of datasets16:00 - Implementing reinforcement learning for floor plan design17:00 - Modeling constraints for construction scheduling18:00 - Providing data-driven insights to managers19:00 - Benefits seen in industry collaborations20:00 - Growth of reinforcement learning research21:00 - Need for open benchmark construction datasets25:00 - Potential for industry platforms and standardization30:00 - Importance of systemic innovations31:00 - Digital twin for full building lifecycle32:00 - Knowledge blockchain system33:00 - Opinions on metaverse and blockchain for construction34:00 - Real certificates and accountability with blockchain35:00 - Metaverse for collaboration38:00 - Interactive models instead of separate metaverses39:00 - State of research in construction analytics40:00 - Warning systems and predictive analytics41:00 - Research role models and inspirations42:00 - Influential books43:00 - Advice for young construction tech researchers44:00 - Importance of systemic innovations45:00 - Closing message on sustainability and systemic innovationconstruction technology, artificial intelligence, AI in construction, construction industry, civil engineering, PhD research, knowledge systems, reinforcement learning, construction scheduling, construction analytics, blockchain, metaverse, future of construction, optimized scheduling, research interview, career journey, researcher interview, AI applications, engineering research
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Firas is an architect working across multiple disciplines including neurotechnology, AI, and the metaverse. He shares his background and journey getting into architecture, including his masters studies at IAAC in Barcelona.Firas talks about his early interests in the human body, technology, coding architecture, and responsive environments. He created interactive installations and explored how neurotechnology can inform architecture, such as through brain-building interfaces.He founded the Barcelona chapter of NeuroTechX, a global neurotechnology community. He also started a podcast exploring the intersection of neurotechnology and design. Firas is working on a neurotechnology hackathon happening soon.Professionally, Firas has worked on architectural and urban design projects around the world. He also creates art projects incorporating AI, neurotechnology and virtual environments.Looking ahead, Firas is further exploring metaverse development, aiming to create a more democratized and accessible version compared to current game-engine based metaverses. He is also planning an educational neurotechnology roadtrip to engage young people with DIY neurotech devices.Firas shares key concepts relating to his work - virtual urbanism, rule-based urbanism, understanding scale in the metaverse, city-as-world thinking, address ecologies, tokenizing life, attention economies, and more.He envisions architects designing directly for human perception via brain implants, rather than external mediums. Firas also discusses rethinking architectural practice itself towards decentralized governance models suited for metaverse collaboration. Overall, Firas is exploring new territories in architecture and urban design at the intersection of neuroscience, AI, and digital environments. He aims to engage these technologies for more participatory, experiential and ecologically-aligned outcomes.00:00 - Introduction05:00 - Educational background10:00 - Early work exploring technology and architecture 15:00 - Getting into neurotechnology 20:00 - Community building and events 25:00 - Architectural practice work 30:00 - Art and speculative projects 35:00 - Key concepts and ideas 45:00 - Getting involved in the metaverse 55:00 - Rethinking architectural practice 1:05:00 - Tokenizing cities and infrastructure 1:10:00 - Neurotechnology and the future 1:15:00 - Rapid fire questions 1:20:00 - Closing thoughts neurotechnology, metaverse, virtual urbanism, neuroarchitecture, responsive architecture, interactive installations, artificial intelligence, urban design, Barcelona, masters degree, architect, coding architecture, podcast, hackathon, decentralized governance, virtual environments, brain-computer interfaces, neuroscience, perceptual engineering, participatory design, experiential design, ecological design, attention economy, tokenizing life
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The video features an interview between KP Reddy, founder and managing director of Shadow Ventures. They have a wide-ranging discussion touching on Reddy's career highlights, innovation and technology in the AEC industry, Reddy's thoughts on startups and entrepreneurship, and the future of the AEC industry.Reddy shares stories from his long career as a tech entrepreneur, including founding a construction tech startup during the dot-com boom. He discusses shadow ventures and his approach to investing in construction technology startups. Reddy provides perspective on opportunities for innovation in areas like AI, VR, computer vision and blockchain to transform the AEC industry. He talks about the importance of focusing on solving real problems versus chasing revenue in early stage startups. Reddy also shares advice for students and talks about the need for more collaboration and openness in the industry. The interview offers an insightful insider's view into technology's role in the future of the AEC industry.00:00 - Introduction00:42 - Early career highlights - working at startups01:18 - Running Georgia Tech's incubator01:53 - Launching Shadow Ventures02:13 - Key lessons from running an incubator03:01 - Learning about the startup ecosystem03:43 - Advice for launching a new startup today04:07 - Innovation opportunities in construction sectors05:38 - Rethinking construction productivity06:34 - Applications of computer vision in construction07:48 - Starting small and focusing regionally08:28 - Making hackathons impactful09:00 - Rapid fire questions10:53 - Role models and influences11:18 - The importance of critical thinking11:51 - Passions outside of work12:16 - Formula 1 fandom12:44 - Rant about the AEC industry13:20 - Open source business models14:53 - Misconceptions about open data15:16 - Generational differences in data sharing16:37 - Adoption timeline for AI tech17:48 - Allowing failure in a risk-averse industry18:36 - The need for generational change19:16 - An example of generational attitudes20:15 - Engaging digital natives21:55 - Software market dynamics23:10 - Authentic belief in industry disruption24:05 - Challenges combining services and products25:31 - Externalizing innovation27:11 - TT's approach to innovation28:52 - Leadership mindset driving disruption30:02 - Complacency about disruption30:47 - Opportunities for ground up innovation32:04 - Applying blockchain thinking33:08 - Adoption challenges for open source34:13 - IP misconceptions35:15 - Millennial attitudes on sharing36:37 - Encouraging transparent collaboration37:48 - Timeline for integrating AI39:27 - Improving multidisciplinary education41:07 - Focusing on applied innovation42:20 - Solving real problems to force adoption44:00 - Prioritizing tech development45:50 - Finding early customer budgets46:09 - Solving real problems brings customers48:00 - Building tech that feels like magic49:18 - Timing challenges with new tech51:20 - Rethinking the industry with a blank check52:29 - Examples of being early to market53:46 - Patience required for transformation55:01 - Founder mindset for focus56:55 - Origins and impact of Shadow Summit59:00 - Bringing the nerd conversations to Summitinnovation, technology, architecture, engineering, construction, AEC industry, collaboration, multidisciplinary work, problem solving, revenue, blockchain, AI, failure, IP sharing, creativity, education, siloed thinking, Shadow Ventures, summit, conference, industry insights
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The interview covers the journey of Alessio Grancini, a senior AR prototype engineer at Magic Leap, who transitioned from an architecture background into XR development. Grancini discusses leveraging his architectural skills in 3D modeling and visualization when first working in gaming studios. He then realized the potential of XR technologies like AR and VR in architecture and wanted to deepen his technical skills in areas like Unity development.Grancini shares insights on bridging architecture and technology, including the need for computational thinking and strong technical foundations. He advocates for defined industry roles to drive XR adoption and highlights Magic Leap's enterprise focus on healthcare, transportation, and other fields. Looking ahead, Grancini sees XR expanding into specialized use cases like surgery, manufacturing, and architecture overlays. He emphasizes the importance of solving real problems with XR while envisioning a future where these immersive technologies become seamlessly integrated into daily life.Learning Resources: Dilmer Valecillos / dilmerv Unity Learn https://learn.unity.com/Unity certifications AWE https://www.awexr.com/AR Foundation(Unity) - AR Kit (iOS) - ARCore (Android) - Vuforia - Lightship SDK Spark AR - Studio Lens - Effect House XRI Toolkit (Open XR) Unity Magic Leap Developer Portal Twitter @alessiogranciniEverthingEverywhereXR Discord : / discord 00:00 - Intro02:38 - Background and Journey in AR/VR 13:15 - Pivoting to Focus on AR/VR Career 22:28 - Challenges integrating AR/VR in Architecture 34:19 - Making the Leap to AR/VR Industry 44:41 - Day in the Life at Magic Leap Alessio 51:09 - Virtual Keyboard Project 57:22 - Future of AR/VR Alessio1:03:04 - Increasing Adoption in Architecture/Engineering #xr #magicleap #architecture
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The video features an interview with Robert Salvador, CEO of DigiBuild, a blockchain and construction management software company. Robert discusses his background growing up around construction projects and getting into blockchain after discovering its potential to enable trust in the construction industry. He outlines how DigiBuild started out building general construction management software but pivoted to focus specifically on supply chain and procurement where they are addressing major pain points. Other topics include the challenges of getting construction companies to adopt new technologies like blockchain, ideas for using blockchain and web3 to align incentives and enable new behaviors in the industry, thoughts on crowdfunding and network states, and recommendations for how construction firms can start exploring and implementing blockchain. Overall, the discussion centers around using blockchain and web3 to digitize and transform processes in the traditionally slow-to-change construction industry.00:00 - Introduction 00:55 - Robert's background and entry into blockchain 03:30 - Founding DigiBuild and pivoting the business model 06:05 - Overcoming friction when introducing blockchain to construction companies 09:00 - Emerging blockchain use cases in construction 15:00 - The future of blockchain, web3 and crowd funding in real estate 23:00 - Fundraising journey and advice for startups 26:05 - DigiBuild's roadmap and future plans 41:00 - Network states and blockchain ecosystems 48:00 - Preparing construction firms for blockchain adoption 51:00 - Censorship resistance and decentralization 56:00 - Accessibility and crowdfunding for smaller contractors 59:10 - Robert's background and interestsblockchain, construction, construction management, construction technology, supply chain, procurement, digitization, innovation, web3, incentives, trust, software, construction industry, transformation, emerging technology, interview, ceo
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The interview with Patrick Chopson, co-founder of Cove.tool, covers his entrepreneurial journey building a software company in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Patrick discusses the highlights of getting the daylight simulation engine and energy modeling engine working after years of bootstrapping and consulting work. He explains how they validated the product idea through extensive customer research and finally launched their MVP in 2017. Since then, Cove.tool has expanded the product capabilities, raised funding from investors like Robert Downey Jr., and grown to over 20,000 users. Looking ahead, Patrick shares his vision for creating a building information network by connecting people and data through APIs. Throughout the interview, he provides insights on startup challenges, company culture, recruiting, sales, pricing, and more based on his experience as a technical founder and CEO in the AEC tech space.00:00 - Introduction00:18 - Patrick's background and getting started with Cove.Tool01:23 - Developing the daylight simulation engine02:30 - Bootstrapping the business in the early days03:21 - Bringing on technical co-founder to build the product04:26 - Launching the MVP at Greenbuild 201705:13 - Raising funding and growing the team06:09 - Developing the product based on customer feedback07:38 - Selling to architects and overcoming skepticism08:36 - Learning from old research papers for efficient computations09:03 - Developing business and sales skills10:36 - The challenges of extensive business travel11:58 - Advice for founders - listen to feedback but believe in your vision13:20 - Upcoming product launches and the building information network14:25 - Advice for pitching and finding the right investors15:00 - Growing the product team in 202215:44 - Leveraging APIs and integrations with other platforms16:29 - The biggest challenge is articulating the value proposition17:18 - Middle managers as the biggest roadblock to tech adoption18:59 - The potential of AI in architecture and construction20:06 - The infrastructure needed to apply AI and generative design20:25 - The importance of linking geometry and data in generative tools21:51 - Perspective on blockchain and the metaverse23:27 - The problem solving culture and rapid iteration cycles at Cove.Tool24:50 - Recruiting and demonstrating the exciting things happening25:41 - Patrick's advice for new founders26:29 - Cove.Tool's global customer base27:53 - Pricing based on the value delivered to customers29:01 - Starting with the largest addressable market30:50 - Getting the first customers through face-to-face meetings and trust32:15 - Similarities in architecture globally33:35 - Closing thoughts - focus on the fundamentals and mathstartup, entrepreneurship, SaaS, AEC industry, architecture, construction, energy modeling, simulation, validation, customer research, MVP, fundraising, investors, Robert Downey Jr., product development, building information, APIs, technical founder, CEO, startup challenges, company culture, recruiting, sales, pricing#covetool #sustainability #architecture
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The interview features Ian Curtis, a development support engineer at Niantic who has an architectural background. He discusses his journey from studying architecture to working in AR/VR, key projects he has worked on, and advice for others looking to get into the XR industry.Some highlights:- Ian studied architecture in university but got interested in AR/VR through experimenting with early Oculus headsets. He started incorporating VR into his architectural presentations.- For his thesis project, he created a full VR walkthrough as well as an AR app for a proposed virtual reality research center in Tokyo. This helped showcase his interest in XR.- After working briefly at an architecture firm, Ian was laid off during COVID. He decided to pivot fully to AR/VR, taking an XR bootcamp and applying widely before getting hired at 8th Wall/Niantic.- At Niantic, Ian helps external developers build AR experiences using their tools. He focuses on the creative design aspects rather than heavy coding.- Advice for getting into XR - build up a strong portfolio showcasing a range of skills, don't be intimidated by code, apply widely, and rock the interview by storytelling around your projects.The key is that Ian's architectural background transfers well to AR/VR creative roles. He took opportunities to build up relevant skills and pivot his career. His passion for designing experiences shines through.
Links https://iancurtisdesign.myportfolio.c... https://cofolios.com/00:06 - Introduction00:39 - Ian's career highlights01:00 - Ian's passion for creating AR experiences01:39 - Ian's dream project02:23 - Ian's background and path to XR03:15 - Pivotal moment trying VR in architecture school04:02 - Incorporating VR into architecture thesis project05:41 - First XR job after architecture school06:18 - Getting laid off due to COVID07:09 - Pivoting to focus on XR08:02 - Joining 8th Wall and getting acquired by Niantic09:07 - Key learnings from XR bootcamp11:42 - Focusing on XR design and experience building13:11 - Current role as developer support engineer at Niantic17:00 - Typical day and projects21:27 - Thoughts on how VPS will affect architecture24:57 - Portfolio tips for getting an XR job31:32 - Interview process and focus on portfolio41:00 - Advice for getting an XR job45:00 - Career growth and goals54:11 - Educational course on XR for architects58:35 - Rapid fire questionsaugmented reality, virtual reality, AR, VR, XR, architecture, Niantic, career journey, career change, portfolio, projects, creative design, user experiences, UX, interview, advice, development, coding, opportunities, passion, skills, storytelling
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The video features an insightful interview with Eveart Foster, Director of Technological Adoption at Built Worlds, where he shares his career journey from mechanical engineering into construction technology and data analytics. Foster provides advice to founders on user-centric design, easy integration, and leveraging influencers to promote adoption. He discusses emerging technologies like VR/AR, 5G, computer vision, blockchain payments, and centralized data lakes. Foster advocates for open data sharing to enable machine learning and metaverse digital twins that connect entire project teams. He envisions an AI system that analyzes contracts and documents to automate compliance, payments, and risk management. Overall, Foster offers a forward-thinking vision of technology's potential to transform construction through open data ecosystems, automation, and immersive collaboration platforms.00:01 - Introduction00:44 - Early career background07:00 - Pivotal career moment13:00 - Most challenging aspects when starting new roles18:31 - Key insights from "How to Win Friends and Influence People"25:24 - User interface and experience driving adoption32:26 - Impact of VC funding on construction tech Darwinism39:29 - Centralized data structure benefits44:47 - Metaverse myths and potential49:27 - Data ownership51:51 - Addressing safety, quality and risk management56:07 - Dream startup idea combining computer vision and language processingconstruction technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, VR, AR, virtual reality, augmented reality, 5G, computer vision, blockchain, data analytics, open data, data ecosystems, digital twins, metaverse, automation, compliance, payments, risk management, user-centric design, integration, influencers, adoption, collaboration platforms, construction innovation, construction digital transformation, construction tech, construction tech adoption, construction technology adoption
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The interview covers Alicia Nahmad's background growing up in Mexico City, studying architecture, and working in construction before moving to the UK to pursue digital design methods. She discusses her fascination with using robotics and digital fabrication for efficient and sustainable construction, and her research bringing advanced fabrication techniques to local tradespeople and communities globally. Nahmad explains projects creating flexible micro-factories to make complex geometries accessible, using AI and robots, while training local workers. She emphasizes the need to engage industry in terms of efficiency and sustainability when presenting new technologies. Overall, the discussion focuses on Nahmad's mission to democratize digital fabrication and empower local economies worldwide through participatory design and upskilling.00:14 - Introductions 01:00 - Alexia's background and career journey 06:00 - Moving to the UK and discovering digital design 09:00 - Building complex structures in Mexico 12:00 - Alexia's varied interests and being a generalist 16:00 - Encouraging more women in construction tech 23:00 - Democratizing digital fabrication tools 29:00 - Adopting new technologies in the industry 38:00 - Advice for taking advanced fabrication back home 43:00 - Interdisciplinary education 45:00 - On-site micro-factory in Honduras 54:00 - Micro-factory box for on-site fabrication 59:00 - Facade retrofitting project- digital fabrication - robotics - construction technology - sustainable building - AI - micro-factories - participatory design - upskilling workers - empowering local communities - efficient construction - democratizing technology - Mexico - architecture - building industry - construction industry - future of construction - green building
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Eva Khan shares insights into her futuristic, dystopian cyberpunk-inspired master's thesis project "Molten Memories". She explains how memories shape us and our environment, and how new technologies like machine learning and neural links could allow us to store, transfer, and modify memories in immersive 3D environments.Khan details the narrative, concepts, characters, environments, vehicles, and technical workflow behind her project. She discusses key influences like the film Ghost in the Shell, finding inspiration in sci-fi architecture and intangible realities. Khan walks through her process of developing assets, animations, rigging, lighting, scenes, and camera work to bring her vision to life. She shares tips on software, modeling techniques, iteration, and more. Khan emphasizes the importance of storytelling, pacing, and cinematic techniques in architectural visualization. Overall, her project offers a masterclass in worldbuilding, visual effects, and using emerging tools to create fully-realized visions of the future.
00:00 - Introduction00:17 - Inspiration from Ghost in the Shell movie01:13 - Overview of Molten Memories project concepts02:21 - Introduction to the cyborg Duran03:10 - Process of memory manipulation04:15 - Bim corpuscles for data collection05:28 - City scale data aggregation07:15 - Vehicles designed for the city08:46 - Scene setup in Unreal Engine09:59 - Breakdown of scenes and transitions18:54 - Ghost in the Shell movie inspiration20:18 - Narrative and environment creation43:57 - Final rendered cinematic video47:48 - Summary and closingcyborg design - futuristic architecture - dystopian worldbuilding - Maya 3D modeling - ZBrush digital sculpting - Houdini VFX - Unreal Engine environments - RAM garment - neural links - visual storytelling - cinematic editing - conceptual ideation - thesis project breakdown - behind the scenes - breakdown
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Finding Product-Market Fit in AEC Tech with Satya Basu
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Web3D, XR & AEC Tech Journey with Damon Hernandez
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Journey of developing Archilogic with Frederic Schwarz.
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AI for PropTech @BuildFlow with Oana Taut
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Journey of developing Speckle with Matteo and Dimitrie
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Smart tech in buildings with Erin Kelly
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Building Echo3D, the AWS of 3D Content with Alon Grinshpoon
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Platforms and Platformisation in AEC with Alain Waha.m4a
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Wallacei Plugin Development Deep Dive with Milad Showkatbakhsh, AA
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Formwork Labs - the YC of Construction Technology with Alice Leung
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Digital Project Delivery with Smart Contracts with Adam Wilbrecht
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Designing Startup City- Prospera, Honduras with Max Medina
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Architecture - Technology Explorations at Harvard University (Panel).m4a
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Web3 Community & Developer Relations Journey with Albiona Hoti @Manta Network
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AEC Tech Developments at Reope with Harsh and Dimitar (Anker, Revit plugins Insights)
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AI for Infrastructure Digital Twins with Eva Agapaki.m4a
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Architecture to Web3 with Michael Pryor (Metaverse @DesignMorphine , @Wilder World, @Nike ).m4a
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Panel - Buildings, Space & Information as knowledge graphs in AEC.m4a
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AI Trends and AEC-AI Applications with Theodore Galanos.m4a
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Physical-Digital Blockchain Solutions at Kong with Cameron Robertson.m4a
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Governance and Free private cities book with Dr. Titus Gebel (Startup Cities, Prospera).m4a
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Governance Future and Free private cities with Peter Young (Startup Cities, Prospera)
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How to start and grow Metaverse Architecture firm with George Bileca, CEO - Voxel Architects
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Crypto, Climate and Cribs Chat with Kat Dovjenko.m4a
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Tech Developments at NBBJ with Nate Holland
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Journey of developing Ladybug & Pollination + AEC Tech Startup with Mostapha Roudsari
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Journey to MetaArchitect with Ottis
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Brian Ringley's Professional Journey, Digital Fabrication and Robotics
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Architecture Design Technological Development Process with Scott Penman (Sasaki).m4a
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Generative Fashion + Physical-Digital NFT with Elizabeth Bigger
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Blockchain in Construction & Industry 4.0 with Dr. Daniel Hall
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Journey of developing CabinDAO with Jon Hillis.m4a
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Geometry Libraries and Platform Design with Vishu Bhooshan, ZahaHadid Architects
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Journey of developing Compas (open-source computational framework)
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Journey of developing TAD Software with Sabu Francis
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DAO 101 with Auryn Macmillan
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NFT Plazas, 2021 NFT Projects Highlights and Opportunities for Artists.m4a
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Metaverse & Blockchain for Architects with Shajay Bhooshan
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Panel - NFT & Metaverse Platforms + Opportunities for Architects
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Federico Negro - Finding AEC Tech Product-Market Fit
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Jeremy Graham - Journey of developing Zipgen
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Journey from Architect to Rhino3D Developer
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Framework for AEC tech product development
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IOT Getting Started (Theory + Demo)
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Journey of developing cmBuilder.io
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Tech Applications Development at Sasaki
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Developing Efficient AEC Workflows
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Finding AEC Tech Product-Market Fit
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Journey of developing Zipgen
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Journey from Architect to Autodesk AI Principal Research Scientist
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Developing Web apps using Forge on Bim 360
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Who wants to be a millionaire Blockchain Tips & Tricks Part 2
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Who wants to be a millionaire Blockchain Tips & Tricks Part 1
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CDM Workflow and Life at AA
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Journey from Ideas to Prototypes to Scalable Product
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Investment Framework for AEC Tech Startups
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Journey of developing iheartblob
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Journey of developing Testfit
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Autodesk AEC Tech Applications Development Process
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-Interesting Metaverse Projects, Developments and Opportunities
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Using VR + EEG for Architecture
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Hongyang Wang, Jens Hunhevicz - Decentralized Autonomous Space no1s1 development
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Exploring Interdisciplinary Mediums for Design Expression
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Hilmar Gunnarsson, Johan Hanegraaf- Journey of developing Arkio
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Cognitive Neuroscience and Architecture
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AI Trends and Semantic AI for AEC
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VR,AR, Industrial IoT and Developing Mindesk
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Data Driven Documentation Process using Aiprentice
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Journey of developing Brief App
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AI Applications in Real Estate (Autility)
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Tech for solving AEC complexity
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Applications of Neuroscience in Architecture
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Multimodal ML models and Future of AI & Creativity
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Digital Real Estate, Metaverse and Republic Realm
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Applications of Neuroscience in Architecture
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Modern software development practices for AEC (Hypar)
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Measuring the Great Indoors Course
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Researching architectural technology domain
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Graph Machine Learning using 3D Topological Models
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Residential Design Automation
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Snaptrude Technology Review
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Building Technological Architecture Business
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AI-AEC Technical Discussion
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Decentralized BIM through Blockchain Workshop Part I (2021)
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The Anatomy of a Hypar Function
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Using Geemap and Leafmap for Geospatial Data Science
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IFC.js Implementation + Behind the scenes development process
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Setting up AEC Data Management (Airtable demo)
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Machine learning for Structural Health Monitoring
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I am really excited to interview Daniel Bolojan, Founder of Nonstandardstudio. He is computational designer, lecturer, researcher and ML enthusiast. Daniel Bolojan is an Assistant Professor focusing on the application of computational design and deep learning strategies in the architecture and the architectural design process. In this interview, you will get to know Daniel’s journey, his professional works, thoughts on applications of AI in Architecture, alongwith advice to young engineers and students to get started who wish to do similar work.
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I am really excited to interview Neil Leach, an architect and interdisciplinary scholar. Besides teaching at FIU, he is also Visiting Professor at Harvard GSD and Tongji University, Professor at the European Graduate School, a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Fellow and an academician of the Academia Europaea. In this interview, you will get to know Neil’s journey, his research work, thoughts on applications of AI in Architecture, alongwith advice to young engineers and students to get started who wish to do similar work.
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I am really excited to interview Oliver Green, AEC Automation Application Developer at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. In this interview, you will get to know Oliver’s journey from architect to software developer, thoughts on process automation and process of design-tool creation using Machine learning alongwith advice to young engineers and students to get started who wish to do similar work.
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I am really excited to interview Angelos Chronis, Head Of City Intelligence Lab at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. He teaches at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and Program Chair of (SimAUD) Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design. In this interview, you will get to know Angelos’s journey, thoughts on performance driven design & simulation, development of InFraReD, an AI based design framework for urban planning. alongwith advice to young engineers and students to get started who wish to do similar work.
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Pedro Veloso is a computational designer and architect interested in the intersection between artificial intelligence and design. His research and teaching address topics such as Cybernetics, classical AI, bio-inspired AI, agent-based modeling, and Machine learning for design exploration. Currently, he is investigating the application of AI in early spatial exploration, such as in architectural composition and space planning. In this episode, you will get to know about Pedro’s journey, insights about his projects alongwith advice to students and young professionals.
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In this interview, Nimish shares his journey of Agami, professional work experience, importance of mathematics alongwith Zero to One Thinking. Nimish Prabhukhanolkar graduated with distinction from IIT Bombay, topping the Civil Engineering 2009 Batch. He has worked in various MNCs in his capacity as a structural engineer ever since. He has experience in design of buildings, water-retaining structures with an emphasis on seismic designs. Having worked in middle-east , european and Indian Projects, his knowledge of codes includes ACI Manual of Concrete Practice , Indian Standard Codes for Construction, Eurocodes for Concrete and Steel. Currently, he is Partner, Founder at Agami Engineering Consultants LLP.
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In this episode, you will get to know about Daler Singh’s inspiring journey, insights about his projects alongwith advice to students and young professionals. He is C.E.O at Western Outdoor Structures Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Daler Singh is the First Asian Archineer® from The IMS Germany.
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In this interview, Prof. Joseph shares his journey, professional experience, his books alongwith advice to students and young professionals. Joseph Choma is the Founder of the Design Topology Lab and an Associate Professor of Architecture at Clemson University. His research interests lie at the intersection of architecture, mathematics, folding, structure and materials. He is the author of three books: Morphing: A Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects and Designers, Études for Architects and The Philosophy of Dumbness.
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In this interview, Keshav Ramaswami shares his journey, insights about his M.Arch projects and studio work at Bartlett, mentors, philosophy, thoughts on technologies and tools in architecture along with advice to students and professionals who are interested to pursue M.Arch at Bartlett.
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In this interview, Kumaran shares his journey, insights about his M.Arch projects and studio work at Sci-Arc, electives, mentors, thoughts on technologies and tools in architecture along with advice to students and professionals who are interested to purse M.Arch at Sci-Arc. Journey 0:20 Can you talk about your journey and how the culture affected you in your philosophy? 2:40 What are one or two incidents that had a huge impact in shaping your philosophy from your undergraduate experience? 4:24 Why did you choose SCI-Arc for masters? 6:03 How does a typical day in your life look like? 9:24 Any challenges you faced in your career and how did you resolve it? 10:40 Are there any mentors or role models who made a significant contribution in your life? 13:36 What was like expectation versus reality moment once you joined Sci-Arc? M.Arch Experience 15:34 Can you run us through the curriculum of SCI-Arc? 23:07 What was your output of each studio, what did you produce? 26:32 Can you talk a bit about your thesis? 28:42 Can you walk us through one of your project in detail? What was your approach and challenges faced in that project and final output? 35:58 What were the tools and fabrication techniques used in this project? 38:31 For the theory courses what are some textbooks which are recommended? 39:47 Who's your favorite professor? 41:32 What are some upcoming projects you're working on? 44:16 Which subjects are you teaching? 47:28 Can you talk about other Masters program at Sci-Arc? 50:17 How you applied AI in your design? Advice and Recommendations 53:45 What is the best advice received till date? 55:02 Advice for students? 57:26 What are some like tools you would recommend students to learn? 1:03:38 What are some artists whose work you find quite interesting? 1:06:15 What kind of job profile you are looking to work in future? 1:07:10 How can our listeners follow you and your work? #sci-arc #march
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In this interview, Alexa shares her journey, thoughts on AI, application of various ML models in Architecture alongwith advice to students and young professionals. She is currently Computer Vision and Robotics PhD student at University of Michigan. Alexa attended the University of Chicago, where she studied computational neuroscience and physics. Her current research focuses on robust computer vision for autonomous vehicles, specifically on realistic noise modeling in images. Journey 0:30 Can you tell us about your current projects and research interest? 1:19 Can you share your journey to pursue PhD in this topic? What are some aspects which inspired you to pursue this path? 4:01 Cross-disciplinary application in your current work 5:24 What are some challenges you faced when you started your PhD? Professional Work 6:37 Can you walk us through one of your project? What was your approach, challenges faced and the final output? 11:50 How did you generate those data sets? Was there any image scraping technique? 13:30 What is the strategy you adopted to ensure that the data is not biased? 15:47 Based on your experience of working with architects, what do you think are some roadblocks in AEC industry? 19:04 How would you categorize good AI versus bad AI design? 21:38 Can you share some examples how AI can be applied in architecture? 23:58 What is the question you are addressing through AI? 24:29 What are some upcoming projects you're working on? 27:16 What are some emerging trends in the field of AI which an architect should keep an eye on? Advice to students and young professionals 29:09 What will be your advice to students and professionals who are interested to apply a AI in their design projects? 32:04 What are some books or artists or courses you would recommend to people who are just starting out? 34:59 What was the realization moment in which you thought AI can be game changer? 37:16 How can our listeners follow you and your work? Resources Stanford course : http://cs231n.stanford.edu/Text : Deep learning by Goodfellow, Courville and Bengio Github : https://github.com/alexacarlson/DeepDesign_DigitalFutures #aiinarchitecture
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In this episode, Sushant will talk about self directed learning, how to find mentors and importance of postgrad for architecture.
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Sushant Jai-Amita Verma is a Design Entrepreneur, Architect, Computational Designer & Educator, currently leading rat[LAB] Studio (Research in Architecture and Technology) (www.rat-lab.org) that investigates intersections of design, art & technology through architecture, interior design and art installations. He holds a Masters Degree in Emergent Technologies & Design from Architectural Association, London and is a former architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, London & a Sr. Editor at Arch2O. He is the founder of rat[LAB] EDUCATION, which is an initiative to spread the idea of computation in design through independently-organized design workshops for profession and academia. Journey 0:35 What inspired you to be an architect? 2:26 What is your design philosophy? 4:06 Can you share your experience at Zaha Hadid Architects? 8:19 How does a typical day in your life look like? 11:25 And if you can name one book that had made a biggest impact on in your life, what would that be and why? 13:36 Can you share the challenges faced in your career and how did you resolve it? 18:51 Any mentor who made a significant contribution in your career? Professional Work 22:20 Can you give us an overview about your research and professional work 24:39 Can you walk us through one of your project? What was your design approach lessons learned and your final output? 29:19 Can you give us an overview and talk about your key findings on material intelligence? 33:36 Can you share your story, like how you started? Have you met your cofounder and how did you decide this is the right time to start? 38:59 What's your dream list of people you want to collaborate with? 44:23 What are the emerging trends in the field of computational design? Advice to students and young professionals 46:04 What are some characteristics in timeless piece of architecture you have visited? 51:03 Developing right mindset 59:46 What is the best piece of advice you have? 1:03:13 What will be your piece of advice to students and young professionals who want to excel in the field of computational design? 1:05:29 Is there any question you never get asked but would like to answer? 1:09:11 How can our listeners follow you and your work? #parametricdesign #aec
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In this interview, Kai shares his journey, insights about his research work, thoughts on aec ai applications along with advice to students and professionals. He is currently working as Deep Learning Research Scientist at Autodesk Research. Journey 0:34 Background 2:17 What inspired you to become a deep learning research scientist? 3:01 How does a day in your life look like? 3:56 Any mentors guide or role model who made a significant contribution in your life? 5:01 How was your research experience at Carnegie Mellon university? 7:31 Can you tell us about your work experience at Autodesk? 7:44 Paper 1 : House-GAN paper Overview : https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.06988 9:21 Paper 2 : Structural Design Optimization Paper Overview : https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.09103 20:18 How do you envision applications of AI in building industry in the next five years? 24:54 What are the potential challenges faced by building industry to adopt AI applications 27:32 What will be your advice to people who wish to do similar work? 30:42 Can you share some resources, which will be useful to people who are interested to learn about AI and its application in building industry? 32:11 How can students and professional use AI in their design? 33:39 How can number listeners follow you and your work? #aec #aiinaec #autodeskresearch
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In this interview, Deepak shares his journey, insights about his M.Arch projects and studio work at IAAC, electives, challenges faced, mentors, thoughts on computational design and artificial intelligence in architecture along with advice to students and professionals who are interested to purse M.Arch at IAAC. Deepak Sivadasan is an architectural designer specialized in algorithmic computational designs ( rhino + grasshopper) and contemporary designs (sketchUp) , with a focus on encouraging interdisciplinary methodologies such as machine learning (python coding), robotic construction and physical computing into architecture. He is involved with various under construction projects in Dubai, U.A.E. #m.arch #iaac #computationaldesign
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In this interview, Chris Mackey shares his journey, insights about his professional work, story of Ladybug tools development, roadblocks in AEC, trends in computational design, ml applications in aec along with advice to students and professionals. Chris is a co-founder of the Ladybug Tools software for environmental design, which he regularly develops, applies and teaches to thousands of professionals and students across the globe. Chris has added many features to Ladybug Tools including many of the project’s functions for energy modeling, thermal comfort, HVAC sizing, building energy simulation visualization, and detailed envelope heat flow modeling (with LBNL Therm + Window). He oversees the maintenance of the Ladybug + Honeybee Legacy Plugins and is currently in the process of bolstering the Ladybug core with visuaization + comfort capabilities, implementing energy modeling capabilities in the Honeybee core, and building Dragonfly to link Ladybug Tools to macro-scale modeling engines and data sets. #ladybug #aec
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In this interview, Theodore Galanos shares his journey, insights about his professional work, thoughts on innovative workflows in AEC + roadblocks, trends in computational design, ml applications, future technology in aec along with advice to students and professionals. He works on the intersection of Design, Data, and Intelligence, and specialize in the development of advanced computational design technologies for the built environment. Theodore seeks to create innovative solutions that bring together disciplines and integrate automation as driving factor of effective, efficient, and most of all, creative design processes. Journey 0:33 Journey to become a design technologist? 4:50 Definition of sustainable design? 5:57 Tools/workflows recommendations to achieve sustainable design? 8:26 How does a day in your life look like? 10:28 If you can name a book which had a biggest impact in your life, What would that be and why? 13:45 Mentor or role model who made a significant contribution in your life? 14:59 Can you share us the challenges faced in your career and how did you resolve it? Professional Work 20:34 Overview about the projects you did till date? 25:10 What are some roadblocks faced by AEC industry? 33:43 Some ways to change this scenario? 37:43 What are some emerging trends in the field of computational design? 42:18 What kind of design applications of which uses data and intelligence would be common five years from now but are not used widely today? 49:22 Is there anything you wish you had done differently? Advice to Students and Young Professionals 53:14 What's the best piece of advice you have ever received? 54:33 What will be your advice to students and professionals who are interested to do similar work? 59:41 What are some basic tools or software or applications you would recommend to a beginner in this field? 1:07:55 One question you never get asked but would like to answer? 1:09:43 Any conference you would recommend to students or professionals? 1:12:52 How can listeners follow you and your work? #aec #intelligencedrivendesign #theodoregalanos #mlinaec
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In this interview, Chris Williams shares his journey, insights about his professional work, explains key concepts important for shell structures along with advice to students and professionals. Chris Williams is an Artistic Professor at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University. Chris joined Ted Happold’s group at Arup in 1972 where he worked on Frei Otto’s Multihalle gridshells in Mannheim and was responsible for the structural analysis and physical model testing. His research interests hinge on the relationship between geometry and structural action as applied to towers, bridges and fabric and shell structures, as well as the response of these flexible structures to wind. It was pleasure to interview Dr. Williams. Thank you Anand Shah for collaborating on this interview. Journey 0:51 What inspired you to become a structural engineer? 1:41 What's your structural design philosophy? 2:28 How your philosophy evolved over the years? 5:39 How does a day in your life look like? 6:35 If you can name a book which had a biggest impact in your life, What would that be and why? 8:51 Can you share us the challenges faced in your career and how did you resolve it? 15:13 What will be your perspective on like how should one balance the knowledge and technology? 23:22 Stereotomy Professional Work 26:52 When designing mainly gridshell structures how did you bring practice and research together? 30:54 What where the challenges faced in the Multihalle and how challenges were overcome in Civil Garden project? 39:27 How you see the future of lightweight structures? Advice to Students and Young Professionals 44:43 What's the best piece of advice you have ever received? 47:48 What is Cohn-Vossen’s rigidity theorem? 50:58 How to scale results from small scale physical model to large scale? 54:31 Why is bending stiffness more important? 56:49 What is your piece of advice to people who want to do similar work but have limited resources? 58:25 How can one develop the artistic understanding of these kind of structures? 1:00:15 Follow your work
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In this interview, Peter Exley, Principal of "Architecture is Fun" shares his journey in architecture, his philosophy, AIA experience, the impact of Covid 19 on architecture business and advice to students and professionals. In this interview, the insights shared by Peter will be useful for your career and business growth. Three Parts of Interview
Journey 0:34 Peter's Background 2:58 Work experience at SOM and Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates. What inspired him to start his own firm 7:23 AIA Chicago Young Architect Award 10:25 One book that has the biggest impact in your life 12:56 Mentor / Role Model
Professional Work 15:52 Proudest moment in your career? 18:17 Setbacks or challenges you faced in your career 20:16 One thing that keeps him excited in your professional work 20:50 AIA Chicago Firm of the Year (2017) 25:22 What are the emerging trends in the field of architecture that will shape our way of living in next 10 years
Covid 19 Impact 30:02 Impact of Covid 19 on Architecture Profession 34:54 2009 Recession Experience
Advice to Students and Young Professionals 39:06 Advice to Graduating Students 41:28 Advice to International Students 43:27 Characteristics of a successful architect 45:20 Jobs in demand 49:13 Best advice received till date 52:51 Contact information #architectureinterviews #aia #peterexley
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In this interview, Roberto Conte shares his journey in architectural photography, professional work along with advice to students and professionals. Three Parts of Interview
Journey 0:30 Background and Journey 5:37 Importance of Travel 6:12 Impactful Book 9:13 Favourite Photo 10:54 Mentor
Professional Work 13:35 Publications and Projects 19:19 Preparation 21:40 Challenges faced in career 25:19 Intention behind his work
Advice to Students and Young Professionals 23:40 Advice 28:40 On takings risks with financial constraints 32:35 Follow his work
Links
Website : https://www.robertoconte.net/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ilcontephotography/
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In this interview, Thomas Schielke shares his journey in architectural lighting, professional work alongwith advice to students and professionals. Thomas Schielke works in the didactic and communications division at the lighting manufacturer ERCO. He is co-author of the books "Light Perspectives - between culture and technology" and “SuperLux - Smart Light Art, Design & Architecture for Cities”. He has taught lighting design at different universities and was invited for lectures at institutions like Harvard GSD, MIT, Columbia GSAPP, Tongji University and ETHZ. His column “Light Matters” on ArchDaily reveals various perspectives of architectural lighting. In this interview, you will get insights about architectural lighting.
Three Parts of Interview
Journey
0:24 Background 2:24 Inspiring book 5:37 Impact of travel on lighting philosophy 6:20 Role model 8:12 Biggest challenge in doctoral thesis
Professional Work
9:16 Publications and Projects 12:00 His Book 14:13 Challenges faced in career 15:27 Intention behind his work 17:10 Things designers should keep in mind 18:34 Emerging trends in architectural lighting 20:40 Tips for a creative flow 22:08 Collaboration
Advice to Students and Young Professionals
23:40 Best advice received till date 25:21 First thing post-pandemic 25:39 Travel recommendations 26:43 Conference on architecture lighting 27:35 Artists' Inspiration 28:55 Upcoming Projects 30:11 Follow his work Links : ArchDaily https://www.archdaily.com/tag/light-m...
ERCO www.erco.com Journal Semiotics and Light Video Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k829M... Light and Material Glass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfYNF... Workshop with Students, Shanghai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1t-t... Media Facade Timeline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaum...
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In this interview, Dan Hart, Principal of Parkhill, Smith & Cooper shares his journey in architecture and structural engineering, the impact of Covid 19 on architecture business and advice to students and professionals. In this interview, the insights shared by Dan will be useful for your career and business growth.
Three Parts of Interview
Journey
0:19 Dan's Background
7:20 Hobbies and Book Recommendation
11:42 Importance of Travel
15:15 Dan's Mentor Covid 19 Impact
17:43 Impact of Covid 19 on Architecture Profession
22:24 Remote Work Productivity
24:22 2009 Recession Experience
Advice to Students and Young Professionals
27:24 Advice to Graduating Students
33:43 Networking Tips
38:21 TShape Personality
43:51 Companies to Target for jobs
45:51 Characteristics of a successful architect
49:38 Contact information
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In this interview, Robert Otani, Principal of Core Studio at Thornton Tomasetti shares his journey in structural engineering, the importance of technology and advice to students and professionals. In this interview, you will get an idea about how artificial intelligence and machine learning will affect the structural engineering profession and projects of Core Studio.
Three Parts of Interview
Journey
0:24 Robert's Background
3:00 Day in his life
4:00 One book which had the biggest impact on his life and career
5:39 Role model who made a significant contribution
7:33 Challenges faced in his career
Professional Work
8:43 Overview about work of Core Studio
11:41 Walk us through a particular project of Core studio
14:50 Some upcoming projects of Core Studio
16:10 Emerging trends in computation design that will shape our way of working in the next ten years
18:00 Roadblocks faced by building industry to adopt new technology Advice to Students and Young Professionals
22:59 Best advice you have received till date
24:22 Advice to students and young professionals who are interested in this area
27:36 Resources which will be useful to people who are interested to learn about computational design and its application to building industry
29:22 How students can use such tools in their design
31:14 Any question you never get asked but would like to answer
34:02 Ways to connect/follow Robert's work
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In this video, I will talk about 7 great structural engineers of last century and share few of their projects along with book recommendations.
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Fazlur Kahn, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
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Ove Arup, Arup
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Ted Happold, Buro Happold
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Peter Rice, RFR
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Pier Luigi Nervi
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Felix Candela
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Frei Otto
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A platform for professional growth and personal growth for architects, structural engineers and computation designers.
I am Mayur Mistry, M.Arch Student at University of Illinois. I graduated as a Civil Engineer from IIT Bombay in 2017 and worked as a Structural Engineer in Burohappold Engineering for a year.
I am passionate to develop interdisciplinary design approach at the intersection of structural engineering, architecture and computation design.
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