May 28, 2025
This article by Kostiantyn Solomka of Diasphere, a BIM/VDC company, explores how BIM/VDC technical skills now need to be complemented by several soft skills, including AI proficiency and critical thinking, to enable effective, data-driven decision-making.
This article by ALLPLAN explores how Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) has emerged as a viable solution for the AEC industry and provides links to resources on how DfMA can transform construction projects.
This article captures the highlights of the presentations from BPK Mosty from Poland, Makyol Construction from Turkey, and Hans H. Moser AG from Switzerland at the ALLPLAN 2025 Infrastructure Conference.
This article describes how the Dublin City Council, which governs the city of Dublin in Ireland, is leveraging digital twin technology from Bentley Systems to enhance city management and operational efficiency.
This article describes the digital twin of the Köhlbrand Bridge in Hamburg, Germany, which was developed with the objective of enabling predictive maintenance of the bridge rather than the conventional reactive maintenance that is ubiquitous for buildings and infrastructure.
This article captures the discussion on the potential impact of AI in Architecture presented at the WA100 Live 2024 event, with leading firms in the UK including Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio sharing the exploratory work they are doing with AI.
HKS is an interdisciplinary global design firm of over 1,400 architects, interior designers, urban designers, scientists, artists, and anthropologists working in multiple practice areas including aviation, urban design, civic & cultural, commercial, education, government, health, hospitality, and more.
This Viewpoint explores what happened to the concept of “City Information Modeling” (CIM) for city planning and management, which is similar to the concept of “Building Information Modeling” (BIM) for building design and construction. Has CIM been subsumed by the concept of “urban digital twins”?
