From Blueprint to Database

Article in the Economist magazine on June 5th 2008 presenting the growth of Building Information Modelling. Features comments by Prof. Chuck Eastman of Georgia Institute of Technology and highlights projects by Gehry, SOM, HOK, Grimshaw and others. Eastman suggests that 'back to the drawing board' will be an historic phrase in 10 years time.

GSA's Journey into Building Information Modeling

A short (12 minute) video highlighting the US General Services Administration (GSA) National 3D-4D-BIM Program, using personal insights by industry leaders in government, the private sector, and academia. The ‘Journey’ illustrates active GSA project examples that tell the story of BIM’s potential for owner organizations. BIM technology supports, and perhaps revolutionizes, project delivery from early building planning, design, phasing, and through construction and operations. Intended for federal associates, AEC industry professionals and the general public, this video speaks to BIM’s various and vast functions as an informational, visualization and educational tool.