I enjoyed hanging out with Nicolas Catellier on his BIM Pure YouTube channel today. We covered many of the Autodesk Forma tools and workflows... including the new Board beature, which is like Miro/Mural/Zoom Whiteboards... and the generative AI Explore tool that auto-magically creates several design options based on the selected site extents (as shown in the image below). In this post, you can access the recording and get links to a few items I shared. keep reading to learn more...Read more ..read more

Tomorrow I am live with Nicolas Catellier on his BIM Pure YouTube channel. We will cover many of the Autodesk Forma tools and workflows... including yet another new feature that has not been announced yet! Plus... we have a few AEC-focused giveaways live during the show (more details below)! Veras by EvolveLabs - 1 winner Keyboard by 3DCONNEXION - 5 winners keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

My latest Escape blog post is live... which covers Autodesk Revit 2025 updates that Enscape users will want to know about. Plus, I touched on an Enscape 4.0 enhancement related to multiple users working on the same workshared Revit project. I also mentioned something super important to watch out for in Revit 2024 related to project files becoming corrupted. Check out the post here on Enscape's official blog: https://blog.enscape3d.com/enscape-for-revit-2025 For BIM Chapters updates, follow @DanStine_MN on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn Lighting design professionals: chec ..read more

If you are in architecture, engineering, or construction (AEC), you may be interested in 3Dconnexion input devices. They have a Keyboard, CadMouse, and SpaceMouse (3D mouse) with special AEC app-aware buttons, tools, and workflows. Plus... we will be giving away FIVE keyboards on an upcoming episode of BIM Pure I will be a guest on (shipping restricted to North America). keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

This year I used Veras by EvolveLab to generate the covers of my Autodesk Revit 2025 textbooks by SDC Publications. These generative AI-created images are based on the Revit model created in the books and contain no post-processing. Plus... win a free one-year license of Veras on an upcoming episode of BIM Pure I will be a guest on. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

The National American Institute of Architects Conference on Architecture (AIA24) will happen this June in Washington, DC. In addition to being involved in some activities related to my involvement with the AIA National COTE Leadership, I will also be presenting! The line-up of firms for my presentation: Lake|Flato, Orcutt|Winslow, and LPA. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

I am excited to share the latest Lake|Flato white paper, The Future Ain't What It Used To Be - Designing for a Changed Climate... a result of our self-funded research program called Investigations. We hope this resource will benefit architects in designing a more resilient world. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

Here is the fourth episode of my Autodesk Forma video series, sponsored by Autodesk. In this episode, I share the steps required to perform an early embodied carbon analysis using a new Forma extension developed by Autodesk in collaboration with EHDD based in San Francisco, California. Also included is a 3-minute excerpt of my interview with Jack Rusk, Director of Climate Strategy at EHDD, in their offices this past February 2024. Watch for a link to the full 30-minute interview in the near future. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

For the ninth year in a row, I have written a "What's New in Revit" article for AECbytes covering the latest release of Autodesk Revit 2025. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more

If you are local to San Antonio and free on April 11, 2024, at 5:30 pm you should stop by Lake|Flato Architects and join the Circular San Antonio Circular Chat. I will be presenting design for disassembly and material reuse. Registration is required. keep reading to learn more... Read more ..read more