On the Road with Dominic Gallello

Read the series of articles by Graphisoft CEO, Dominic Gallello - dgallello@graphisoft.com - examining current industry trends and giving insightful perspectives on significant AEC industry issues.

December, 07 - The New "Must Have" - the BIM Manager

The BIM Manager is not a nice to have but rather a fundamental member of a model based design process.  The BIM Manager's multi-faceted skills have a direct effect on the quality of projects and the reduction of overall project execution time.  This streamlined workflow provides architects more time for design, more value for clients and more profit. Read on...

August, 07 - How Do We Learn?

The architectural profession has a tremendous need to master new processes and tools that are fundamentally transforming the profession. The frequently asked question is: what is the best way? Understanding how we learn could provide the answer. Read on...

February, 07 - Fear of...

Many architectural firms around the world still have two related fears about 3D. Read on...

July, 06 - The shift ahead

Technology change must not be overlooked by architects. Yet a shift in business process is the key to unlocking the real benefits of BIM and securing the architect's role at the heart of the new "design assist" process. Read on...

April, 06 - The shape of things to come

The free-form building environment as a movement is about to take a far more prominent position. But how will this affect the architect, their design thinking and ultimately the space in which we all live and work? Here’s how...

October, 05 - Design cost awareness

Today, it seems as if every building project comes in over budget and run 20-50% longer than planned. Design cost awareness promises to change all this. Here’s how...

August, 05 - Virtual Construction benefits

Ultimately, cost drives design, however, the traditional tools do not provide sufficiently accurate and/or frequent information to make good decisions. Graphisoft’s pioneering work in the field of 3D and 5D design and construction can turn design and cost estimating into parallel processes. Read more.

June, 05 - Construction CEOs - how your competition is beating you...

The key to their success is 5D integrated IT systems that significantly reduce the cost of building projects and appeal to prospective building owner/developers. The whys and hows are here....

February, 05 - Building Energy Performance - going mainstream

The big trend in architecture today is designing sustainable buildings. But in many firms, designers are simply not equipped with a true understanding of sustainability, how to really design energy efficient buildings and what their real role should be in the supply chain between themselves, the engineers and the building product manufacturers. My prediction is that for an architectural practice, being "energy-aware" is going to make the difference between being awarded projects or losing them at an ever increasing rate. Read on.

November, 04 - New heroes of the building industry

There's a new group of individuals within the construction industry who are taking on a new role in the design-build process. This is a breed of building professional that we call the 'construction modeler'. The construction modeler fulfils an entirely new role in the construction process, taking the 3D design process several stages - and two dimensions - further. Dominic Gallello explains. Full article here.

July, 04 - China's amazing building transformation

Every once in a while, a special time in the history of architecture emerges. This is a special time and China is a very special place. How does this special time in China compare with other times in history? I expand on my impressions of China and its colossal building program in my full article.

May, 04 - It is no longer if, just when...

In the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of visiting many architectural practices in Europe and across the United States. The trends in both parts of the world are remarkably similar. Companies are moving to model-based design and production at a speed never witnessed before in the architectural profession.
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March, 04 - The Transition Club...

Many architectural firms are at a point where they know they need to change their delivery processes, but they don't know how. The Graphisoft "Transition Club" is all about helping companies to do this.

December, 03 - Manufacturing...

Design for "Constructability"...
Expect the construction industry to adopt some of the techniques pioneered in the manufacturing industry in the 80s and 90s. Read the full article in Jonathan Cohen and Associates IT Consulting for Design and Built site.

October, 03 - Architectural...

A Darwinian Shake-out in the Building Industry
Read the inaugural Viewpoints article in AEC Bytes...