Features

Intelligent Building Models and Downstream Use:
How Innovation in the AIA Contract Documents Could Benefit Designer, Owner, and Contractor
Current AIA Contract Documents treat electronic data as direct equivalents of drawings and specifications. Ownership is equated with the right to use. With electronic data, a more flexible approach, similar to software licensing, could be considered. The TAP Advisory Group submitted these proposals to the AIA Documents Committee.

Design File Sharing with Building Information Modelers:
An Open Letter to the AEC Vending Community
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has progressed from the seminal work done over 25 years ago to the currently available programs from architectural software vendors. While interoperability between the emerging BIM data formats is critical, no consensus has emerged concerning the best way to leverage the potential of this technology. This letter recommends features that may be critical to successful implementation of any BIM program on large, complex architectural projects.

Respect for Copyrights Allows Creativity to Thrive
From the Business Software Alliance, here are five simple steps architecture firms can take to guard against pirated software and become software-compliant in the ever-changing digital age.

News

Building Connections: The 1st Congress on Digital Collaboration in the Building Industry
On April 30, 2004, the leading building industry associations, government agencies, software companies, and academic institutions convened for a coordination summit to make connections, harmonize overlapping or competing efforts, and find areas of common ground and opportunities for collaboration.

FABRICATION: A Conference Examining the Digital Practice of Architecture
November 11-13, 2004
Toronto and Cambridge, Ontario

Resources

AIA Best Practices, Archives, and Case Studies
AIA Best Practices are a compendium of the practical knowledge acquired by AIA members in the real world of architecture practice. The AIA Archives richly document the development of the architectural profession in the United States. The AIA Case Studies Initiative was launched to develop a new body of knowledge regarding the practice of architecture through rigorous preparation of architectural case studies on a variety of project types. Find out how these AIA resources can expand your knowledge and improve your practice!

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Intelligent Building Models and Downstream Use

Design File Sharing with Building Information Modelers

Respect for Copyrights Allows Creativity to Thrive

Building Connections: First Congress on Digital Collaboration in the Building Industry

FABRICATION Conference

AIA Best Practices, Archives, and Case Studies