The Architech Show

A special interview this episode with Shawnee Finlayson. Shawnee is the Technology Implementation Lead at Northrop Consulting Engineers. As a self-professed nerd she has a growing passion for implementing data-driven design processes on projects and using data analysis and visualisation to showcase their advantages.

Joe and Willis talk about the recently released Ryzen 3000 processors from AMD, why they are a big deal, what to expect from Intel and their love of the Dell XPS 13 series.

In our final episode from the BiLT ANZ series, Joe sits down to talk to Shawn Zirbes from CTC Software about their suite of BIM tools. You can find out about CTC Software at https://ctcsoftware.com or on Twitter @CTCBIM

Joe and Willis sit down with Johan Hanegraaf from Arkio (http://arkio.is) who was at BiLT ANZ showcasing Arkio which is a design app that allows multiple people to collaborate in VR and AR using a variety of devices.

Recorded at the BiLTANZ event party, Joe sits down with Silvia Taurer (@LivingRoomer1) and Marcus Fich (@lefich) to discuss BiLT Europe, how it got started, how they got involved and the activities they are doing to promote BIM in Europe.

Wesley Benn is the Executive Chairman of the DBEI (Digital Built Environment Institute) and founder of RTC Events Management that run the BiLT conferences around the world. During BiLT ANZ Wesley was kind enough to talk to me about his career, DBEI and its goal of making an impact around the world in our industry through events such as BiLT.

Part two of the Unity vs Unreal episode following on from last week with Jeremy Harkins, Nick Broadbent, Joe and Willis. 

Continuing our BiLT series, this episode Joe and Willis are joined by Jeremy Harkins from Ineni Realtime and regular guest Nick Broadbent to discuss real time visualisation in our industry as well the tools that are used i.e. Unity vs Unreal 4. This is the first of a two part episode.

The first of a series of interviews from the BiLT ANZ 2019 conference, Joe and Willis sit down with Quoc Pham from Bad Monkeys (badmonkeys.net) to discuss data analysis, what you can use it for and how you can get started.

In this episode, Joe and Willis discuss Virtual Reality headsets, what's out there, how they work and which ones to keep an eye (or two) out for.

This episode Greg, Joe and Willis talk about the latest trend in bendy foldable phones and Willis geeks out explaining what the terminology is behind the camera tech in smart phones and what it means.   Energizer Power Max P18K Pop https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/2/26/18241117/energizer-power-max-p18k-pop-huge-battery-phone-mwc-2019   Energizer Power Max P8100S https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/07/folding-phones-energizer-power-max-p8100s/   Samsung Galaxy Fold https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/20/18231249/samsung-galaxy-fold-folding-phone-features-screen-photos-size-announcement   Huawei Mate X https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/03/the-huawei-mate-x-is-even-more-exciting-than-you-think-it-is/   Nokia 9 https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/07/nokia-9-pureview-five-camera-smartphone/   How Phase Detection autofocus works https://photographylife.com/how-phase-detection-autofocus-works   Slow Mo Guys filmed lightning https://youtu.be/qQKhIK4pvYo   Weird Lightning types https://www.livescience.com/42731-weird-lightning-types.html

Joe and Willis are back after a very long hiatus. They discuss travelling in Nashville and also their favourite podcasts that they listen to, which you should while waiting for another episode of The Architech Show!   Podcasts: ID10T: https://art19.com/shows/id10t Infinite Monkey Cage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w Radiolab: https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolab The Bugle: https://thebuglepodcast.com More Perfect: https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/radiolabmoreperfect Dan Carlins Hardcore History: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/ The Alice Fraser Trilogy: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/alice-fraser-trilogy/ Billy West Podcast: https://billywestpodcast.com Ted Radio Hour: https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/ Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend: https://www.earwolf.com/show/conan-obrien/ Freakonomics Radio: http://freakonomics.com

This episode Joe, Nick and Willis talk about PIM (project information management) and software for PIM, specifically Newforma. What is PIM, how will it save me time and our organisation money? If you were waiting for the episode where Willis does more than just introduce the show then this is the one for you!

This episode Joe and Willis are joined by guest Nick Broadbent to discuss VDI, what it is and how it can improve collaboration in the AEC industry. If you currently use VDI in your organisation, are thinking about it or have some questions, send a tweet to Joe (@j_bim), Nick (@nick_broady) or Willis (@willislim).  

After a bit of a hibernation, The Architech Show is back! Joe and Willis chat about the BiLT 2018 ANZ that was recently held in Brisbane. They chat about home automation, panel discussions and 3d printing.

This week Joe and Nick interview super interesting Minnesota resident Dan Stine, author of 11 Revit books about all things Revit, regular conference speaker, lecturer and all around good guy. Things get off topic very fast but stick with us as we cover conferences, teaching, writing, VR, PC cooling systems and the town of Fargo.

This week Joe gives us the ins and outs of real time rendering engines, the advances over the past couple of years and why you could possibly do it all in-house.   Unreal Engine 4.0 - Photorealism is here  

This week Joe and Willis are joined by special guest Nick Broadbent from BIM Edge who shares some war stories from the battlefield, lessons learned along with social media and gaming engines.

This week Joe gives us the run down from the BILT 2017 conference in Adelaide a couple of weeks ago. He reports back on the talks he presented, the people he saw and things that peaked his interest.

This week Joe, Greg and Willis about the Leica BLK, the smallest imaging laser scanner, its applications which leads into discussions about drones, modelling from aerial imaging and surveyors. Joe gives a quick 3 takeaways from BILT2017 which was held in Adelaide last week.