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158: ‘AEC is an Adhocracy’, with Andy Robert and Mercedes Carricuiry

A conversation with Andy Robert and Mercedes Carricuiry.

Confluence podcast S2E1

Bringing AI to the Synthesis Intranet Platform The first episode of Season 2 of the Confluence podcast is now live! Chris Parsons of Knowledge Architecture comes back on the Confluence podcast to discuss bringing AI to their Synthesis intranet platform. He takes us behind the scenes showing various functionalities including

157: ‘Aligning and Orchestrating the Process’, with Krzysztof Jędrzejewski

A conversation with Krzysztof Jędrzejewski.

156: ‘Why Are We Doing This in the First Place?’, with Shane Burger

A conversation with Shane Burger.

Confluence podcast S1E12

The Evolution of TonicDM Reg Prentice, founder of TonicDM, joins Randall Stevens to discuss the development and evolution of Tonic. Tonic is a cloud-based solution for smart, simple project information management (PIM). Reg shares his journey from working with Frank Gehry and dabbling in amateur coding, to developing a project

155: ‘Shortening the Feedback Loop’, with AJ Lightheart and Jon Matalucci

A conversation with AJ Lightheart and Jon Matalucci.

154: ‘Construction is Sick’, with Jim Walker

A conversation with Jim Walker.

Archispeak podcast #332: ‘Navigating Internships and Early Career Steps’, with Michael Ermann

In this episode of Archispeak, my friend Michael Ermann of Amber Book and Virginia Tech joins Cormac and me as we tackle the topic of architectural internships – both for those seeking and for the firms providing them.

153: ‘Emotional Archaeology’, with Susan Young

A conversation with Susan Young.

152: ‘Left to My Own Devices’, with Kean Walmsley

A conversation with Kean Walmsley.

151: ‘The Zoo That’s in the Room’, with Roderick Bates and Kam Star

A conversation with Roderick Bates and Kam Star.

Confluence podcast S1E11

Veras, the AI-Powered Rendering Tool Benjamin Guler of EvolveLab joins the Confluence podcast to talk about Veras, the AI rendering tool for Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Vectorworks, and most recently Autodesk Forma that is used for creating stunning architectural diffusion-based visualizations. Ben takes us behind the scenes to give us a

150: ‘Embracing Change’, with Timothy Halvorson

A conversation with Timothy Halvorson.

Confluence podcast S1E10

Democratizing 3d Content with Fovea Corey Rubadue of ArchVision joins the show to talk about Fovea, a tool that simplifies the process of translating and sharing 3d content across different 3d platforms and 3d file formats. In other words, it allows users to import data from various sources, process it,

149: ‘The Power of Curiosity and Continuous Learning’, with Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough

A conversation with Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough.

Confluence podcast S1E9

Building IMEG’s AI-Assistant Steve Germano of IMEG joins the show to talk about developing an in-house AI assistant named Meg, which functions as a conversational chatbot and search engine for company data running within Microsoft Teams. We talk about the goals and capabilities of the first release and

148: ‘Universal Language’, with Petr Mitev

A conversation with Petr Mitev.

Yours truly on the EntreArchitect Podcast

Ep 547: Architects and Change: How to Develop an Innovation Plan for Your Architecture Firm Join Mark and Evan as they explore the evolving landscape of the architectural profession in the face of technological advancements. In this enlightening conversation, Evan draws from his extensive experience in both practice and education

Archispeak podcast #324: Archispeak Turns 12

I don't post all of my other podcast episodes here, but this one covers some AEC tech. 🎉 In this episode we start off by acknowledging the 12th birthday of the Archispeak podcast. Our first episode titled “That Ah-ha Moment” was published on February 3, 2013

147: ‘The Era of Spatial Computing’, with John Manoochehri

A conversation with John Manoochehri.

146: ‘The Gordian Knot, Part 2’, with Phil Read

A second conversation with Phil Read.

🗞️ AEC/tech Newsletter #27

👋🏼 Hi there! This AEC Tech newsletter supplements my TRXL Podcast to fill in the details of what’s happening in the AEC Tech landscape. Happy reading.

Enscape for Mac now works with Rhino v8

Some updates have worked their way through the development cycle and Enscape for Mac (in their latest “preview” release—link below) now works with Rhino v8 for Mac. Both companies had some work to do to make this happen and a lot of users have been in

The Future of AEC Software, Part 2

Access Across Use Cases, Personas and Locations In part 2 of his series, Aaron Perry lays out why AEC demands a different, modern framework for design collaboration to deliver increasingly complex projects. After setting the stage by providing a brief history of how professionals have accomplished their work over the

145: ‘The Gordian Knot, Part 1’, with Phil Read

A conversation with Phil Read.

What's new with Hypar

The folks at Hypar launched a new section on their site in September that tracks improvements to the platform, new features, and more. It looks like it gets updated monthly and is probably worth keeping an eye on as Hypar progresses. Some notable recent updates include improvements to their space

Autodesk Workshop XR: Stepping into the Future of Design Collaboration and AEC Knowledge Transfer

As we enter a new era of spatial computing, the boundaries between the physical and digital realms continue to blur. Autodesk’s latest innovation, Workshop XR, is not just a step into the world of Extended Reality (XR), but a significant leap for design collaboration.

137: ‘Accelerating Tech in AEC’, with German Aparicio, Jr.

A conversation with German Aparicio.

Rhino 8 is out

Confluence podcast S1E4

Joel Pennington of VIM joins the show to talk about the use of PowerBI as the front end for VIM to enable real-time, interactive analytics of BIM data. Watch this episode on YouTube Confluence S1E4 - VIM’s PowerBI Dashboards Joel Pennington of VIM joins the show to talk

136: ‘Rhino.Inside.TRXL’, with Japhy Walton

A conversation with Japhy Walton.

Confluence podcast S1E3

In this episode, Paul Aubin and Harlan Brumm join Randall Stevens and Evan Troxel to share their experiences and insights into the creation of a new, long awaited sample project for Revit 2024. The conversation revolves around the backstory and development process of the project, as well as the goals

135: ‘Realizing the Potential’, with Nathan Miller

A conversation with Nathan Miller.

🗞️ AEC/tech Newsletter #22

👋🏼 Hi there! The AEC/tech Newsletter supplements the TRXL Podcast to fill in the details of what’s happening in the AEC/tech landscape. Happy reading.

Thoughts and Observations on This Year's Confluence Event

Remember blog posts? No? I do. Here’s one for old-time’s sake.

Enscape for Macintosh

Enscape for Mac (running Apple Silicon chips) is out and currently works with Archicad, SketchUp, and Vectorworks. Rhino support is still forthcoming. This being the first release there’s still a lot to do, but I see it as a great sign for us (often forgotten-in-AEC) Mac users. Learn

Confluence podcast S1E2

Randall Stevens of AVAIL joins yours truly in this episode to discuss the development process behind AVAIL’s new channel groups feature, including its evolution and the tools used behind the scenes for team communication and project management. Watch this episode on YouTube Confluence S1E2 - Designing AVAIL’

Morpholio’s Trace app updated with RoomPlan

Morpholio has updated its Trace app for iPad to integrate with Apple’s RoomPlan, allowing designers to start a new project with a RoomPlan scan and sketch ideas directly on the digital model. Archpaper: “This is the fastest ‘scan to plan’ experience ever made available,”

134: ‘The (Chaotic) State of the AEC Tech Industry, Part 2’, with Martyn Day

Part 2 of a conversation with Martyn Day.

Confluence podcast S1E1

What is the Confluence podcast all about? Why does it exist? In this short episode, Randall Stevens and I will answer that question. Watch this episode on YouTube Confluence S1E1 - What is the Confluence Podcast? What is the Confluence podcast all about? In this episode we’ll answer

133: ‘The (Chaotic) State of the AEC Tech Industry, Part 1’, with Martyn Day

Part 1 of a conversation with Martyn Day.

TestFit's upcoming webinar on AI in real estate and architecture

Join TestFit in their upcoming webinar where you can learn more about the role of AI in real estate, AI in industrial real estate, see some of TestFit’s future roadmap, and ask questions yourself during the Q&A session. The webinar is happening on October 26th at

132: ‘Breaking All The Rules’, with Clifton Harness

A conversation with Clifton Harness.

131: ‘It’s Prompting Us’, with Benjamin Guler

A conversation with Benjamin Guler.

🗞️ AEC/tech Newsletter #21

👋🏼 Hi there! The AEC/tech Newsletter supplements the TRXL Podcast to fill in the details of what’s happening in the AEC/tech landscape. Happy reading.

ChatGPT gets an image generator

OpenAI previewed a new version of their AI image generator DALL·E (v3) this week, and they also made a change in how users access it. When comparing DALL·E to Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, there are 3 main things that make it different (at least for now)

Replay – ‘Outcomes and Outputs’, with John Turner (Copy)

In this special replay episode, John Turner of Gafcon Digital joins the podcast to talk about digital twins and their value proposition in the total building lifecycle, who is—and who isn't—involved (that probably should be) in digital twins, risk aversion & business models, the internet of things & the internet of actions, the 'digital thread', and more. Please rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and review TRXL podcast on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen) and don't forget to subscribe and share this episode...

Replay – ‘What Other Dials Do You Have to Turn’, with Phil Bernstein

In this special replay episode, Phil Bernstein of the Yale School of Architecture joins the podcast to talk about teaching his pro practice course that encourages architecture students to push beyond the traditional business model, value propositions of architecture, encouraging collaboration when working in isolation, and much more. Links Phil Bernstein on Twitter Phil’s ARCH 2230b course at Yale School of Architecture entitled Technology and Practice – Exploring New Value in Design Pra...

Replay – ‘Punctuated Equilibrium’, with Anthony Hauck

In this special replay episode, Anthony Hauck of HYPAR joins the podcast to talk about making the mark you want to make, pursuing something that feels more valuable, shared goals and value propositions in AEC, and more. Links Calamityware Mugs DBEI (BiLT Conference) Disruptive Technologies in Architecture – AIA Palm Beach Presentation – Nov 2020 (YouTube) Architecture - Design - Data: Practice Competency in the Era of Computation by Phillip Bernstein TRXL episode 003 with Ian Keough, ...

Replay – ‘A Healthy Dose of Skepticism’, with Nathan Miller

In this special replay episode, Nathan Miller of Proving Ground joins the podcast to talk about hobbies during the pandemic, the digital transformation of AEC, some drawbacks of generative design, privacy concerns with IoT devices and connected buildings, and so much more! Links Proving Ground web site Computers are Hard blog post Nathan Miller on Twitter Nathan Miller on LinkedIn Leading architecture firms pen open letter to Autodesk over rising costs, sluggish development (Archpaper...