Wanted: Curious Architects

We love to work with curious architects. Ones that are not satisfied with the current status quo of designing and communicating with clients. Instead, we prefer the early adopters that are curious what the intersection of Web 2.0, Google Sketchup/Earth, BIM (Building Information Modeling), LEED and sustainability means for the future of the built environment.

It’s an exciting place, this sweet spot of collaborating online from different time zones and using all these incredibly cool tools to let architects show what exists on their computer can be in their client’s hands or before a city planning committee in days or weeks not months.

And it’s only going to get easier. 3D architectural visualization tools are becoming an affordable and viable option. The Turtles look at an architecture model and say it’s tedious and a static depiction of a design.

Nope.

Actually, you can build models that can change with your design. Build sections, swap out massing models with the topography, the options are endless.

So it’s going to be the curious architects that are the ones that are jumping ahead and reaping these rewards. Turning the process of designing and communicating into something everyone can get excited about.