Architect Nick Tyrer, associate and practice leader in computational design at BDP Pattern, has been at the forefront of parametric design and is now turning his considerable tech nous to take advantage of AI. How is he finding it?

Mott MacDonald has used parametric modelling to meet Department for Education design requirements on more than 50 school refurbishments. Monica Donaldson-Balan explains.

Standards, the golden thread, digital twins, a TV documentary and, yes, AI and ChatGPT dominated the headlines last year. The best-read BIM stories of 2023 touched on these topics and more.

BIM and asset management, data dictionaries, standards, error-reducing technologies, and parametric design: these are all areas that are complex until explained by an expert in terms we can understand.

Steve Insley considers how the cloud will enable construction’s and engineering’s digital transformation.

Parametric design can offer many benefits to engineers, yet widespread adoption still remains to be achieved: why?