Using Reflection

Show Notes Topics: Architecture, Automation, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, General Structural Analysis (GSA), Hypermesh, Managing Engineers, Rhino, Seismic Engineering, Structural Engineering Companies Arup Introduction Even the word we use to describe very tall buildings, “skyscrapers,” is intended to conjure a kind of mythological wonder. But, like any technology that seems magical when insufficiently understood, skyscrapers are products, the result of design and engineering. What does it take to build a building? How are the many engineering and design disciplines, people, companies and goals reconciled, aligned and coordinated? In this episode we talk to David de Koning, a Senior Structural Engineer at the venerable international design firm Arup, and find out. David also shares interesting insights on the unique business structure and culture at Arup, and discusses the two phases of impact that digital technology