There are many ways of being an architect. I’ve always been a bit of a jack-of-all-trades: dabbling a bit in concept design, often tasked with construction packages, always concerned with visual presentation. You sometimes see adverts for “BIM architect” or even “Revit architect”. I prefer to see myself as an architect who just happens to be a BIM addict also.
What is Project Notre Dame? I see it as an approach to research. It’s not the “dry, academic” kind of research, although there is some overlap into that sphere. Indeed, we are attempting to blur the boundaries between the “closed world” of academia and the sphere of enthusiastic amateurs. The core of our work entails hands-on modelling, but behind the scenes there is much collecting of information, watching videos, sifting through images, interacting with other groups. Indeed, there are group members who focus more on this type of activity.
Nader Boutros joined us a while ago, and has dug up…