Italy rocks (in BIM and Computational Design)

August 9, 2017

Oh well.

As you might remember, last month we took part in the first Italian Dynamo meetup, held in Rome, and we were proud to see the great results achieved by the students of Valle Giulia led by Alberto Tono.

They took part to the International BIM Competition of Singapore. Me and Claudio were proud and honoured to co-sponsor their trip to Singapore. The guys presented their work in front of the Jury and… hear hear! They won third price! The result is even more astonishing as they were competing alongside the most prestigious universities of the world. We are proud of you, guys.

And you want to hear another astonishing thing? A special mention was awarded to another Italian team, from Pisa’s University. What can I say? We rock.

architecture, engineering and construction

ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026 — Back to the Future

Well, the new draft of the ISO 19650 has been out for public consultation for a week, now, and I have the feeling nobody’s actually consulting the thing, because the heat of the debate has been around the “disappearance of BIM”. I already wrote about

March 18, 2026 9:00 am

art and fashion

Metafisica / Metafisiche

What a splendid exhibition! I was expecting your regular, run-of-the-mill show at Palazzo Reale, which is usually good enough, but I was surprised at the depth and width of this new endeavour, that spans across the city with multiple initiatives and, even within the show

March 15, 2026 9:00 am

books and literature

Isaac Asimov’s “Fantasy” collection

I take issue with this volume, and not because they’re short stories and you’re bound to like some more than the others: they’re all delightful, with very few and negligible exceptions. No, my problem is curatorial: I take issue that instead of grouping all the

March 14, 2026 9:00 am