BIM in Bulgaria with Petar Penchev | AG 33
https://youtu.be/y72NmBMgEDk BIM in Bulgaria In this week's episode, we have with us Petar Penchev, who is an Architect, BIM Expert & Lecturer, based in Bul
BIM in Bulgaria
In this week’s episode, we have with us Petar Penchev, who is an Architect, BIM Expert & Lecturer, based in Bulgaria.
He completed his Architecture & Construction Course from “Angel Popov” Vocational High School of Building, Architecture and Geodesy in Bulgaria. After which he pursued a Master of Architecture from University of Architecture, Civil Eng. and Geodesy in Sofia Bulgaria. He’s worked as a CAD draftsman, Interior Designer, Lecturer, Architect, Project Manager, and as a BIM Expert. He is now a partner of All 1 Studio and also works as a part time Lecturer in the same University he studied in.
In this episode, Petar takes us on his journey in Architecture and his experience in Architecture school in Bulgaria, his introduction to Revit & the world of BIM, his take on where the AEC industry is headed for Bulgaria, teaching, advice for young Architects & loads more.
Podcast Shownotes
02:30 How Petar got into Architecture 04:30 Architecture school 06:00 Masters in Architecture in UACG Sofia Bulgaria 08:00 Learning Revit 12:30 Transition to BIM 14:00 All 1 Studio 15:00 Interoperability & collaboration with other consultants. 18:45 Leveraging Automation in Revit with Dynamo & PyRevit 15:00 Interoperability & collaboration with other consultants. 18:45 Leveraging Automation in Revit with Dynamo & PyRevit 23:30 Using Python to create custom scripts 25:00 Power of PyRevit 27:30 Developing your computational thinking skills. “To create proper Revit-Addins, you need to learn C#” 29:00 The best way to learn pyRevit & Dynamo 31:18 Creating custom scripts as a service; Creating elevations of curtain walls using automation.; Assemblies in Revit. 36:20 BIM in Bulgaria 40:00 The design process at All 1 Studio 44:00 From BIM to Virtual Reality & PlanGrid 49:20 The local materials in Bulgaria 50:30 Working as a part time lecturer. “Creating a Revit model is like replicating the construction of a building and you do it in a digital environment.” 52:00 With BIM, information is the key 54:00 “Creating a revit model is like replicating the construction of a building.” 55:30 Where are we moving on to next? Advice to young architects & architecture students. 56:00 Role of an Architect 57:30 Advice to young students & architects 58:40 Quick Fire Round
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