Building a Career in BIM with Christopher Ibegbulem | AG 29

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Building a Career in BIM

Today we have with us a Nigerian based Architect who is a Design Technologist, Computational Designer & BIM Specialist, Architect Christopher Ibegbulem.

He finished his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Nigeria Nsukka in 2017. He then went on to work as an Architectural Assistant with Harcourt Adukeh Associates where we played a major role in the implementation of BIM & BIM training. He’s now working full time with Blaze Inc, a design Technology firm based out of Abuja, which helps AEC firms work smarter through the implementation of BIM, Technology & more.

Christopher takes us on his journey in Architecture and his experience in Architecture school in Nigeria, how he was introduced to the world of BIM, what plans he has in store for the future, and his take on the AEC industry is headed for Africa & the world.

Podcast Shownotes

• 03:35 How Christopher got into Architecture
• 05:00 Studying in University of Nigeria, Nsukka
• 07:25 Architectural Thesis
• 09:00 Learning Revit
• 11:30 Getting into Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• 14:00 BIM Levels & using the Common Data Environment (CDE)
• 15:30 Learning Revit & BIM with online resources. Autodesk University
• 17:10 Journey into Computational Design — Dynamo for Geometry Optimization — PyRevit — C# in Revit
• 20:30 How to think as a computational designer? Rhino Inside
• 23:00 AEC & BIM in Africa
• 24:30 Blaze Inc & Teaching BIM — Talking to Schools about BIM & Collaborative work culture.
• 26:30 Online course on Smart Homes by Blaze Inc.
• 27:40 BIM Training & Implementation of BIM
• 30:10 Most challenging BIM project — Clash Detection in Revit
• 34:00 What is bigger than BIM that is fast approaching? Digital Twin
• 36:10 Future goals & working smart - Smart Projects
• 37:40 Masters in Architecture
• 38:00 Technology diminishing the role of an Architect
• 40:00 Hiring programmers over Architects in the future.
• 40:30 Advice for young architects & students. “GO BEYOND THE NORM”

48:15 Top 5 Resources to get into BIM

• Autodesk University
• Linkedin Learning
• Thinkparametric (for Parametric Design)
• Aussie BIM Guru - Youtube
• Dynamo Forum
• Rhino Inside
• McNeel Rhino Forum

Notable Mentions

People Mentioned

• Eckart Schwerdtfeger

Books Mentioned

• The BIM Manager

About Christopher Ibegbulem

Christopher completed his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2017. He has since worked for Harcourt Adukeh Associates full-time as an Architectural Assistant. He is also a Design Technologist for Blaze Inc and some of his work includes the following:

• Identifying and Implementing efficient Design, Construction and Operations thereby making AEC Firms work smarter using Technology.
• BIM Workflow Training and Implementation.
• Foster collaboration between disciplines in the Industry.
• Managing Implementation of Data Driven Computational Design Tools and Workflows for AEC Firms.
• Developing BIM Adoption and Implementation Strategy/Process Maps

Connect with Christopher

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