Description:
Despite the progress made in design computation with BIM and generative components, our industry continues to grapple with fragmented workflows and proprietary data formats.
Al Fisher will provide an update on BHoM (Building and Habitats object Model), the open-source framework used by Buro Happold to support its firm-wide design computation and digital collaboration. He will present the BHoM’s unique federated object model, its emphasis on composability, extensibility, and “no black boxes” transparency, and how it is used at scale in a large engineering practice.
Robert Aish will present the progress made in the field of Design Computation and a new generation of Design Languages: the successors to Design Script and Generative Components. He will position the BHoM frameworks within that journey, and how they enable more abstract design representations, which in turn allow the creation of derivative design representations that can be more coordinated, collaborative, and composable.
As a wrap-up, Alain Waha will summarise the BHoM framework’s potential to unlock advanced AI-driven design processes and address critical industry challenges, from achieving Net Zero to industrialising construction.
