SHoP Construction's principals describe their perception of BIM's affect on the industry in an editorial entitled, BIM: It's Only 25% Of The Solution.
http://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/ygs/mcgrawhill-bimapr09/#/12
Jonathan Mallie and Bill Sharples presented how SHoP Architects and SHoP Construction are utilizing BIM in its design and construction projects. Key to the discussion was SHoP's integration of the trade contractors early on in the process.
SHoP Construction presented at the CHAMPS 2009 Seminar on Trade and Contractor Integration at Syracuse University on methods of utilizing BIM and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC).
SHoP Construction participated in a panel discussion at the New York City District Council of Carpenters on new updates in BIM.
SHoP Construction participated in a panel discussion at the New Jersey Institute of Technology's College of Architecture and Design as part of AIANJ's Material Evidence symposium. The symposium was a public forum for discussion and debate on the changing status of technology in architectural practice and emerging potentials for its role in the design of our built environment.
Sponsored by the University’s Department of Architecture + Interior Design and funded by alumnus Earl Reeder (‘77), this lecture highlighted SHoP’s participation as the spring semester Visiting Critic at Miami University.
http://arts.muohio.edu/architecture-interior-design/activities/news-archives/shop-architects
SHoP Construction speaks to the University of Utah's Integrated Technology in Architecture program as a guest lecturer on April 5, addressing issues of integration and the use of BIM as a communication tool.
SHoP participated in this panel discussion at the AIA in New York City, focusing on how firms that foster thought leadership become market leaders and contribute in subtle ways to create change in the marketplace, in the profession, or within practices.