{"id":2967,"date":"2018-02-02T09:51:21","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autodesk-news.torpedo.agency\/?post_type=picks&#038;p=2967"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:51:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:51:21","slug":"like-week-interviews-innovators","status":"publish","type":"views","link":"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/en\/views\/like-week-interviews-innovators\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Like This Week: Interviews with Innovators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People who say talk is cheap must be talking to the wrong folks. This week, we\u2019re featuring mind-expanding conversations with people shaping how we make our built world.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <b>Redefining a<\/b><b>rchitecture<\/b><b>. <\/b>Biology, computer science, materials innovation, and architecture come together in the work of the experimental consultancy The Living. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.architectmagazine.com\/practice\/the-polymath-david-benjamin-is-expanding-the-definition-of-architecture_o\">Founder David Benjamin sat down with Architect Magazine<\/a> to talk about his systems-based approach and where he thinks the field is headed.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3701\" src=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/David-Benjamin-image1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/David-Benjamin-image1-1.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/David-Benjamin-image1-1-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/> Credit: Robert Clark <strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">Engineering empathy<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">Our own VP of Engineering Practice, Minette Norman, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW139116177\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/re-thinking-software-engineering-at-autodesk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">talked to<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\"> ZDNet<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\"> about how she\u2019s transforming the engineering culture <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">at Autodesk<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\"> to make it more open, collaborative, and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\"> yes, even <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">empathetic. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">And there\u2019s video, too<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139116177\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139116177\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW139116177\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3702\" src=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7_GWC_Minette_Norman_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"7952\" height=\"4472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7_GWC_Minette_Norman_2.jpg 7952w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7_GWC_Minette_Norman_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7_GWC_Minette_Norman_2-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7952px) 100vw, 7952px\" \/> <i>\u201c<\/i><i>The number <\/i><i>1<\/i><i> thing that I have been driving over <\/i><i>the last 3 years at this job is:<\/i><i> w<\/i><i>hat is the culture of engineering at Autodesk? How do we break down the barriers and silos that we built up over 35 years, actually start to work together\u2026, and create cohesive software that our customers will love?<\/i><i>\u201d \u2013 <\/i>Minette Norman, VP of Engineering Practice, Autodesk<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span> <b>Organically digital<\/b><b>. <\/b>Hans Neubert\u2014former CCO of Frog Design and Huge Inc.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcodesign.com\/90158283\/want-to-design-great-digital-experiences-start-working-with-architects\">talks to FastCo<\/a> about his latest role, where he\u2019s leading a new Digital Experiences team at the global architectural firm Gensler. His task? The harmonious integration of the digital and the physical in every structure they make.<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3700\" src=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hans-Neubert2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hans-Neubert2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hans-Neubert2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adsknews.autodesk.com\/app\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Hans-Neubert2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/> Credit: Huge, Inc.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <b>Digital from the drop<\/b><b>. <\/b>The whole BIM thing\u2014it really does make a difference. Ask Andy Leek of St. Louis-based construction firm PARIC. He explains to Engineering.com how they\u2019ve boosted efficiency, reduced clashes and change orders, and streamlined collaboration since going digital every step of the way.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span> <i>\u201cThe AEC industry for the longest time didn\u2019t have all the tools that we really needed in an integrated <\/i><i>[technology] <\/i><i>platform. Autodesk has provided the platform not only for us as end users that can benefit from the common platform, but also for the market at large to develop tools based on that infrastructure.\u201d<\/i><i> \u2013<\/i> Andy Leek, Director of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) at PARIC<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who say talk is cheap must be talking to the wrong folks. This week, we\u2019re featuring mind-expanding conversations with people shaping how we make our built world.\u00a0\u00a0 Redefining architecture. Biology, computer science, materials innovation, and architecture come together in the work of the experimental consultancy The Living. 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