As 好色先生TV publishes it鈥檚 special BIM issue we look at some cutting edge computer tech in the build environment from 40 years ago

Archive 1974

Interactive graphics in building design

We hope you found this week鈥檚 BIM issue of 好色先生TV both interesting and informative, but remember, there鈥檚 nothing new under the sun, as a glance into the archive looking back 40 years shows 鈥�

The article describes 鈥渁 unique application of graphic input and output to engineering computer programs鈥� provided by consulting engineers Oscar Faber & Partners. It goes on to describe how the technology allows the design team (鈥渁rchitect, quantity surveyor, environmental and structural engineer鈥濃�� IT trends in construction have always been collaborative, it seems 鈥�) to 鈥渜uickly assess a preliminary room design in terms of daylight contours for rooms, heat gains and cooling loads for the 24 hours of any given day鈥�.

The software was run through the firm鈥檚 IBM 1130 computer, with input provided through a drawing board and pen, and a display shown on a 鈥渢elevision of the storage tube type with keyboard鈥� (see right).

Who says the construction industry isn鈥檛 an early adopter of cutting-edge technology?

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