About ADDD
Automated Data-Driven Design (ADDD) was founded to address a growing reality in architecture: technology is no longer a support function, it shapes how practices operate, compete, and manage risk.
ADDD reflects a simple belief: Architecture practices should not adopt technology reactively. They should adopt it deliberately, with clarity around workflows, data, governance, and long-term impact.
ADDD operates as an independent platform at the intersection of:
Digital design and BIM leadership
Generative design and AI adoption
Workflow optimisation and interoperability
Data governance and risk management
ConTech ecosystem insight
Through research, advisory, structured workshops, and the ADDDitive newsletter, ADDD helps practices move from tool experimentation to strategic direction.
The focus is not on software hype. It is on better decisions.
About Allister Lewis
Allister Lewis is an architect with over 25 years’ experience across practice, BIM management, and digital transformation. He has worked at the intersection of design, technology, and leadership, helping architecture practices navigate complex software landscapes, evolving digital roles, and the realities of modern project delivery.
His works combines:
Practice-level technology strategy
Digital design leadership and role evolution
AI and generative design assessment
Data governance and interoperability
Technology Blueprint advisory engagements
Alongside advisory work, Allister publishes the ADDDitive newsletter, curates a comprehensive ConTech software database, co-hosts industry webinars, and co-founded AECTechJobs; a platform connecting architecture and construction technology careers.
His aim is simple:
To help architecture practices modernise with clarity, confidence, and structured thinking, not confusion or reactive change.
