Allister Lewis | ADDD: Building The Digital Architect

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Allister Lewis

Architect, BIM Manager and Specialist in Construction Technology

Revit is not an early-stage design tool. Most practices use it as one anyway.

Oct 7, 2026

Revit is not an early-stage design tool. Most practices use it as one anyway.

Why Revit is the wrong tool for the first few weeks, what senior digital leads would actually renew, and an AI-first bid workflow. Plus our Epic Games webinar, RELEASE [AEC] Paris and 5 new tools.

The hardest part of a digital twin is not the software

Sep 30, 2026

The hardest part of a digital twin is not the software

Implexus Lab turned 5,000 model elements into 220 sensor-linked zones before the data meant anything. Plus our free paper with Epic Games, wind simulation in seconds and three events on 15 October.

An architect told me my tool stack is a waste of money. He is half right.

Sep 23, 2026

An architect told me my tool stack is a waste of money. He is half right.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

7,000 messages about AI in AEC. Five things stand out.

Sep 16, 2026

7,000 messages about AI in AEC. Five things stand out.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

You can probably name 6 of these 16 software categories

Sep 9, 2026

You can probably name 6 of these 16 software categories

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

ADDD SPECIAL: I'll be in Chicago, 7-11 September - let's meet and talk practice tech.

Aug 31, 2026

ADDD SPECIAL: I'll be in Chicago, 7-11 September - let's meet and talk practice tech.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

The prediction I got wrong this year

Aug 26, 2026

The prediction I got wrong this year

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

5 surprising numbers from the RIBA AI Survey 2026

Aug 19, 2026

5 surprising numbers from the RIBA AI Survey 2026

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

"Should we cap architects?" - the debate everyone missed

Aug 12, 2026

"Should we cap architects?" - the debate everyone missed

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Five new BIM tools that do your team's work for them

Aug 5, 2026

Five new BIM tools that do your team's work for them

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

$175m in a week - and why architects don't need SketchUp

Jul 29, 2026

$175m in a week - and why architects don't need SketchUp

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Where this newsletter is heading - and proof it works

Jul 22, 2026

Where this newsletter is heading - and proof it works

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

My Retrofit stack & the bottleneck that isn't your tools

Jul 1, 2026

My Retrofit stack & the bottleneck that isn't your tools

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Four legacy tools. One AI stack. Here's what changed.

Jun 24, 2026

Four legacy tools. One AI stack. Here's what changed.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

UK architects are opting out. And it's costing them.

Jun 17, 2026

UK architects are opting out. And it's costing them.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

The Architect's data gap is the AI gap

Jun 10, 2026

The Architect's data gap is the AI gap

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Everyone's wrong about the Ferrari

Jun 3, 2026

Everyone's wrong about the Ferrari

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

You don't control your software cost. They do.

May 27, 2026

You don't control your software cost. They do.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

The floor at NXTBLD. Every tool. One map.

May 20, 2026

The floor at NXTBLD. Every tool. One map.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Ten years of NXT BLD and the industry still has a lot to prove.

May 13, 2026

Ten years of NXT BLD and the industry still has a lot to prove.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Here are my Top 10 ways to reduce your reliance on Revit.

May 6, 2026

Here are my Top 10 ways to reduce your reliance on Revit.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Your technology strategy didn't get designed. It accumulated.

Apr 29, 2026

Your technology strategy didn't get designed. It accumulated.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Special Issue: The Knowledge Cliff: Why architecture companies are losing expertise and what the most forward-thinking practices are doing about it.

Apr 24, 2026

Special Issue: The Knowledge Cliff: Why architecture companies are losing expertise and what the most forward-thinking practices are doing about it.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

The Architect's Digital Toolbox - 20 categories - 8 work stages - The gaps exposed.

Apr 22, 2026

The Architect's Digital Toolbox - 20 categories - 8 work stages - The gaps exposed.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Everyone’s talking about AI inside Revit 2027. But the real shift is happening outside it.

Apr 15, 2026

Everyone’s talking about AI inside Revit 2027. But the real shift is happening outside it.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.