Allister Lewis | ADDD: Building The Digital Architect

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Allister Lewis

Architect, BIM Manager and Specialist in Construction Technology

$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.

After speaking to 100+ architecture practices, here’s my view: Software cost is becoming structurally unsustainable.

Apr 8, 2026

After speaking to 100+ architecture practices, here’s my view: Software cost is becoming structurally unsustainable.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

ATN Influencer Day: The New Layer of Architecture Communication

Apr 1, 2026

ATN Influencer Day: The New Layer of Architecture Communication

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

Special Edition ATN Summit: What Is Actually Changing in Architecture

Mar 25, 2026

Special Edition ATN Summit: What Is Actually Changing in Architecture

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

Most architecture directors think their practice is behind in AI. They aren't - they’re behind on strategy.

Mar 18, 2026

Most architecture directors think their practice is behind in AI. They aren't - they’re behind on strategy.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Hot take: AI isn’t suddenly arriving in AEC. We’ve been preparing for it for 20 years.

Mar 11, 2026

Hot take: AI isn’t suddenly arriving in AEC. We’ve been preparing for it for 20 years.

Architecture. Technology. Workflows.

Most architecture firms using AI right now are doing theatre, not transformation.

Mar 4, 2026

Most architecture firms using AI right now are doing theatre, not transformation.

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

The Rise of the Digital Design Leader: Orchestrating AI, Data and Workflow

Feb 25, 2026

The Rise of the Digital Design Leader: Orchestrating AI, Data and Workflow

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

Reminder: Supercharging Early-Stage Feasibility Designs – This Wednesday

Feb 24, 2026

Reminder: Supercharging Early-Stage Feasibility Designs – This Wednesday

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

Architects: this is our February 2020 moment for workflows. AI won’t disrupt design first. It will disrupt flow.

Feb 18, 2026

Architects: this is our February 2020 moment for workflows. AI won’t disrupt design first. It will disrupt flow.

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice

10 things architects actually took away from the RIBA AI in Practice Summit.If you weren’t in the room, read this.

Feb 11, 2026

10 things architects actually took away from the RIBA AI in Practice Summit.If you weren’t in the room, read this.

Discovering the tools, workflows, and decisions shaping modern architectural practice