Allister Lewis | ADDD: Building The Digital Architect

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Allister Lewis

Architect, BIM Manager and Specialist in Construction Technology

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

Download the Free Digital Design Leader White Paper + more!

Feb 4, 2026

Download the Free Digital Design Leader White Paper + more!

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

If you’re still calling this role “BIM Manager,” you may be underestimating its impact on your practice.

Jan 28, 2026

If you’re still calling this role “BIM Manager,” you may be underestimating its impact on your practice.

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

Why “Time-Saving” Software Keeps Making Architecture Harder

Jan 21, 2026

Why “Time-Saving” Software Keeps Making Architecture Harder

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

Why Architects Feel Overwhelmed by Software

Jan 14, 2026

Why Architects Feel Overwhelmed by Software

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

In 2026, I’m fighting for a future-ready, technology-adept profession.

Jan 7, 2026

In 2026, I’m fighting for a future-ready, technology-adept profession.

Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

760,000 LinkedIn impressions didn’t mean what I thought they did.I assumed Architects were engaging because of AI. They weren’t.

Dec 17, 2025

760,000 LinkedIn impressions didn’t mean what I thought they did.I assumed Architects were engaging because of AI. They weren’t.

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

2 years ago I bought a house, then quit my job in the same month. What’s happened since has been unbelievable.

Dec 10, 2025

2 years ago I bought a house, then quit my job in the same month. What’s happened since has been unbelievable.

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

Autodesk prices are likely to rise in 2026. Here’s how to take control of your tech stack costs

Dec 3, 2025

Autodesk prices are likely to rise in 2026. Here’s how to take control of your tech stack costs

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

Too many great AEC software fail because Architects were never in the room. So I’m building the room.

Nov 26, 2025

Too many great AEC software fail because Architects were never in the room. So I’m building the room.

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

I didn’t follow a perfect career plan, I followed the problems no one else wanted to solve.

Nov 20, 2025

I didn’t follow a perfect career plan, I followed the problems no one else wanted to solve.

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.

The BIM 2.0 Architect's Report: Black Friday Special (£49 for 2 Weeks Only)

Nov 12, 2025

The BIM 2.0 Architect's Report: Black Friday Special (£49 for 2 Weeks Only)

ADDDitive: Transforming Practice: Tools, Strategies, and Insights for the Digital Architect.