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BIM State of Affairs - It's All About AI
BIM State of Affairs - It's All About AI
Introduction In the last 3 months, AI has flooded social networks - and AEC was no exception. After extensive research…
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The Future of BIM
The Future of BIM
After 7 years of working with BIM, I can say that the industry has never been in a worse state. But things are about to…
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisSeeing an AI demo is one thing: Actually using the app in your workflow is something else. And that's what we'll focus on in Building AI in AEC: Starting with FORMAS.AI: On April 15th, they'll present their app on our AI Demo Days. (👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/g7Fmgbxz) They are not just another AI rendering tool. Formas is a design environment built for architects: - Sketch → render (seconds) - 3D → contextual visuals (seconds) - Image → cinematic walkthrough (seconds) And studios that implemented it are going from: → 2 days per concept → to ~2 hours BUT: Awareness isn't implementation. That's why inside Building AI in AEC, we’re running a series of hands-on workshops with the Formas team. This is where we move from: → “this app looks cool” to → “this is how I actually use it on my project” Then, we'll host them within our Building AI in AEC Community to show us workshops. What to expect inside the workshops: - Real AEC workflows (not generic demos) - Working with your own project data - Structuring boards, iterations, and outputs - Understanding where this fits in your process These workshops will be available only to members of: Mastering AI in AEC / Building AI in AEC. If you’re already inside Mastering/Building AI in AEC → you’ll have access to the workshops too. If not → this is exactly the type of sessions we’re building and you can join for 24 more hours. This is the link to AI skills: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5 Looking forward to sharing more practical AI workflows with the community! Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisAre you spending hours on renders your client will change in 10 minutes? It’s not a workflow problem. While you're locked in revision cycles, someone else is already presenting four options. Formas.ai was built to fix that. It's an AI design studio built specifically for architects. This is not Midjourney with a Revit plugin. It's already built for how you work. Sketch → photorealistic render. Seconds. 3D model → context-rich visualisation. Seconds. Static image → cinematic walkthrough video. Seconds. Studios using it are going from 2 days per concept to 2 hours. Some are winning competitions they wouldn't have even entered before. We're doing a live demo where you'll see exactly how it works on real project scenarios. And if you want to go deeper than a demo We're running 3 exclusive hands-on workshops with Formas inside Building AI in AEC on Skool. You'll work through it with your own project data. These workshops are only available to members of Mastering AI in AEC If you're already a member, you're in. If you're not - this is probably the nudge to join before April 1! You can get access here: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5 Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisClaude for AEC - Live AI Workshop on April 16th! We’re kicking off one of our first practical workshops inside Building AI in AEC with a topic I know many of you are curious about: Claude for AEC: From Project Data → Deliverables with Nadia Privalikhina Most people today fall into one of these buckets: - you’ve heard of Claude, but haven’t really used it - you tried it, but didn’t fully understand where it fits - you’re tired of AI demos and want real workflows This session is built exactly for that. What we’ll cover: → What Claude actually is (and how it differs from ChatGPT) → Where it fits in real AEC workflows → How to use it with actual project data (not generic prompts) And a strong focus on REAL PROJECT WORKFLOWS. What this is NOT: - No deep technical setup. - No tool hype. The goal is simple: You leave understanding: → what Claude is → where it fits in the AEC → how you can actually use it next week This exclusive workshop is part of our Building AI in AEC community. If you’re already inside → go to the calendar and sign up for April 16th. If you’re considering joining → Join Mastering AI in AEC before April 1st and you’ll get 12 months of Building AI in AEC included. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5 This is exactly the type of hands-on sessions we’re building - and I can’t wait to show you more of what we planned. I’m biased, but I know it’ll be well-worth the initial investment. Can't wait to kick it all off on April 16th! Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisHere’s how to turn a Revit design into a live cost dashboard before it costs you. Most cost overruns aren't a surprise. They're the result of delayed cost clarity. ProjectPulse 3D says it keeps cost tied to the model while you work—so you see the impact of changes when they are still easy to fix. This demo is for you if you’re: - Doing takeoffs after modeling, not during - Rebuilding BOQs every time the design changes - Losing track of what changed, and why cost changed - Spending meetings arguing over “which version is right” Here’s what ProjectPulse 3D says it can do: - Model data checks: Manage parameters, validate data, and run model health checks - Live estimation inside Revit: Generate takeoffs and cost breakdowns as you model - Standardize your model: Support classification codes, tags, and QA routines - Scenario testing: Compare what-if options early, before they get expensive - Instant BOQs: Export Bills of Quantities to Excel, JSON, or a database They also offer a 30-day trial for the live estimation tool. Join us live. We’ll watch it run, ask your questions, and see if it fits your workflow. Hope to see you there! Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisTop 1% of AEC firms are looking into AI workflows. But the top 0.01% are looking into something else entirely: BUSINESS MODELS. Don’t believe me? A few examples: 1. MONEY RULES A client of mine recently got their 300-hour rendering invoice declined. Why? Their client said: “We can do it ourselves in 30. Why should we pay for the other 270?” Lesson? AI workflows won't help my client much - but a new business model will. 2. DON'T SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT A major AEC incumbent recently acquired an AI company that helps save 30% of design time. Sounds great, right? Not quite. Because their client doesn’t want to pay for hours that never happened. And the incumbent now risks lower revenues, which hurts public market expectations. But they also can’t simply raise hourly rates, because they’d get undercut. Lesson? AI workflows won't solve that - a new business model might. 3. LOOK AT ME For the last 2 years, I’ve sold lifetime licenses. It helped me grow - but the business wasn’t sustainable. And 'not being sustainable' means: - you can’t create content from a place of stability - you can’t comfortably invest in better products - you’re always trying to survive the next month Lesson? AI workflows couldn't fix that for me - but a new business model can. (And that’s exactly what I’m changing after this launch: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5) Here’s my take: In AEC, value has traditionally been expressed in time and materials. But this is going to change. Very soon, value will be expressed differently. And the firms that win will be the ones who decide HOW before the market decides for them. The worst part? Almost NOBODY is thinking about this yet. So be the first one - and you’ll benefit the most. Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisBuilding your dream home should feel exciting, not exhausting. LynxCraft says it makes the process faster, clearer, and cheaper. How? It simplifies your homebuilding process from automated concept designs to expedited building permits and reliable, trustworthy suppliers. This demo is for private real estate investors or developers who are tired of: - Guessing costs until it’s too late - Chasing zoning rules across PDFs and emails - Managing five or more vendors with zero shared plan - Waiting weeks for drawings, then waiting again for revisions Here’s what LynxCraft says it can do for you: - Pull plot and zoning info from cadastral details - Connect you with trusted suppliers and execution partners - Auto-generate 2D and 3D documentation for permits and sourcing - Create code-compliant concept designs with real-time cost estimates - 5x faster move-in and up to 30% cost reduction through optimization Join us live to see the workflow, ask questions, and decide if this fits your next build. See you there! Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisCatch the code violation on the drawing. Not on the construction site. That's what ArchiBoost says it can do. And honestly, I want to see it in action too. If your day looks anything like: - Digging through old project folders to find a detail someone did weeks ago - Running QA/QC reviews late in the process, when fixes are expensive - Cross-referencing building codes manually across jurisdictions - Fielding RFIs that should have been caught in the drawings Or anything close to that. Then this demo is for you. Here's what ArchiBoost says it can do: - Instant code answers, cited from International, State, and Municipal codes - Direct Revit integration, so the intelligence lives where the work happens - Review full drawing sets for gaps and compliance before milestones - Surface firm knowledge, past details, and standards in one place Yes, it has AI. But the real story is risk caught early, not discovered on-site when it costs ten times more to fix. Join us live, watch it run, ask your questions, and decide if it fits how you work. Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisPeople thought I was sending them scamming emails. Well if that scam was: - helping you learn and implement AI - connect and grow in the AI space - get up-to-date AI case studies Then yes, I might as well been ‘scamming’. 😅 We recently invited all our existing students over to our new AI in AEC Skool community: And it’s been incredible to see people engaged and motivated to learn!! Our new community is open to every student of ours, but only Mastering AI in AEC students get: Building AI in AEC for 12 months - for free! This third ‘course’ is something we’ve been creating for a while now, and inside it we’ll have: - live events - practical workshops - student success stories And a lot more - I can’t wait to share soon! Sounds interesting? Join our Mastering AI in AEC until April 1st to get all the benefits: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5 Stjepan
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Stjepan Mikulić shared thisI should’ve done this 1 year ago. I moved to Los Angeles, visited my local mall, and envisioned: What if: - Every store was an AI lesson - Everyone was from the AEC industry - And you could access everything with 1 yearly pass And what if your first year was already included? That’s exactly what we’ve been building: Introducing: AI in AEC Membership! A place where AEC professionals don’t just learn AI — they implement it. Inside, you get: - Step-by-step AI workflows for real AEC use cases - Templates, prompts, and systems you can apply immediately - A global community of architects, engineers, and contractors And for Building AI in AEC members: live sessions, workshops, and ongoing updates (launching soon). How access works: If you’re part of AI in AEC already: Discovering AI in AEC → access to the community + resources Mastering AI in AEC → access to everything above + 12 months of Building AI in AEC included Building AI in AEC is where we go deeper: → live sessions → workshops → real implementation After the first year, Building AI in AEC becomes a yearly membership. This is where everything we build going forward will live. If you’re serious about applying AI in AEC — this is the environment to do it. How to access? Join Mastering AI in AEC until April 1st here: https://lnkd.in/eVsKxmV5 (last time offered with lifetime access to MAIA lessons) See you inside! Stjepan
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3 years ago we didn’t talk about AI - and 3 years from now it’ll be the CORE of how we do business.
We’ll start setting the foundation at Archicon. Thanks for the invite Aya and Nikita!
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Autodesk here trying to squeeze out every dollar they can out of their customers before AI startups change the game very soon. They'd use the money for acquiring those same startups. But this cycle can only work for so long - lack of innovation is the first sign of the tail end of a company cycle. No wonder they call Autodesk 'the dark side' of the AEC.
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisStjepan Mikulić reacted on this"You can't run real projects in a browser." We hear this a lot. This is the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, running live in Snaptrude at 30fps. Full modeling and editing capabilities, not just a viewer. (Design credit: Asymptote Architecture and Herman Tilke) The facade was imported from Rhino. The modeling and early BIM work, all done in Snaptrude. From the interior furniture layout down to the racetrack and surrounding context, one unified model in a single browser tab. Large-scale projects have always been the breaking point for web-based design tools. Complex geometry, dense imports, thousands of objects, that's where browser tools fall apart and teams default back to desktop. This release delivers real-time performance at this scale, whether projects originate in Snaptrude or come in from Revit and Rhino. No file splitting. No simplified proxy models. The real thing, fully editable. And we're not done. This is the first of three performance releases shipping in the next 30 days. What you're seeing here is the floor, not the ceiling. Our rendering engine rewrite last year made this possible. Super proud of what the team has accomplished. Next up unlocking visual finesse right in the viewport. A lot more coming soon.
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Stjepan Mikulić liked thisStjepan Mikulić liked thisA principal at an architecture firm told me something last week that I haven't stopped thinking about. "Our junior staff is worried. They're asking: are you strategically trying to replace us?" His answer was thoughtful: No. AI doesn't replace judgment. It removes the 2 hours of research so you can get to the decision faster. It makes you a better communicator, not a redundant one. But here's the thing: most firm leadership isn't having this conversation at all. This isn't unique to architecture. Software engineering is about 3 years ahead on this curve, and the pattern is instructive. When GitHub Copilot launched, junior developers had the same fear: if AI writes the code, what do I do? What actually happened was the opposite. Juniors stopped spending their days writing boilerplate and started learning system design, code review, and architecture years earlier than previous generations. Satya Nadella described it as moving developers "from typing to thinking." The junior role didn't shrink; it leveled up. Legal is seeing the same shift. AI tools now handle contract review and case law research that used to consume a junior associate's entire first two years. Goldman Sachs estimated 44% of legal tasks could be automated, the highest of any profession they studied. But firms aren't eliminating junior lawyers. They're putting them in front of clients earlier, on strategic work that used to be reserved for year-four associates. The pattern across every industry is the same: AI compresses the apprenticeship of drudgery. The grunt work phase that used to take 2-3 years gets shortened. The interesting work, the work that actually develops your career, starts sooner. Architecture is next. Instead of spending your first 3 years redlining drawings and manually calculating areas, you spend them learning how to make real design decisions. The boring work compresses. The meaningful work expands. That's not a threat to junior architects. That's the best thing that could happen to their career development. The firms that figure out how to message AI adoption internally, not just to clients, not just on LinkedIn, will have a massive talent retention advantage over the next 5 years. Junior architects will go where they feel like AI makes them better, not where they feel like it makes them nervous.
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Stjepan Mikulić liked thisStjepan Mikulić liked thisAAAAAAND THE WINNER OF THE FOUNDER GAMES SEASON 1 IS 🏆 🏗️ Marko Lazic from Luccid Software 🎢 Out of 20 startups. Across 10 real-world founder challenges. Under pressure, cameras, mentors, and investors watching every move. Marko Lazic stood out! Not just with an idea, but with execution, clarity, consistency and leadership. This founder proved what The Founder Games is really about: not perfect pitches. and not polished slides, but real decisions in real moments that shape real companies. Through every challenge, Luccid Software showed focus, resilience, and the ability to perform when it mattered most. That’s why Season 1 has its winner 👏 Season 2 now has a standard to beat 🎢 Congratulations to Marko Lazic and the Luccid Software team 👏 👏 👏
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisStjepan Mikulić reacted on thisNext Wednesday I'm walking through my actual Claude workflows live on Maven Session - and you're invited! Thanks to Lena for inviting me! A few months ago I was sitting in the audience of Maven webinars, watching non-technical users walk through their Claude workflows. That was one of the most useful things I did. Because seeing someone's ACTUAL setup, applied to their ACTUAL problems, made something click that documentation never could. I took what I saw, combined it with my engineering mindset, and started applying it to my problems. One thing I kept coming back to: monitoring my personal brand without manually checking 5 dashboards - a task I neglected and missed out on important audience insights. Now I have 3 workflows running in the background tracking my content performance, audience stats, updating my media kit. Small? Sure. But I finally stopped flying blind on my own stats. I know a big bottleneck in AI adoption is understanding what's possible. Not the technical how - the practical what. "What can this actually do for someone like me, with my specific problems?" That's what this webinar is for. Come join, bring your questions. When: Apr 8, 11:00 AM CET Cost: FREE Link: https://lnkd.in/eyBd8U4P
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisStjepan Mikulić reacted on this𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻. Stjepan Mikulić — CEO of AI in AEC, founder of AEC AI Hub, and one of the top AI experts in Architecture — has trained hundreds of professionals and helped firms save millions through practical AI implementation. His sessions and workshop at Archicon2026 will give architects clear, actionable steps to integrate AI into their firms — no fluff, just results. 🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. Link in comments! Spots are filling fast — secure yours today! → Archicon2026.com Follow Archicon Uncut Podcast for more behind the scenes. #Australia #Melbourne #AIConference #Architects #AEC
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisStjepan Mikulić reacted on this⭐🎉To end Women’s International Month on a high note, I am so honored to announce I have been invited to step up and join Women in BIM’s 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 and appointed as 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮. 🌎 In this role, I will be overseeing Regional Leads across Canada, the United States, and Mexico, driving WIB’s alignment and impact across this continent. Equally excited for this opportunity to leverage my trilingual skills: Spanish, English, and French, to further strengthen the connection across the three countries! #BIM #ExpertElite #AEC #Technology
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisStjepan Mikulić reacted on this𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 🎧 Most AI conversations in architecture stop at image generation. Firm leaders are asking bigger questions — about workflows, staffing, business models, and profitability. In this episode, Aya Shlachter and Nikita Morell reveal the AI speaker joining Archicon: Stjepan Mikulić, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗘𝗖 and one of Architizer’s leading AI experts — who helped a 250-person interior design firm save $4.5M through his nine-step AI implementation roadmap. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode to hear more about the speaker lineup. Link in comments! Be Part of Archicon2026 → Register Now → https://lnkd.in/dKeRdmAH Follow Archicon Uncut Podcast for more behind the scenes.
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Stjepan Mikulić reacted on thisAnnnnnnddd another one ... really ramping up our online presence now that we're live. Will be sharing more soon - excited to get out of the weeds to talk about our platform! Shoutout to Stjepan Mikulić and the team AI in AEC - super helpful to have these lists, directories, and watering holes for community feedback. For the MEP Designers, Modelers, and Engineers - if anyone is curious, feel free to book a time to chat below: https://lnkd.in/eWBpua5nStjepan Mikulić reacted on thisLooking for the best AI tools in the AEC industry? Look no further than AI in AEC, and shout out to Stjepan Mikulić for putting this list together! Excited to get our Autotag software out there for MEP Designers & Modelers! Check us out: https://lnkd.in/eserBYBs
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