As this crazy year comes to a close I thought I would write a short post on the year that was 2020, the top ten posts, and mention a few of my favorites...
Before the top 10, here are a few of my personal favorites:
Keep reading to learn more...
Although I look forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror, I am grateful for a number of things that worked out despite the challenges of a global pandemic, which included starting at Lake|Flato Architects as the Director of Design Technology, and subsequently moving to San Antonio, Texas. And, as crazy as this sounds now, I even went to Walt Disney World this year, back in February.
- End of a Chapter - My Last Week at LHB, June 16, 2020
- New Chapter - Lake|Flato Architects, June 23, 2020
- I Moved to Texas!, August 14, 2020
- My Visit with Renowned Architect David Salmela, July 17, 2020
Keep reading to learn more...
Although I look forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror, I am grateful for a number of things that worked out despite the challenges of a global pandemic, which included starting at Lake|Flato Architects as the Director of Design Technology, and subsequently moving to San Antonio, Texas. And, as crazy as this sounds now, I even went to Walt Disney World this year, back in February.
Sneak peak: I won't be able to write about this until next week, 2021, but I was interviewed by Dell and that went live this week on their blog: Designing From the Home Office.
The blog continues to do well with an average of 26k views a month, thanks you! As I wrote a few days ago, Autodesk recognized my efforts by giving me a social media award, more on that here.
Here are the top ten posts from 2020 for my blog. A few of these top posts are from previous years, meaning they had more views than other posts from this year. Combined, these posts have about 25,000 views...
I still managed to do several presentations this year... listed here:
Here are the top ten posts from 2020 for my blog. A few of these top posts are from previous years, meaning they had more views than other posts from this year. Combined, these posts have about 25,000 views...
#1
BIM 360 Design Local Files and More, May 6, 2020
#2
Cost Estimating Directly in Revit, May 16, 2020
#3
Review of Precision 5750 Laptop, May 19, 2020
#4
Mark and Type Mark Parameters in Revit - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Nov 7, 2018
#5
Revit 2020.2 Issue, Feb 3, 2020
#6
Tutorial: how to create custom Enscape assets, May 26, 2020
This one was written by Pieter Schiettecatte from A+I in NYC
(this is the second year in a row that Pieter made my 'top posts' list!)
#7
Revit's Section Box Tips and Tricks, May 17, 2017
#8
Autodesk to Offer BIM 360 Design Free Until May 31, 2020, March 19, 2020
#9
Autodesk BIM 360 Design Set Up Tips & Tricks, March 20, 2020
#10
Revit Model Maintenance Best Practices, March 4, 2018
I had a new book published this year, and am working on another one now:
Here are four more personal favorites...
- Trimble XR10 with Microsoft HoloLens 2 in Action, August 23, 2019
- Tour of Vancouver House - Designed by BIG, January 6, 2020
- 2019-20 ACEC/MN Engineering Excellence Awards, January 27, 2020
- My Autodesk Interview for AU - About Next-Gen Energy Analysis!, Nov 18, 2020
- I ♥ Architecture and Interior Design Education
- Dunwoody Presentation - Enscape plus Bonus HoloLens 2 Demo
- UofM College of Design Presentation - Lighting Design
- Promoting Architecture to High School Students
- BIM Thoughts Podcast and Winter Biking
- Staff Training During The COVID-19 Pandemic
- Link to Recording: BIM After Dark - Live: Revit & Enscape - Top 5 Secrets Revealed w/Dan Stine (Episode 12)
- AIA COTE Philly 2030 Working Group - Environmental Design Tools (10 AUG 2020)
- NDSU - First Week of School - Fall 2020
- Advancing Computational Design 2020 Conference - Virtual Event
- Early Energy Modeling Presentation at UTSA - Yesterday
- AIA New Orleans Event Next Week - RISING: Symposium for Climate and Equity
- Lighting Design and Real-Time Rendering at the University of Minnesota - Fall 2020
- AU 2020 - My Selected Session on...
- Link to Recording: BIM After Dark - BIM After Dark - Live: Revit & Enscape 2.8: Design, Present, Collaborate w/Dan Stine (Episode 26)
Finally, I managed to stay engaged with Enscape and wrote the following posts/articles for them this year:
- Enscape Blog Post: 5 Best Practices for Creating a Realistic Interior Rendering
- Updated Enscape Grass Post - Plus Animated Vegetation Coming Soon!
- Enscape Blog Post - Shaping a New Future with Real-Time Visualization
- Enscape Blog Post: Creating Realistic Glass in Architectural Visualizations
- Enscape Blog Post - COVID-19: Working From Home
- ENSCAPE Blog Post - Meet Dan Stine:)
- Popular Enscape Blog Posts Refreshed
Thanks to everyone who follows this blog and for all the feedback!
Here's to 2021... Happy New Year.
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