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at a cultural level . “ We really need to talk about implementing these technologies within the sector to bring continuous improvement to both projects and outcomes , but also to clients and society . So , it ’ s not just the impact for the practice , but it ’ s the impact for the wider industry and our ability to create better buildings from better projects . For projects to be more linear and more fitting to the timings with better outcomes for people who are working on these projects and impacted by them .”
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The report details how digital ways of working , like BIM ( building information modelling ), are improving the productivity and efficiency of construction projects and architectural practices . Mixed , augmented and virtual reality technologies are cited as enhancing the experience of clients , aiding collaboration across projects and within organisations .
“ Reality or augmented reality are really improving those client outcomes . One of my favourite case studies from the report , which really brings it together is from Millar + Howard Workshop who talk about how virtual reality offers their clients the chance to experience the building before it ’ s built and how they can get that building up and rendered . They can throw on the mixed reality
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“ While some organisations are changing the way they work , there is plenty more that they can do to continue to drive that rate of change and to continue to adopt that rate of transformation ”
— Ben Highfield ,
Surface Product Manager , Microsoft
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