BUILD SMART.
with Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA

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BUILD SMART is a narrative podcast that features Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, architect, and former CEO of global firm HOK. With host Mark R. LePage, AIA, NCARB, MacLeamy shares stories and lessons from his 50-year career, rising from an HOK junior designer to the company CEO, a tenure that parallels HOK’s growth from 150 employees in St. Louis to a staff of more than 1,900 in 27 offices on three continents. MacLeamy highlights innovative solutions and tough decisions that sustained HOK through multiple economic swings, culminating in it becoming one of the world’s Top 10 architecture and engineering firms. HOK was structured for long-term success — BUILD SMART will share these lessons to help architects and creative-services firms build for long-term success as they design a world-class firm.

Thank you for joining us for this season of Build Smart! In this bonus wrap-up episode, Mark and Patrick have a candid conversation discussing this season, additional insights that we … Season 2 Wrap-up Read More »
In this season, Patrick has, in great detail, analyzed each aspect of the building industry – design, construction, operation, maintenance, and collaboration – discussing the challenges that we face, illuminating … 10: Design Takes Center Stage | Liberating the Architect Read More »
Richard Petrie 1959-2022 | CEO, buildingSMART International Richard’s substantial career focused on performance improvement challenges for clients or contractors involved in the procurement and operation of high value physical assets. … Richard Petrie Tribute Read More »
At this point in the story of buildingSMART International, the group that started as a private consortium in 1994 – behind the support of Autodesk – has become an independent … 09: The UK Challenge | buildingSMART Grows UP Read More »
If you’ve been following along with Patrick, you know his Effort Curve presentation, which came to be known as the “MacLeamy Curve.” But, have you heard of his BIM BAM … 08: The True Value of Design | BIM BAM BOOM Read More »
In this episode, Patrick discusses today’s processes and typical use of BIM. He highlights the limitations of these processes, proposes a new way to think about BIM, and explores some … 07: Our Shared BIM Future | Like Our Mothers Taught Us Read More »
In this episode, Patrick highlights the addition of Kajima Corporation, one of the oldest and largest construction companies in Japan, to buildingSMART’s chapters, their increased participation, and contributions to the … 06: My Contractor Friend | Shared Risk and Shared Reward Read More »
In this episode, Patrick details the nuances of their coordination solution and its development. If you recall, the 12-company consortium was left with audacious goals, but far less influence and … 05: The IFC Standard | Coordination Solution Read More »
So far this season, Patrick has outlined the challenges that we are facing in the building industry. In this episode, the conversation turns to solutions, and Patrick shares insight into … 04: Coordination Solution | buildingSMART and openBIM Read More »
One key revelation from the previous episode is that complexity and conflict have overwhelmed communication in the building industry. In this episode, Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, dives a bit deeper to … 03: From Drawings to BIM | The Communication Challenge Read More »
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