Vector Praxis Starting Design and Manufacturing Operations

May 1, 2013: Vector Praxis has secured a facility in mid-town Toronto and is setting up operations. President Julian Bowron and the staff of Vector Praxis look forward to working with clients both past and present to deliver the innovative, high-end work for which his company has been known for over 30 years.

Volumetric Modular Construction System for Tall Buildings

May 1, 2013: In conjunction with SHoP Construction Services LLC of NYC, Vector Praxis has developed and filed a patent application for a system of components which enables the modular construction and erection of tall buildings with integral brace frames. More details to follow!

Public Artwork

March 15th, 2013: Vector Praxis has been awarded a 6000 square foot “art ceiling” project which is currently in the design phase and will be installed in downtown Toronto…..details to be posted shortly!

5-Point Real BIM Manifesto

5-Point Real BIM Manifesto The introduction of AutoCAD was a simply a change in reprographic process. As mostly practised BIM is not fundamentally different than drawing with a pencil. Real BIM is a shift from “drawing buildings” to “drawing is building”. Real BIM is a tool of building production, not a tool of drawing production. Ambitious architects and contractors [...]

A 2012 Taxonomy of Drawings: Paper to Vector

A Taxonomy of drawings and why I hate paper, whether I’m looking at it on a table or on a screen  Despite all the hype about BIM, I seldom see a contractors’ trailer with computer screens instead of paper drawings. In fact, despite working on recent projects by architects such as Foster + Partners, KPF, Gensler etc. the [...]

Real BIM: Can Architects Be Master Builders Again?

Some history: The good ol’ days, the bad ol’ now   Return to “5-Point Real BIM Manifesto” Hanging next to the security desk in the lobby of 48 Wall Street in NYC is a 1927 framed ink on vellum drawings of the cut stone façade. This 6’ tall drawing shows every block within a vertical [...]