Lobbyist Wars and BIM Development. Part 1: How a Leningrad nuclear physicist helped Autodesk take over the global CAD market

In the 17th century, every advanced Dutch farmer wanted to get hold of a tulip, in 2017, an advanced internet user wanted to buy Bitcoin. Nowadays, every advanced construction company dreams of using 4D-7D BIM in their planning and the competitive advantages that this technology will bring them. 





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Underwater Archaeology with AutoCAD The Wreck of HMS Pandora 1984 Expedition

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Left Irwin Jungreis, right Leonid Raiz. Sources: cadpanacea.com

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Annual revenue Autodesk 2005. Page 79

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Google Trends since 2004. Revit vs Archicad vs Allplan

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