Principal and Founder. An Entrepreneur, Investor and Technologist, after exiting the Automotive sector, Thomas worked in Project Management, lead Virtual Design and Construction teams, acted as CTO, and co-founded industry non-for-profits. Thomas currently acts on the board of directors for several startups and is the President & CEO of Building Transformations, the National Building Industry Innovation & Technology Organization in Canada.
Pietro Ferrari is a Professor and Program Coordinator in the School of Architectural Studies (SAS) at George Brown College (GBC) in Toronto where he has been a faculty member since 2004. Pietro was part of the planning team for GBC's BIM Post-Graduate Certificate Program. In addition to his role in academia, Pietro remains active as a design consultant, with over 25 years of experience in the building and construction industry.
Pietro received his Bachelor of Technology in Architectural Science from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto and both a Bachelor of Architecture Professional Degree and a Master of Architecture from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.
I am convinced that the future of making buildings lies in no longer having distinct design and construction activities but rather a Master Builder process that seamlessly transitions through the design, procurement, assembly and operation using non-linear, fully-iterative and non-traditional approaches to move any building from design to assembly and beyond at considerably less cost and in less time. At ncx+ architecture this is what we are working towards - a Master Builder as a process that is deeply rooted in model-based project delivery using more effective ways for streamlining the entire supply chain from file to fabrication to field - F³
