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About Patrick MacLeamy
- Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, LEED AP, (born October 2, 1942, in Alton, Illinois) is an American architect who is chairman and former CEO of HOK, a global architecture, engineering and planning firm. He has served as an industry advocate for the need to leverage new technologies and collaboration tools to improve the practice of architecture.
- As a founder and chairman of buildingSMART International (formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability), MacLeamy has advanced the global implementation of building information modeling (BIM) to improve the quality and efficiency of the architectural design process.
- He also supports the establishment of nonproprietary and interoperable standards for the exchange of data in the design and construction industry.MacLeamy established a concept, commonly referenced in the design and construction industry as the MacLeamy Curve, to illustrate the escalating cost of design modifications as a project team progresses in the design process.
- His time-effort distribution curves "are among the most oft-cited sources for researchers interested in mainstreaming building information modeling (BIM) implementation in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry."
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