Hiroshi Jacobs is currently pursuing a post-professional degreee in design studies at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, with a concentration in computational and fabrication technology. In addition to his studies, Hiroshi also serves as adjunct lecturer in architecture at the Tulane School of Architecture in New Orleans. Prior to returning to graduate school, Hiroshi was a designer with international A/E firm RTKL in Washington DC where he was also responsible for BIM implementation and training as an Applications Administrator.
As an undergraduate architecture student at Tulane University, Hiroshi founded RevitCity.com. With more than 145,000 users world-wide, RevitCity.com has become the largest online community dedicated exclusively to Autodesk Revit. A respected leader in BIM for almost a decade, Hiroshi has facilitated the use of BIM technology on more than 100 architectural design projects. His expertise has been used to develop standardized workflows for BIM technology on projects of diverse size and scope, including projects that reach across multiple design firms and disciplines. Additionally, in his position as Applications Administrator at RTKL, Hiroshi consulted for the US Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations on various BIM research studies from cost-estimation to program database integration. Hiroshi is an Autodesk Revit Certified Professional and a member of the Autodesk Revit Customer Council. He frequently participates in beta-testing programs for the Autodesk software development team and has been a guest lecturer at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture, the Washington Alexandria Architectural Consortium, Tulane School of Architecture, RevitDC, and AIADC. Hiroshi received both his Bachelor of Architecture and his Master of Architecture degrees from the Tulane School of Architecture in 2003 and 2004, respectively. |