Baker Baynes
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Sustainable Civil Engineering Trends
In Our Common Future by The Brundtland Commission, the term ‘sustainable development’ was coined and defined as "the development that meets the needs of the...
Baker Baynes Attends the 2017 Machine Tools Expo
The first week of May saw Nasrec play host to this year’s Machine Tools Africa Expo. Pitching itself as the biggest exhibition of its kind in Africa, the...
Thermal imaging: a civil engineering revolution
As early as 1828, Thomas Tredgold defined the field of civil engineering in terms that still resonate today. “Civil engineering is the art of directing the...
How civil engineers use drone-mounted cameras
Site inspections can be challenging tasks. With large areas to survey, and high structures to scale, it can be hard to gather a comprehensive view of a...
Understanding Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Understanding Building Information Modelling (BIM) Imagine if your designs … could talk. Imagine if roads could tell you where to put them. Or if sewage...
Civil Engineering Trends: What to expect in 2017
Civil Engineering Trends, What is civil engineering? ‘The planning, design and construction of the physical world.’ This succinct sentence from Baker Bayne’s...
Webinar: Basic Intersection Design with AutoCAD Civil 3D
Basic Intersection Design with AutoCAD Civil 3D A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the...
Trends in architectural technology
Architecural Technology: How trends in technology lead to advances in architecture According to the dictionary, the word technology is recorded as having been...
Design for Sustainability
Design for Sustainability – The Top Trend of the New Millennium Sustainability is an issue that affects every human on the planet. No industry can afford to...
Design for the Future
Every architect would love to think of their work outliving their lifetime. We all want to leave a legacy larger than ourselves. The longevity of architecture...
Drawing inspiration from the history of architecture
Draw on the past – why the history of architecture is important to its future “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”. Winston...
Architectural Trends: Inspiration
Are you inspired? 'You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.' – Maya Angelou We’re going to let you in on a little secret. The truth...