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Nick Holt

Director, Technical Group, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Nicholas Holt is a Director in the Technical Group at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York.

An advocate of collaborative practice models, Mr. Holt approaches design by integrating building systems, sustainable design principles, and extensive construction knowledge, from the conceptual development of a project through construction documentation and execution.

Mr. Holt is an industry leader in the practical application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the associated implementation of new project delivery models aimed at developing projects more efficiently and effectively. A proponent of evidence-based design development, Mr. Holt leads a group of digital design specialists focused on advanced computational models that analyze the impact of design decisions at key points in the design process. Leveraging advanced digital tools both within SOM and in collaboration with industry partners allows his teams to optimize sustainability, performance and constructability.

Mr. Holt also leads the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), a research collaboration between SOM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.