Our idealists
Susy M. Mikhail, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA
Co-founder | Services Director | Digital Practice Architect
Susy has more than 11 years of architecture experience. She’s an expert in the creation and implementation of Architecture BIM Standards, and has extensive knowledge of New York City documentation requirements and multifamily Revit workflows.
Her hands-on experience as an architect is what makes her so skilled at identifying inefficiencies in her clients’ digital practices. When she worked in an architecture firm, she was frustrated by the fact that BIM specialists would come in and solve a short-term problem, but not impart the knowledge and tools to help people adapt to the next challenge. She began to envision a more sustainable and empowering model of BIM support and co-founded 4 Ideal Design (4iD) in 2016. Read more
Samuel Mikhail, RA, NCARB, LEED BD+C
Co-founder | Managing Director | Digital Practice Architect
Over the past decade, Sam has worked with more than 50 architecture, interior and lighting design firms, as well as construction companies, to implement BIM technologies. Sam began his career as an architect, and transitioned to the BIM consulting during the early days of architecture firms converting to Revit. At that time, the industry standard was day-long training sessions that had little to do with the specific requirements of a firm. This inefficiency in a business that should be all about efficiency frustrated him. He began to envision a more nimble model of BIM consultancy and co-founded 4 Ideal Design (4iD) in 2016.
Instead of offering clients a list of services, Sam tailored each engagement to the client, developing tools to assess firms’ processes and benchmark the proficiency of employees. Read more