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AIA 2016: Architosh awards 5th ‘BEST of SHOW’ honors for software and technology vendors at AIA Philly
Architosh announces its 2016 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors to best software and technologies shown at the national convention in Philadelphia two weeks ago.
Phil Bernstein of Autodesk on the Changing Role of the 21st Century Architect—The Interview (Part 1)
In this interview Architosh learns more than just what Phil Bernstein thinks about educating 21st century architects in the context of advancing AEC digitization. He shares his vast knowledge of “practice” in the 20th century and how things have evolved to the point we face today. In this two-part series we cover the gamut from roles to society’s expectations of professionals, from contracts to architecture schools, from the importance of coding to where Revit’s brain may go.
Announcing Build Earth Live Hyperloop Competition
Global design software maker, Vectorworks Inc., has announced their sponsorship of Build Earth Live, the upcoming 48-hour global design competition.
‘High Performance’: The Ultimate BIM Feature
In this special feature, Architosh takes a look at the nature of ‘performance’ both in the architecture firm and its value in the BIM transformation from 2D CAD to BIM workflows. What is the firm performance trade-off due to BIM? How have architects argued against performance? And how do we discuss and evaluate performance within software and BIM in today’s workflow? This feature illuminates this topic using one BIM developer’s software development work as a case study.
GRAPHISOFT sponsors inaugural ArchiCAD Student Design Competition
Undergraduate and graduate architecture students are invited to enter an exciting competition co-aligned with the AIA National Convention in Philadelphia in May 2016.
Abvent launches Render[in] 3 plugin for SketchUp
The developer of famed Artlantis Studio and Render have now launched a public beta of Render[in] for SketchUp. The rendering software plugin works entirely within SketchUp.
AU2015 RECAP—Blurred Lines, Crossed Boundaries in the Era of Connection
Senior Associate Editor Pete Evans, AIA, recaps Autodesk University 2015 in all its many facets, and details many of the larger themes that were pervasive at the show this year. Chief among them were this blurring of lines disciplines, fields, tool chains and the boundaries between design, manufacture and product use. What we saw at AU 2015 was the emergence of a CAD company transforming into a company that will service industries far and wide across the full spectrum from initial concept to end-user and configuration and optimization based on performance and use data. It is a brave new world and Autodesk is at its leading edge.
Apple’s Virtual Reality story portends poorly for Mac OS X Pros—at least in the short term
While Apple may in fact have exciting virtual reality (VR) plans of its own, the Oculus Rift termination of OS X is going to sting Apple’s Mac professional customers at a time when in some industries, like AEC, the growth of the Mac is booming. Sadly, it affects developers who are creating key and exciting tools that cut across both platforms…and they are creating these tools on Mac hardware.
Lumion 6.0 is now available and shipping
Lumion a visualization software for architects has been taken to a new level in Lumion 6 with improved features for materials, reflections, shadows and lighting. The results are now more compelling and realistic than ever.
Architosh launches new tablets in Architecture research survey
In our first tablets in Architectural practice research survey, we aim to study how tablet computers may impact the architectural process with a particular emphasis on design and pre-design phases. Of particular note, the new iPad Pro with Pencil ushers in the potential for revolutionary change.
Viewpoint: How Apple’s iPad Pro and devices like it will change Architecture
In this Viewpoint feature Architosh editor-in-chief discusses the future of tablets in architectural practice, what technologies are doing behind the scenes to drive adoption and workflow transformation and just as importantly, offers a forward-looking perspective regarding the fusion of the power of analog tools that have not been usurped by the desktop but may be imitated in devices like the Apple iPad Pro with Pencil.
Hungary’s A4 Studio wins World Architecture Community Award using ARCHICAD
Hungary’s A4 Studio has won the World Architecture Community’s Award for its design of the Casablanca Market in Morocco.
Featurette: Eric Lloyd Wright — Tradition to Digital
In this news featurette, associated editor Akiko Ashley talks to Lucas Goettsche about his work with Eric Lloyd Wright, grandson of Frank Lloyd Wright (FLW) and, in particular, the use of ArchiCAD on some key Lloyd Wright projects and notably on a unique “skate-able” house called the PAS project Skate House.
ASCON Releases of Renga Architecture 2.1
This latest update, which comes less than two months after the latest release of Renga Architecture, allows users to open projects and create new ones with an added feature of printing drafts. However, files cannot be saved.
Benno Schmitz Wins Richard Diehl Award as part of 2015 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Program
Vectorworks, Inc. bestows an additional 15 scholarships to architecture, landscape and entertainment design students to help them reach their educational and professional goals.
2016 Vectorworks Design Summit to be held in Chicago
Professionals and students across the AEC landscape are invited to join a global community of visionaries with keynote presentations by Vectorworks executives and industry leaders at the 2016 Vectorworks Design Summit in Chicago on April 25-27, 2016 to give an inside look into Vectorworks software’s future development cycle and networking opportunities.
Scripting the Future—Vectorworks CEO Talks Marionette, Design Summit and Future Direction
In this interview Vectorworks Inc. CEO Sean Flaherty discusses his software company’s latest developments—including a new “brand name”, an exciting annual conference in the US and the latest Vectorworks release’s signature feature
Interest in GRAPHISOFT Russia student design competition runs high
Graphisoft Russia recently organized a successful architectural student competition in collaboration with Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) and CPS Ltd.
ARCHICAD contest inspires students to design Thailand’s most popular businesses
GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD contest inspires students to design a coffee shop of their own style, which is Thailand’s most popular businesses. The winner of the contest was awarded a MacBook Air for his outstanding coffee shop design.
Nemetschek Vectorworks and BIMobject® sign cooperation agreement
The agreement binds the two companies BIM technology support for each other to accommodate and support the AEC industry. In addition BIMobject and Nemetschek Vectorworks will collaboratively assist manufacturers with developing BIM objects for Vectorworks software users worldwide.
Event News: Guide to using AIA Contract Documents and Software In-Person
AIA is offering the opportunity to attend an interactive session on the latest version of AIA Contract Documents and Software.
PunchPRO for iPad has added new features to its app
PunchPRO made several improvement to their app after closely monitoring their users’ feedback.
SIGGRAPH 2015: Full Coverage of Computer Graphics Show
This year’s focus was very much on VR (virtual reality) & Cloud Based Rendering. The focus on Virtual Reality brought a new creative energy on the show floor for exploration into a new frontier. VR in architecture & games was a big subject in the VR Village. Developers had discussions of how the hardware & software is driving development of this new space to make it affordable to the masses.
Bradford College case study with GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD 19 offer
The David Hockney Building, Bradford College, has been chosen as the signature building for the launch of ARCHICAD 19.
AIA says US Architecture Firm Compensation Rises
AIA Architect reports that earnings for architecture positions has followed with gains beginning to accelerate after several years of rather slow-going improvement. Average compensation for staff positions up 3.5 percent from early 2013.
Firm Profile: BOGDAN & VAN BROECK—The Ecology of Densification
Continuing on a trend of expanding the scope of discourse beyond the “digital” in design practice, Architosh is pleased to present this feature interview of Belgium professor engineer-architect Leo Van Broeck and his award-winning ecological, research-oriented design practice. The design keynote speaker at the recent Vectorworks Design Summit, Leo spoke to Architosh recently about his firm, co-founder, work and their philosophical positions in the field of architecture and urban design.
Solibri of Helsinki joins buildingSMART International
Solibri joins industry standards group buildingSMART on Open BIM push aligning values across the BIM transforming AECO industry worldwide.
Autodesk intros Stingray Engine for new level of visualization in AEC industries
Building designers will now be able to make their models BIM-informed visualizations with complete real-time interactivity directly from Revit to 3ds Max workflows.
Visidraft gets limelight in Architect Magazine
Visidraft, an augmented reality software for iOS devices, has gained some limelight in the pages of Architect Magazine.
Tool Talk: Looking at ArchiSnapper—A Field Report App for iOS and Android
ArchiSnapper is a powerful tool for architects which takes away the time and effort required for producing field reports and completing site surveys.
Announcing the 2015 TAP Innovation Award Recipients
2015 TAP Innovation Awards since 2005, has spearheaded an effort to highlight award winning case studies from the architectural profession and construction industry in the harnessing of Building Information Model (BIM) technology and processes to further design, construction and project excellence.
Architosh awards 4th ‘BEST of SHOW’ honors for software and technology vendors at AIA Atlanta
Architosh announces its 2015 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors for the national convention and expo in Atlanta, Georgia. The awards highlight and draw attention to software and hardware technologies of note exhibited on the show floor.
Twinmotion to be distributed worldwide by Abvent
Abvent S.A., developer of Artlantis, has taken over the distribution and communication as well as support for Twinmotion. The announcement was timed yesterday to coincide with the launch of Twinmotion 2015, the latest version of this game-changing visualization software.
Vectorworks Experiencing Rapid Growth in UK—Report Says Leading BIM Charge
Nemetschek Vectorworks this year has captured the top spot in the annual BIM study in the United Kingdom market, the fifth largest economic superpower in the world by GDP. The study registers with US-based company’s own data on showing a doubling of its UK user base over the past five years.
GRAPHISOFT introduces ArchiCAD 19 with Predictive Background Processing
GRAPHISOFT today introduced ArchiCAD 19, noting it has made a quantum leap in BIM performance due to its robust 64-bit architecture and new “predictive background processing” technology.
GRAPHISOFT announces Rhino to ArchiCAD Connection
Graphisoft and Nikken Sekkei cooperation agreement bears first fruits for all ArchiCAD and Rhino users in new connector software between the two popular programs, bring leading edge modeling to a leading BIM application.
Nemetschek Vectorworks release training to help designers achieve BIM workflows
Expert trainer Jonathan Pickup has updated his guidebooks for Vectorworks 2015. Now in their 7th editions his latest updates bring content up-to-date with version 2015 and focus on building BIM workflows.
Nemetschek Vectorworks launches 2nd Annual Vectorworks Design Scholarship
Vectorworks Design Scholarship now in its second year kicks off—students can win up to $10,000 USD.
How BIG’s influence can reframe the role of BIM in Architecture
Architosh is pleased to present this special feature on Bjarke Ingels Group, famed Danish architecture firm. Several weeks ago we got a chance to talk to BIG’s Jakob Andreassen, BIM Manager at BIG Copenhagen, about the architectural practice, its design methodology and perspective on the use of computerized software—particularly BIM.
Nemetschek Vectorworks launches Chinese version of Vectorworks 2015
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., releases Chinese language version of Vectorworks 2015 to Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese market.
Russia’s new Renga Architecture takes aim at US & Germany dominated Architectural CAD/BIM market
Russia’s new Renga Architecture is a new 3D BIM like CAD tool for the AEC industry and soon to be officially released to the market. ASCON is the software house behind this new tool.
Lifehouse Centre designed with ArchiCAD wins five global healthcare design awards
HDR | Rice Daubney has won five prestigious global healthcare design awards for the Chris O’Brien ‘Lifehouse Centre’
GRAPHISOFT updates BIMx and creates BIMx Pro
GRAPHISOFT has introduced a dramatically simplified setup with its licensing options for architects and their project stakeholders in a BIM workflow with new capabilities with BIMx PRO and BIMx Modeling Sharing via in-app purchases.
Looking at solidThinking Inspire 2014 for Architectural Design
In this companion feature article to our latest product review on Inspire 2014, Architosh looks at the specific nature of using solidThinking Inspire for architectural design.
Product Review: solidThinking Inspire 2014
In this product review, Architosh looks at the unique solidThinking Inspire 2014 CAE-based industrial design and architecture design tool for optimizing parts and structures for weight and strength. Using the company’s unrivaled “morphogenesis” technology designers see inspiration in unique responses to forces and stress that minimize mass while retaining strength responses to loads and forces.
Tidbits: BD 100, Greyscalegorilla, and Architecture Industry News
Our news tidbits today include industry news mostly in Architecture, with the BD WA 100 index for 2015 now available, a focus on the work being done at Greyscalegorilla plus some interesting architectural industry news items.
Firm Profile: Levi + Wong Design Associates—Virtualizing Healthcare Architecture
We continue our Firm Profile series for the second time this month with a feature on the mixed practice design firm Levi + Wong Design Associates, a Boston area architecture, landscape architecture, planning and interior design firm serving national clients through a highly-developed 3D ‘virtual design’ process using GRAPHISOFT’s highly noted ArchiCAD and BIMx platforms.
The (AIA) releases 8 New Contract Documents – Updates AIA Documents Software and SaaS Products
The American Institute of Architects have added eight new documents to its industry-standard AEC contractor documents portfolio, including two focused in newer areas of project delivery models. All eight new documents are available through its Documents desktop software and new SaaS (software as a service) Documents-on-Demand Plus and Documents-on-Demand online service.
Nemetschek Vectorworks 2015 released in Localized Versions in Europe
Vectorworks 2015 product line now available for several localized European countries / languages.
Architects invited to submit for 2015 AIA TAP Innovation Awards program
The American Institute of Architects is calling for entrants to its 2015 AIA TAP Innovation Awards program. Architects can submit across four major categories.
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc, announces ‘Art in Architecture’ Webinar Series
Nemetschek Vectorworks launch new three part webinar series focused on important pioneers in architecture. The webinars will be led by Steve Alden AIA.
Architosh intros Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects 2.0 (Wave 1)
Architosh has completed the first wave (Wave 1) of one of its most ambitious special article projects with the 2.0 update to the Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects. We kick off Wave 1 with the culmination of a special three article interview series on iOS developers in this market segment and a brief description of our updates inside the Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects 2.0
We’ve Got Company—New Apple for Architects website launched!
New blog focused on Apple for Architects has been launched by architect and Architosh reader Neal Pann
Event: How 4 Leading Architects Are Winning with Performance-Based Design
Sefaira will be hosting an event on Performance-Based Design in mid October, featuring four experts and a panel led Q&A session
Nemetschek Vectorworks announces 2014 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Winners – Awards over $50,000 in scholarship funds to students
15 students from around the globe are winners in the 2014 Vectorworks Design Scholarship program with Diego Bermudez taking the grand prize of $10,000 for the Richard Diehl Award for best overall student entry
AIA: Opening Comments, Thoughts & Photos on AIA National in Chicago
An early look at AIA National in Chicago and the ideas and trends that are coming into focus
Nemetschek Vectorworks releases English version of SimTread 2 Pedestrian Simulation Software
SimTread 2 is now available in English and works as a plugin from within Vectorworks…
Famed architect Daniel Libeskind touts beauty of the ‘App World’ in Apple WWDC video
Architect Daniel Libeskind speaks about the beauty of the “app world” while using Paper by 53 in Apple’s WWDC introductory feature video in San Francisco this week. Apple yesterday introduced iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite
Famed architect Peter Bohlin talks about Steve Jobs and the Architecture of Apple
Architect Peter Bohlin of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson talks about working with Steve Jobs on the architecture of the Apple Stores today on Bloomberg TV
In-Depth: Architosh looks at GRAPHISOFT EcoDesigner STAR
GRAPHISOFT EcoDesigner STAR brings advanced building energy modeling (BEM), simulation and analysis to the early stages of the BIM workflow with the intent to improve and alter building designs. The software supports ASHRAE Standard 90.1 for LEED and more…
