Our fourth annual architosh INSIDER Reports—typically delivered in the first quarter but not this year—thematically focuses on a crop of rising star technology firms serving the AEC and CAD industries.
Latest Industry News

Vectorworks 2024 Update 2 Now Available
New Update 2 for Vectorworks 2024 offers performance and feature improvements—including notable NVIDIA Omniverse and macOS Sonoma-related Redshift Rendering improvements.

Cinebench and Redshift optimized for M3
Maxon announces that Cinebench and Redshift are optimized for Apple’s new M3 microprocessors.

Graphisoft Unveils AI-powered Visualization in Archicad
Archicad users can now accelerate early design processes by generating AI-powered imagery via the new Archicad AI Visualizer.
Latest Architosh Features

2023 Bentley Year In Infrastructure — Going Digital Awards
Bentley’s Annual Year in Infrastructure — Going Digital Awards conference wrapped up in October. Jury member and Architosh senior associate editor, Pete Evans wraps the major details from the world’s top infrastructure digital technologies event.

Graphisoft's Building Together—Archicad 27, BIMx and More
Graphisoft’s latest Archicad 27, BIMx, BIMcloud and DDScad were showcased at its Budapest-based Building Together | Connect physical and virtual global BIM event.

Chaos Talks anima with Architosh—Buying AXYZ design and Arch Viz Futures
Animation and the impact of advanced technologies like AI are just some of the exciting reasons why Chaos’ latest acquisition strengthens the industry leader.
INSIDER Xpresso—Free Newsletter from Architosh
Industry Commentary and Analysis

Graphisoft: Archicad is 'Scary Fast' on New M3 Macs
Archicad is ‘Scary Fast,’ says the BIM innovator with a long history of its tech-forward Mac support.

Nemetschek Group launches new SaaS Digital Twin platform—dTwin
Nemetsheck Group shakes up the AEC/O industry, launching the first horizontal open digital twin platform—dTwin.

French-based Rayon for Architecture backed by Norman Foster
Rayon from Paris aims to address the gap between CAD and BIM in the AEC industry—new cloud-based tool with Foster backing.
INSIDER Reports—In-Depth and On Focus
(emTech)—Emergent Technology Reports

Early Access: (emTech) section for INSIDER Xpresso—#04
Early Access coverage of the Emergent Technologies (emTech) section for the upcoming INSIDER Xpresso #04. Non-subscribers can gain access to this information by signing up for our monthly Xpresso newsletter for free. Inside this issue, we cover Smart Cities, AI and Robots in Architecture, Construction Robotics, brand new AR/VR tools and new Computational Design offerings from Dassault.

Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #22
Member Access—(emTech) Section Plus is our new exclusive that builds off of what we shared in Xpresso #22 on AI, robotics, emTech in AEC, CAD and manufacturing industries.

Member Access — (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #24
Member Access (emTech) Section Plus for Xpresso #24 brings innovative news on M1 chip, Apple, VR, AR, headset, robotics, AI, architecture, and more…
What You May Have Missed

Choose Your Own Adventure—Vectorworks' New Omniverse Connector Expands Future for Users
NVIDIA Omniverse is making waves in most industrial CAD industries, from manufacturing to AEC/O. Now Vectorworks has a new Omniverse Connector, marking an inflection point for next-generation collaboration, visualization, and simulation capabilities for users.

Amy Bunszel of Autodesk Talks to Architosh About Forma
We discuss in this feature other items about Autodesk Forma not mentioned in the official press release—such as interop, SketchUp export, Spacemaker customers, AI, NVIDIA Omniverse, and more.

Apple's Leading-Edge Plus PC Hardware Ecosystem Deployed on Vectorworks Cloud Services
Vectorworks Cloud Services has more capabilities than many people realize, including industry-unique technologies that let Mac users benefit from Windows hardware and Windows users benefit from Apple’s avant-garde software. And that’s just the cherry on the proverbial ice cream sundae!
Editor Selections -- For You

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.

Former Apple Executive Richard Kerris Says AR Future Big, Talks About 'Glyph'
Many Architosh readers may remember Richard Kerris from his days at Apple as Senior Director of Developer Technologies (his role from 2001 – 2007) where he led worldwide developer relations and technical marketing across audio, video, photography and other pro apps. Presenting in eight Steve Jobs keynotes, Kerris was one of the few Apple executives permitted to talk to the press about Apple products. In this second Architosh interview (his first was well over a decade ago) Kerris discusses his career at places like Apple, HP, and Pixar and provides an informed market perspective on virtual and augmented reality (AR/VR), the changing nature of the creative “pro” in digital fields and of course the new Avegant Glyph.

Five Emerging Trends and Their Potential Impact on the Future of the AEC Industry
To kick off the new year, Architosh looks at five emerging technology trends happening broadly across society and what their influence and impacts may be on the AEC industry and the professionals that drive it—including architects, builders, engineers and environmental stakeholders like the citizens of cities.