GRAPHISOFT sponsors celebrated architecture firm BIG’s Washington DC Exhibition

Graphisoft will be sponsoring BIG’s returning exhibition to the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is one of Graphisoft’s “signature customers” and is one arguably the most noted new architecture firm of the 21st century. The firm is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, with a major office also in New York City.

HOT and COLD

The exhibition demonstrates how BIG’s design solutions exist in, and are shaped by, the hottest and the coldest parts of planet Earth. Featuring 20 of the studio’s latest projects, the exhibit provides a glimpse into how the firm works with intense creativity and innovation while developing concepts for new buildings. Architectural innovation is at the core of the firm’s work and in this particular case how building’s can respond to their environments. 

HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation exhibition opens on January 24, 2015 and remains on view through August 30, 2015.

“We are honored to contribute to the exhibition of one of our most successful client’s signature designs at the National Building Museum,” said Viktor Varkonyi, CEO of GRAPHISOFT. “It’s a testimony to how significant their design philosophy and work has become in the United States and beyond.”

About BIG

BIG is a Copenhagen and New York-based group of architects, designers, and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research, and development. With an international team of more than 200 people led by eight Partners, BIG works on projects across a broad spectrum of industries and in more than 20 countries worldwide. BIG looks at how urban environments can increase the quality of life, designing cities and buildings as double ecosystems that are both ecologically and economically profitable. www.big.dk

About The National Building Museum 

The National Building Museum is America’s leading cultural institution dedicated to advancing the quality of the built environment by educating people about its impact on their lives. Through its exhibitions, educational programs, online content, and publications, the Museum has become a vital forum for the exchange of ideas and information about the world we build for ourselves. Visit www.nbm.org

About GRAPHISOFT

GRAPHISOFT® ignited the BIM revolution in 1984 with ArchiCAD®, the industry-first BIM software for architects. GRAPHISOFT continues to lead the industry with innovative solutions such as its revolutionary BIMcloud®, the world’s first real-time BIM collaboration environment, EcoDesigner™, the world’s first fully BIM-integrated “GREEN” design solution and BIMx®, the world’s leading mobile app for BIM visualization. GRAPHISOFT has been a part of the Nemetschek Group since its acquisition in 2007.  Visit archicad.com to see the most important milestones in ArchiCAD’s 30-year history.