Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost spoke with sincerity and passion about his commitment to creating connected solutions that increase productivity and ease of use while cutting unnecessary costs. The aim is to unlock capacity to be more productive, creative, and innovative beyond current desktop pipelines.

One of the coolest moments during the Autodesk keynote was when he spoke about how an Autodesk-backed organization, the Foothill Catalog Foundation, was helping rebuild and restore communities that have lost their homes to fires, floods, or other natural disasters, such as those that affected Altadena and Pacific Palisades. It has a collection of preapproved home designs to help displaced residents rebuild quickly and affordably while preserving their community identity and local architectural character. This helps residents get back into their homes sooner.

Andrew Anagnos, CEO of Autodesk, delivers his keynote address on Day 1, AU2026.

Stellar Creative Labs was bringing zombies to life for Marvel in its television series. It used AI for established IP to help complete episodes faster. A company from India, Kheyti, is helping farmers adapt to climate change. Kheyti creates low-cost farming solutions that help farmers reliably grow more. The company hopes to reach one million farmers in the next year.

2027 State of Design & Make Report

Autodesk released its 2027 State of Design & Make Report, introducing us to Pacesetters—a small group of professionals who stand apart from the curve. They are better prepared for macroeconomic and geopolitical disruptions to their businesses. They are early adopters of technology, making the digital transformation that helps them retain clients and maintain a productive workforce. AI execution is becoming a competitive advantage in retaining clients and projects. You can download the report here.

The Autodesk Design and Make Platform, with its three industry clouds—Forma, Fusion, and Flow—spanning AEC to media and entertainment, unifies workflows through AI and a data-driven platform to simplify work. While we have heard about it for years and have wondered, today convergence is real and happening on the Autodesk Platform.

Autodesk Forma

Autodesk opened its keynote by showcasing the latest version of Forma, which creates a connected environment for the AEC industry, with new capabilities across design, engineering, and construction. Autodesk is expanding Forma across much of the AEC workflow lifecycle. Forma may replace Revit in a decade or so (see this new Architosh article for more on that). This connectivity gives everyone working on a project the ability to see it from start to finish and contribute seamlessly, often at the same time as their teammates.

Forma is the cloud centerpiece of Autodesk’s AEC strategic direction for the global construction industry. Its booth at AU26 was jam-packed with attendees looking at how the Forma platform delivers new capabilities that traditional desktop-era software cannot, plus showing new AI and automation features across tools, including Autodesk Revit.

Amy Bunzel, EVP of AEC, spoke at the second keynote about the importance of real-time collaboration throughout a project’s lifecycle. She discussed defining the roles people will play using AI. Context gives every decision substance. Forma is transforming collaboration: it allows you to move from files to granular data and hyper-collaboration. This changes what BIM can become outside the model, with data and AI. Autodesk is also making significant investments in infrastructure, as briefly discussed in Architosh’s AU26 news coverage here. (see: Architosh, “AU2026: Autodesk expands Forma and leverages AU,” 16 Sep 2026)

Autodesk connected Revit and Forma to make collaboration easier. It is easier to collaborate with Forma Board, a BIM-connected board. Forma Board stays current, revealing changes and the reasons for them to all teams involved in the project. New AI tools will become part of construction. A new viewer supports more complex models, complex information, sheets, and geospatial data in model-based workflows. Workflow Studio, integrated within Forma, helps coordinate the different aspects of jobs, making it easier to communicate changes and inspect work before installation to ensure things line up before execution. With Daily Log Agent, a superintendent can give a voice memo, and the AI agent can transcribe it. Details are captured without typing notes. AEC software will be driven by agents in the future to boost productivity and collaboration.

Civil engineering, via Autodesk Civil3D, will become the newest connected client on Forma. It will support new infrastructure workflows as teams move from planning and design to the complexities of engineering a project. You no longer need to wait to see how plumbing, water lines, and sewage relate to your design.

Shared geolocation engine in Civil 3D, shown in this screenshot. Read below for more information.

Forma Street Design enables transportation planners to explore land configurations, traffic flow, intersections, and transit routes alongside building projects. Street Design can give you a 2D view with sections and let you adjust problems on the spot, early in the design.

Forma and Revit, connected through new AI capabilities, will enable architects to explore their ideas and reduce repetitive tasks in design documentation, helping teams work better together and focus on priority decisions. As Architosh touched on earlier in this report, new AI capabilities can surface drawing information that may indicate issues across a range of common problems in building design and documentation, such as missing dimensions.

MORE: AIA26: Kestrel Labs — Native BIM Compliance Platform

Forma is bringing more preconstruction, coordination, and field workflows into this connected environment to help carry a project through execution. A unified geolocation engine coordinates workflows across Forma, Revit, and Civil 3D, ensuring location information is consistent across all teams and reducing manual transformations or model misalignment. Esri and third-party collaboration are already built in.

Autodesk is also expanding a set of specialized AI-powered construction agents to support document search, submittals, drawing review, and bid processing. This can save time while keeping decisions with the people doing the work.

The ‘O’ in AEC/O

The letter “O” in AEC/O is for operations and Autodesk has been keenly aware for how operations data can virtuously cycle back to the beginning of the design process in building design and renovation projects, as well as help owners and building tenants maximize human comfort, performance, and health in all forms of building structures.

Back in June, Autodesk bought MaintainX for $3.6 billion to create a new business unit called Autodesk Operations Solutions. Stephen Hooper, formerly VP of cloud-based design and manufacturing solutions, will run it.

MaintainX is a new acquisition by Autodesk.

MaintainX can help coordinate and manage maintenance events such as equipment failures, repairs, and performance improvements. Hooper spoke about three types of convergence in the keynote:

• Industry Convergence creates a digital twin from data you already have.
• Digital & Physical Convergence brings the digital twin into the real world.
• Lifecycle Convergence helps the design evolve through changes.

Tandem defines, maintains, and optimizes the product lifecycle. Tandem can access BIM data to create a complete digital twin with live operational data. Tandem and FlexSim have been brought together to provide a full solution. Richard Bude, Principal Experience Designer, spoke about bringing operational data to life. He uses simulation models to make changes to improve efficiency. He showed how he used this method to improve the flow of travelers through an airport. Tandem can identify a problem in advance and create a ticket to replace a part or product before it fails. Tandem follows the process from beginning to end: locating the problem, creating a ticket, assigning it to someone to replace the part, and replacing the part without interruption.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Autodesk Assistant is Autodesk’s AI chatbox technology, which continues to grow and evolve from a basic in-app prompt chatbot into an agent that can provide information from your project data and help find solutions across its cloud-connected product line.

Some of these features may not be available yet. Autodesk Assistant is bringing project intelligence into customers’ workflows so they can connect, understand, plan, and make decisions quickly throughout the product lifecycle. Autodesk President and CEO Andrew Anagnost stated that Autodesk Assistant will soon be available as a standalone, agentic-first experience that can reach across its products. The standalone Assistant is not available yet, but we should hear about timing, pricing, and terms in 2027.

Drawing Compliance uses AI to surface drawing information for possible issues, such as walls too close to adjacent walls, missing wall dimensions, etc. Users can also add rules for design standards, owner requirements, and cross-disciplinary coordination. To learn see our earlier AU2026 report here.

In its second keynote, Autodesk covered Flow and Fusion in more detail, revealing how they are helping creatives use AI to work more effectively throughout a product lifecycle and reduce costs significantly. Flow and Fusion are Autodesk’s non-AEC industry clouds for the Media & Entertainment and Design & Manufacture industries, respectively.

Even though Architosh is centered principally on the AEC/O industry, I will provide a brief summary of Autodesk Flow and a bit more detailed coverage of Autodesk Fusion. Fusion naturally touches manufacturing and has crossover into the AEC/O industries, as buildings, in particular, are made up of manufactured products and filled with manufactured products, plus manufacturing technologies bear upon industrialized construction.

Autodesk Flow

Diana Colella, EVP of Media & Entertainment, spoke about how Flow’s new AI tools can save time during the conception of a movie. She talked about a film project, “Robots of the Wild West.” Nikola Todorovic, the visual effects supervisor and co-founder of the AI filmmaking company Wonder Dynamics, demonstrated how Flow was used to create his movie, starting by generating a 3D model with Nano Banana, refining it with prompts, and creating a model that fit the movie’s needs.

Autodesk Flow Studio production still, showing the movie called “Robots of the Wild West,” which was crafted using Autodesk Flow.

You can also generate a rig using AI rigging and use Flow to capture an actor’s performance. Then you can use the 3D editor to put all the pieces together on a Wonder Human (first, apply the animation, and swap the Wonder Human for the model you generated earlier. Now you just need a background. Marble was used to generate a saloon background. Motion Maker in Maya was used to animate a horse quickly, with the ability to make changes on the fly. Once all these elements are put together, you have a short film.

Autodesk Fusion

Jeff Kinder, EVP of Design & Manufacture, spoke about Fusion and how its new AI tools empower product designers to create better products and find quick solutions for design and engineering. AI turns an idea into a better product with thousands of parts. Companies using Fusion for design include JDD Furniture, Wet Sounds, and O’Neal. Thomas Saier, CEO of O’Neal, stated that they use Fusion from product conception through design visualization to create helmets that save lives. He feels it is about the people who wear them and how to protect them.

The three principles of the work process in Fusion are:

• For individuals: AI to Design and Make
  For companies: Digital Thread with Data
  Product ecosystem: Agentic PLM

Richard Stubley, a Fusion expert, gave an example of how Fusion works for a lawnmower design. He used two Autodesk agentic AI tools:

• AutoAssemble
• Auto Timeline Generator

AutoAssemble is great for putting together all the parts quickly, in minutes rather than the few days it might take a person. AutoAssemble analyzed the model, found the locations for parts, and placed them where they belonged. You can test the parts to make sure everything works properly. Later, while reviewing the design, the team found that a different part did not have enough clearance for the consumer of the product.

Auto Timeline Generator fixed the part in a few minutes by redesigning it. It created drawings, specifications, and everything needed to make sure the part worked effectively and would not impede the manufacturing process.

Autodesk Fusion is shown here with AutoAssemble Split, an automation feature new in Fusion.

Autodesk Assistant in Fusion uses natural language to leverage the breadth of Fusion’s capabilities. A new way to create configurations with Assistant will generate variations for you, with fully editable geometry in Fusion. You can send this straight to the shop floor.

Daniel Graham, VP of Manufacturing, stated that he trusts Richard’s work but wants to validate it for manufacturing. Autodesk System Modeler, a visual tool, uses its Graph Editor to adjust the model. He used an automated sheet metal graph to find and update all the components. He used the nesting capabilities to put these pieces together.

Having AI handle repetitive tasks across the product lifecycle helps productivity. You will be able to find existing designs to update and evolve your project.

Hybrid Platform with New Connections

Autodesk Fusion is a hybrid platform. While it serves conceptually and operationally as Autodesk’s unified cloud platform for D&M, the software itself installs and runs locally as a desktop product on Windows and macOS. In fact, at one point, Andrew Anagnost, CEO of Autodesk, told Architosh that this specific hybrid nature could be a possible future of Revit. (see: Architosh, “What’s Beyond Revit—Anagnost on Autodesk AEC Futures,” 1 Oct 2020). And while Autodesk did get more specific than ever at this AU2026 about the future of Revit versus the Forma platform, if you read the details of how Anagnost talks about Fusion serving as a development and data-model template for the future of Revit, back in 2020, one can still imagine Fusion as a useful model.

New this year, Inventor and Vault are the first Fusion Connected Clients, in much the way Revit was the first Forma Connected Client. I saw a demo from Haworth showing how they were designing spaces in their online 3D build software and then working inside Autodesk Inventor to develop the design further, giving them the ability to work seamlessly on both desktop and online.

Stephanie Canora, Director of Product Management, and Mike Alcazaren spoke about handling tasks efficiently in real time, introducing the Agentic Task Board. The Agentic Task Board provides integrated task management. Autodesk Assistant helps manage a task as it passes from one person to the next in real time, making the process fast and effective while reducing mistakes. The agentic experience increased productivity by making part replacement faster through the Agentic Task Board.

Product lifecycle management (PLM) has been reimagined with Agentic PLM. You will be able to connect unstructured conversations to make decisions. Agentic PLM will connect to third-party systems to accelerate the product-making lifecycle and make it feel invisible. It is an open and extensible platform. An MCP service can make connecting to Claude easier.

The Fallingwater Exhibit

Fallingwater, created and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, receives the highest standard of care in historic preservation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The restoration project for the landmark in Pennsylvania is now complete. Autodesk technologies were used in the restoration process.

The Fallingwater exhibit entrance at Autodesk University 2026.

Case Technologies scanned the entire site using laser technology, producing 6.8 billion points in a point cloud, with each point less than 2 millimeters apart, to help create a digital twin of the site and the home. After importing the laser scans into software called ReCap, Case Technologies uploaded the entire project into Autodesk Revit. Revit takes the data and turns it into a 3D model. Case Technologies completed the visualization process by using a game engine to create Fallingwater’s digital twin in Twinmotion.

Third Party Exhibitors

As usual, we struggle to find enough time to meet vendors on the show floor, but we did manage to meet some and discuss what they were showing at AU2026 this year.

IMAGINiT Technologies

IMAGINiT Technologies spoke about its new product, Clarity. (see: Architosh, “IMAGINiT Technologies unveils Clarity 2025,” 30 May 2024, for our last detailed coverage of this tool here.)

Clarity enables Revit and AutoCAD customers to accelerate their workflows by automating manual, repetitive tasks, developing custom software to address unique business needs, and preparing data and technology environments for AI.

IMAGINiT’s workforce development and education programs help clients adopt new capabilities and automate redundant tasks. Clarity is useful for Revit and AutoCAD users who want to automate tasks such as creating sheets, printing, and creating PDFs. IMAGINiT says its software has saved more than 5 million working hours in the past year.

Chaos Group

Chaos Group showed off recent versions of V-Ray and Enscape, along with the Chaos ecosystem, at AU. Enscape was running in real time with impressive, realistic visualizations that you could change instantly, from the time of day to objects and textures. Enscape offers more flexibility than Twinmotion for textures and custom objects.

Lenovo Access

Lenovo Access is simplifying remote workstation access. Lenovo Access claims to change the traditional approach by centralizing remote workstations while ensuring predictability and performance. Lenovo Access places individual ThinkStation P-series desktop workstations into racks, then layers on management tools to access and manage the files. Users feel as though they are using robust local workstations, but the workstations operate as a single managed solution. Lenovo demonstrated how Lenovo Access works at AU.

Global eTraining (GeT)

Global eTraining (GeT), an AI-powered digital adoption platform trusted by AEC firms worldwide, shared its AI-powered innovations. Some of those innovations include:

• AI Knowledge Banks & Challenges
• AI MCP Server Integrations
• AI-Generated Custom Workflow Courses
• AI Analytics & Insights for ROI
• AI Dynamic Search Assistant
• AI Contextual Translations

This brings together human intelligence and agentic AI workflows across the AI-enabled tech stack, creating a connected knowledge infrastructure that continuously learns from company workflows, project standards, and organizational expertise.

HP

HP is improving automation in SitePrint and Build Workspace. HP discussed new capabilities for its SitePrint robotic layout system and the Build Workspace construction drawing management and collaboration platform, focusing on faster document workflows and fewer on-site revisions.

HP and AMD in the booth together promoting multiple solutions, including AI, and One Mobile Workstations like the HP ZBook Ultra G3a

The headline addition to HP SitePrint is a new cloud-based CAD editor built directly into the platform. In the past, you had to prepare layout sheets in separate CAD applications. Now users can edit and prepare layout files in the cloud using tools and automation to streamline prelayout setup. This allows on-site crews to make changes or corrections instantaneously. At the construction site, SitePrint gains a new smart navigation feature. The robot uses cameras to locate unmapped obstacles on the floor and automatically replans and adapts its route without user intervention. This helps in real-world conditions where materials, equipment, and temporary work could block the originally planned path.

AMD

AMD announced the new HP ZBook Ultra G3a 16-inch mobile workstation PC featuring AMD Ryzen AI MAX PRO 100 series processors.

• Up to 192 GB of unified memory (160 GB can be dedicated to the GPU) to support 300-billion-parameter local AI models
• Options such as 5G Starlink satellite service
• A 2.8K OLED or 4K DreamColor display
• Thunderbolt 4 support

AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 100 series processors feature a unified memory architecture similar in many respects to Apple’s M-series processors. A key benefit of the Ryzen AI chip is its ability to run localized AI models, offering on-device inference, AI privacy, and sheer AI performance advantages compared to high-latency-bound AI cloud inference.

AU2026 Closing Remarks

Autodesk laid out its plans for the future of AI in its products and how they will help people connect and collaborate in real time. The phrase “unlocking capacity” was used often to describe how AI will increase productivity by automating some redundant tasks and simplifying others.

Autodesk will help those who design and make work more effectively while saving the costs of redundant tasks. When you consider the price of hardware these days, cloud solutions using AI make perfect sense. Autodesk products are completing their convergence with these new updates.

Autodesk Assistant plays a very important role in the future alongside other agentic AI tools. The upcoming standalone version of Autodesk Assistant will help integrate Autodesk’s product line with clients’ data, saving time and streamlining project management throughout the product lifecycle.

If you are still working with legacy software, you may want to consider migrating in the next few years to gain access to these tools as they become mainstream. I think referencing some of the companies using the software provides real-world context for what is being designed and built with AI and the cloud in Autodesk’s latest software solutions. The era of desktop software solutions is behind us, as hybrid tools and cloud-first solutions infused with connected data and agentic AI promise transformative automation and aligned workflow objectives.

The Fallingwater exhibit was very impressive and shows how the right use of Autodesk products can make dreams happen.

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Connecting

As a result, Vectorworks customers around the world will have the opportunity to connect with fellow industry leaders and design enthusiasts. They will also receive a first-hand look at what’s new in Vectorworks 2024.

Vectorworks Chief Technology Officer, Steve Johnson. Image: Vectorworks.

Vectorworks Chief Technology Officer, Steve Johnson explains the rationale behind these Design Days:

Features

Vectorworks is keen to demonstrate its product’s array of new and improved features. For example, the new Vectorworks 2024 offers its users an updated and modernized user interface. Consequently, this means Vectorworks is more efficient and easier to customize.

It also offers BIM (building information modelling) tools that cater to the specific needs of architects. Users will additionally find improved geometry for thresholds and sills, so they fit better with wall closures. Furthermore, customers see more options to control interior and exterior environmental conditions.

Consequently, gaps around doors and windows can be controlled for each side of the opening. Moreover, door handing has been standardized to allow for more detailed geometry. Additionally, materials can now be assigned to doors and windows, guaranteeing accuracy and consistency in visual representation and reporting.

Insights

In addition to exploring the technical details concerning the upcoming software release, attendees will gain valuable insights from customer success stories. They can also network with like-minded designers and the Vectorworks senior leadership team as they present the Future of Vectorworks roadmap.

Venues

The worldwide Design Day series begins October 2023 and continues through to March 2024 at the following locations:

• Design Day London – 3 October 2023
  Venue: 30 Euston Square, London, England.
  Industries: architecture, interiors, and landscapes.

• Design Day Los Angeles – 17 October 2023
  Venue: 2520 W Olive Avenue, Los Angeles, USA.
  Industries: entertainment.

• Design Day Vancouver – 25 October 2023
  Venue: 515 W Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada.
  Industries: architecture, interiors, and landscapes.

• Design Day New York City – 1 November 2023
  Venue: 536 La Guardia Place, New York City, USA.
  Industries: architecture, interiors, and landscapes.

• Design Day Brooklyn – 2 November 2023
  Venue 230 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
  Industries: entertainment.

• Design Day Sydney – 19 March 2024
  Venue: 12 – Micron, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia.
  Industries: architecture, interiors, and landscapes.

Registration is free for all events. Moreover, prospective attendees can easily secure their places online right now. Please click here for more information.

About Vectorworks, Inc.

Vectorworks is an award-winning BIM and design software provider serving architecture, landscape architecture, and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Consequently, it now has more than 685,000 users who are creating, connecting, and influencing the next generation of design.

Vectorworks’ head office is in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Australia, Canada, and the UK. Vectorworks dates back to 1985 and is now part of the Nemetschek Group.

• To learn more about Vectorworks, please click here.

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“With 2020 having been our best year ever, we have high aspirations and expectations for 2021 and beyond,” said Huw Roberts, Graphisoft CEO.

Building Together 2021

Concurrent with the announcement for Archicad 25 and other services and technologies for its users, Graphisoft announced the Building Together 2021 conference. The three-day online conference will be held from 14 – 16 September 2021.

Graphisoft Building Together 2021 takes place this coming September.

Building Together 2021 will feature the achievements and success stories from Graphisoft community users and reinforce the company’s global influence. A big goal is to not just share industry knowledge and expertise but to make them more universally available to the larger AEC community of AEC experts, researchers and academics, students and practitioners in architecture and engineering.

Key topics will include Diversity in Architecture, Rapid Rehousing, the Future of Cities, Cultural Heritage Preservation, and the Changing Role of Architects. Architects, experts, and students from around the world are all invited to attend and participate.

Registration

Interested readers can register now for this free three-day conference. More than 30 leading architects and experts from around the world will participate in the form of roundtables, keynotes, and short TedTalk-style presentations.

An agenda is shown on this page at the Building Together 2021 webpage. You can find more information and register here.

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FUTURES

FUTURES will look at various types of futures that unite and inspire humanity as well as strategies that solve real-world problems now, in the future and even ideas from past generations.

A rendering of Autodesk’s Co-Lab display at the FUTURES Exhibition coming to the Smithsonian’s Arts + Industries Building (AIB) this fall.

The exhibit will look at the future of travel, the future of burials, the future robots, and the future of design. Autodesk has co-developed an exhibit that enables a first-of-its-kind collaborative design experience, marrying collaborative human (occupant) participation with artificial intelligence (AI). The installation is called “Co-Lab” and will invite visitors to co-create their own city of the future.

Autodesk’s generative design technology will be featured in the exhibit in two ways. Firstly, the technology which taps the power of AI was used to create the interactive display design itself. Secondly, it will be used by visitors as they collaborate together along with AI to design a city block.

Autodesk says the installation incorporates Autodesk’s latest generative design technology. Visitors collaborate with each other along with AI to design a sustainable urban block. Each visitor will take on a different persona (from the developer, mayor, ecologist, etc.) and be motivated by specific goals and situational input factors. For example, inputs like availability of green space, distance from public services, and low carbon transportation, are just a few. Autodesk’s generative design technology today in its own applications provides accessibility to non-programmer user interfaces like simple sliders. In Co-Lab visitors can alter input levels (eg: the amount of green space) on situational factors and thereby explore the visualization of trade-offs necessary to achieve certain outcomes.

To learn more about Autodesk at the AIB this fall click here.

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Event News

GRAPHISOFT typically has its Key Client Conference every two years but this year as events worldwide have been postponed or canceled due to the pandemic, the famed BIM software maker is launching a virtual event taking place over two days in early July.

GRAPHISOFT’s 2020 event is titled “Building Together” a global digital event.

From 8 – 9 July 2020, “Building Together: Digital Event” will take place online and feature a line-up of engaging speakers from GRAPHISOFT’s own experts and executives to likely architects around the world using ARCHICAD, the company’s flagship BIM software.

2nd Tallest Building in the World

Those who attend this digital event will also hear why the architects who designed the world’s second tallest building chose ARCHICAD.

For those in the press, on 6 July 2020, there will be an exclusive online press briefing.

Free Registration

Due to this year’s pandemic, the fee for this year’s event has been entirely waived. As a digital event, there should be unlimited capacity so AEC professionals should sign-up now to attend. You can register here: https://buildingtogether.graphisoft.com

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RTC 2020

Somewhat unique to this conference, the event takes place simultaneously in two locations, Paris and New York, running from 6-7 April 2020.

Real-time technologies are advancing so quickly that industry has developed a new dual-city annual conference just for real-time technologies and their impacts on industries.

“Real-time technology is having a major impact on several industries, but there is a natural tendency for experts to remain within their own communities – that’s where the RealTime Conference comes in,” said Jean-Michel Blottière, former executive director of FMX and co-founder of the RealTime Conference. “Our goal is to bring together real-time experts, innovators, creatives, and decision-makers from these different communities to find unexpected connections and to help shape the industry for years to come.”

The RealTime Conference was founded by industry professionals from companies with a history of innovation — including Weta Digital, DreamWorks, THX, Dassault Systèmes, and TellTale Games to name a few — with the shared goal of uniting the real-time community across multiple industries.

RTC 2020 will feature big-name industry speakers, including some that Architosh speaks to regularly, including:

• Marc Petit — General Manager, Unreal Engine, Epic Games
• Sébastien Deguy — Vice President, 3D and Immersive, Adobe
• Asa Kalam — Executive Director at Walt Disney Imagineering
• Adam Chernick — Associate, Interactive Visualization, SHoP Architects
• and many others… (speakers page found here)

Key sponsoring companies and names that Architosh readers know well include: Intel, Epic Games, Adobe, Foundry, HP, Rewind, and others. Over 45 speakers from companies like Epic Games, Google, Facebook, Activision, Unity, and others will inform attendees.

“Real-time technology has a transformative quality, and in many ways, it is still in its infancy,” said Manny Francisco, CTO of the RealTime Conference. “Our goal is to create a forum where pioneers can exchange ideas with peers and help others plan the next two, three or even ten years of their business.”

Registration and Pricing

Tickets for both New York and Paris are on sale now, and include single day, full conference, VIP and student passes. Non-student attendees that purchase their tickets before January 31, 2020, will receive the “Super Early Bird” discount, granting 30% off of all packages. Starting on February 1, registrants will receive a 20% discount, which will remain in effect until February 28. Throughout March, registrants will receive a 10% discount.

Single-day passes offer access to all sessions – including keynotes, lectures, and workshops in either location, as well as the live, real-time transatlantic demos. Full conference passes grant access to all sessions on both days, along with “Meet the Experts” round-tables on topics like virtual production, volumetric capture, metaverse planning, business models and several others.

Limited numbers of VIP passes are available and feature access to private events, including an exclusive dinner for New York attendees and a cruise on the River Seine in Paris. VIP attendees will also be able to meet one-on-one with presenters in the private “Speakers’ Lounge” and continue the conversation.

Additional information, including links to register, can be found here.

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European International BIM Summit — Reference Point for Advanced BIM Users

The European BIM Summit is an international reference point for advanced BIM users meeting in Europe. The theme this year is on knowledge transfer of BIM experience from the well tested and BIM experienced Nordic countries.

GRAPHISOFT and SIMBIM will contribute to the content of this event in two main areas. OPEN BIM and the new GRAPHISOFT BIM Classes and certification process that has been implemented in Spain.

Finland the BIM Leader

Day one of the EBS19 will be focused on the application of BIM in the Nordic countries where BIM technology has advanced the furthest. Themes of talks will delve into topics like services and practice methodologies aimed at maintaining and managing the built heritage or the role fo the FM (facility manager).

The second and last day will be dedicated to discussing the future of BIM. International BIM experts will discuss collaborative workflows, new services and the growth in international start-ups, Blockchain, and more than 14 case studies about everything BIM will offer in the near future.

Why Attend

GRAPHISOFT will have three presenters at this conference. (see image). They include Milkós Szövényi-Lux, head of strategic relations at GRAPHISOFT, Rob Roef (BIM Captain), OPEN BIM program manager at GRAPHISOFT, and Ioanna Alsasua Pastrana, Senior BIM Consultant at SIMBIM in Spain and Andorra.

• April 10, 18:00 CET — Presenting BIM Standards Worldwide – Milkós Szövényi-Lux
• April 10, 18:00 CET — Presenting best BIM workflow practices through GRAPHISOFT BIM classes and certification, Ioanna Alsasua Pastrana
• April 11, 16:00 CET — Presenting Why Open BIM Works, Rob Roef

The summit starts with an initiative to support local professionals and students with free, pre-summit events such as BIM4Students and the BIM Experience event at CAATEEB headquarters. These open and free admission events will allow Spain’s professionals and managers to discover the latest developments in the market, including both products and services.

01 – GRAPHISOFT’S speakers at the upcoming EBS19 event happening in Barcelona, Spain.

To learn more read this post here at GRAPHISOFT.

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The Vectorworks Design Summit takes place at a different location every year. Typically these have been urban locations but the event in 2018 chose the desert of Arizona instead. And it was the farthest event towards the west coast as well.

Event Photos with Notes

I heard from Vectorworks staff that almost immediately after the Design Summit in 2017 a team selected a short list of potential locations for the 2018 conference. Narrowing down the list the small team flew out to each location to check out the facilities up close and evaluate the suitability for the conference.

The Location

The location for the 2018 Design Summit was breathtaking—the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass. How is that for a name? About 30 minutes from the Phoenix International Airport, Wild Horse Pass is secluded and tucked away into the Sonoran Desert and celebrates the Gila River Indian heritage and culture. The architecture of the hotel represented this with native-inspired forms and materials and beautiful ceiling murals celebrating native history.

01 – The front entrance to the hotel had beautiful log timber elements.

02 – The view from a typical Wild Horse Pass hotel room.

While not a masterwork of contemporary architecture reflecting a native past—that kind of work attendees would see at the Antoine Predock design keynote talk—the hotel had a lux southwest feel that quickly shifted attendees minds towards something new in learning about Vectorworks, networking with peers, and taking hands-on training classes.

Taking time off to attend software user conferences isn’t always easy but this particular type of location—and located deeper into the colder late Fall—makes for an ideal short family get-away. I met several attendees who brought their spouse or family along for an extended stay before or after the event. The hotel had fantastic pools, nature walks, horse riding, tennis, and two beautiful resort golf courses with excellent clubhouse lunch fair. Some attendees went architecture touring in nearby downtown Phoenix and to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West school.

Getting Larger

This year I was told that the show slightly exceeded its record attendee levels from recent shows, with more than 600 Vectorworks professional and student end-users, consultants and trainers in attendance.

03 – The Day 1 keynote was packed into a larger conference hall. Over 600 attendees this year came to educate themselves, gain AIA credits and more.

This year I was hoping to see more users from Asia at the event, being that it was a bit closer than an East Coast location. That was not the case, as I only saw a few attendees from Japan. In order to get those Japanese customers to come to the Design Summit, the event may have to be much closer, like Vancouver or Alaska. Why emphasize Japan?

03 – Dr. Biplab Sarkar, CEO of Vectorworks discussing the global market for Vectorworks users.

Take a look at the next image. During the keynote Vectorworks CEO, Dr. Biplab Sarkar put up a slide that showed their global markets. Asia has roughly 30% of their global users and most of them are in Japan. However, as learned in a post-keynote interview reported here, major-sized users are also in countries in south-east Asia. Asia has 10 percent more share of users than all of the Americas combined. After the United States, Germany is the next largest country market for Vectorworks users, followed by the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

Third Parties at Design Summit

A typical Design Summit begins one day before the first day with an evening cocktail event for networking and strategizing with colleagues. This networking takes place in the long gallery circulation spaces directly in front of the major presentation halls. During the conference, these spaces are also where a small third-party exhibition space is held. Between major talks, folks can mingle and check out third-party applications, services, and hardware.

04 – Happy Hour event with third-party exhibitors presenting wares.

In the past, there have been a good dozen third-party companies setting up for the Design Summit, but this year the number was smaller, which was surprising given the attendance numbers at over 600. Canon, Bluebeam, and ALLPLAN, and Transoft’s AutoTURN were all present, with a few others.

Speaking of third-parties, this year’s keynote showed that Vectorworks continues to expand features in their solutions by tapping into third-party connected apps. This was also reiterated on in my interview with the executive team during the event and already reported here. During the technology keynote, Dr. Sarkar noted several key third-party integrations. For Vectorworks 2019, Transoft’s AutoTURN Online was a big one. The solution is a vehicle turning analysis solution that helps architects and planning professionals test parking lots and drives and delivery bays for workable layouts for real vehicle operations. Transoft is actually a major software company working across multiple transportation domains, including commercial aviation.

05 – Transoft’s AutoTURN is a simulation app that is integrated into Vectorworks 2019.

Deersoft was also mentioned at the Design Summit. The German software company based in Berlin makes a product that is called Braceworks, and a version of that software is a comprehensive “add-on” to Vectorworks Spotlight. It should be noted how important Spotlight is becoming to the Maryland-based subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group. The CAD market for the live events, film and theater industry is reportedly massive. And Vectorworks Spotlight according to ComputerWorks in Germany is the “undisputed standard.” It is the undisputed leader in just Germany? Perhaps. But Germany is the second largest enterprise software market in the world after the United States and it may likely be the second largest in the CAD verticals. Check out the video on Vectorworks Spotlight below (in German).

A few final comments about the 2018 Vectorworks Design Summit. In the image below it is important to point out that the AEC industry is now accounting for just over 50% of all revenues and users for Vectorworks. While initially, the Landmark product was the product that would drive new users, Spotlight has completely overtaken that industry segment. (see image 06).

06 – A slide from the keynote talk showing markets globally and across product disciplines.

It should be noted that this year at the conference there were more sessions and users (in attendance) focused on Spotlight than any year in the past, according to sources at the event. Vectorworks Spotlight growth is clearly a strong growth driver and it will continue to make this conference more multi-dimensional over time.

To learn more about the Vectorworks Design Summit you can visit the official website here. Our other recent reports on Vectorworks include this feature interview from the event. (see: Architosh, “Back Stage at the Design Summit—Vectorworks CEO Opens Up,” 4 Jan 2019).

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Architosh has written extensively about what is sometimes called the RGA (Rhino-Grasshopper-ARCHICAD) toolset and one of the latest explanations of how this technology really works to link Grasshopper, in particular, to a BIM workflow, is discussed in this feature here, (see, Architosh, “Product In-Depth: A Focus on Workflow in ARCHICAD 21,” 27 Oct 2017)

Event Details

The event takes place on 8 Mar 2018 and runs from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (EDT). It is an in-depth course worth 3 AIA learning units and cost $450/person or $375/person for ARCHIPLUS members.

01 – GRAPHISOFT’s Rhino-Grasshopper-ARCHICAD connection is a bi-directional link between all three programs that brings algorithmic design deep into the BIM workflow.

The course description reads: “In this online course, you’ll learn how to use ARCHICAD’s Rhino-Grasshopper Toolset as well as the essential commands and how to translate a Grasshopper shape into an ARCHICAD model. Veteran ARCHICAD and grasshopper users can benefit from helpful tips and tricks that are not found in standard tutorials.”

The presenter is Leeswann Bolden, LEED Green Associate, Assoc. AIA, GRAPHISOFT BIM Consultant. She is an ARCHICAD expert and independent BIM consultant.

To sign-up go here.

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Event Details

The ARCHICAD BIM Manager course is a two-hour long online learning seminar worth 2 AIA LUs that will take the attendee into the world of the modern BIM manager role found in AEC industry offices, particularly the architectural firm.

At this event session, attendees will understand the role of the BIM Manager within an organization, learn the make the most of the software (ARCHICAD) they have by using default settings, learn how to transform an existing project server into an ARCHICAD database, and finally learn how to optimize the office workflow through BIM coordination techniques, including IFC, Solibri, BIMx PRO, and 3D printing.

01 – ARCHICAD BIM Manager training remote learning session coming end of this month.

Kyla Kuhnlein, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, GRAPHISOFT BIM Specialist, is the instructor for this event. The cost of the event is $250.USD per person ($175.USD for ARCHIPLUS Members using promo code SSAPROMO).

The course begins at 1:00 pm and ends at 3:00 pm EDT (Boston/New York). You can register by clicking here.

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Imaginary Worlds

The invite reads: “In entertainment, the lines between the physical and the digital worlds are increasingly blurring, thanks to today’s production technology. From robot-controlled cameras to performance and reality capture, these sophisticated tools are helping to create computer-generated imagery that, when coupled with live-action shots, transports audiences to fantastical places that often feel real.”

Attendees to Design Night will hear from Kevin Baillie, co-founder and VFX supervisor at Atomic Fiction, who’ll share a behind-the-scenes look into the visual effects of hit TV show “Stranger Things.”

01 – Design Night by Autodesk hosts “Imaginary Worlds”

Other activities will include making character masks, a soundtrack by DJ Chad Bays, and there will be food and drink for everyone to enjoy.

To join tickets are $20-25.USD and the event takes place at 6:00 – 10:00 PM at The Autodesk Gallery, 1 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

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Event Description

Join Stephen Schrader, PLA, ASLA, Associate landscape architect at Holocombe Norton Partners, Inc., as he demonstrates how to apply building information modeling (BIM) tools to the practices of landscape architecture and site information modeling.

Using real-world examples, Stephen will show how he employed BIM for site planning and project development through comprehensive, innovative, and intelligent workflows to make appropriate decisions throughout the creative process.

Event Registration Details

This Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System™ webinar course takes place on Thursday, 21 July 2016, at 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT. Continuing education credits: 1 LA CES HSW PHD.

Register now. 

01 – New webinar on Vectorworks Landmark.

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Users and interested readers alike can review, learn and gain advice by following solidThinking Evolve expert Francesco Di Guiseppe for a 45 minutes introduction to Evolve.

MORE: solidThinking Evolve for Architectural Modeling – Part 1

Francesco will show participants how solidThinking Evolve’s PolyNURBS tools can be used to convert Inspire results into manufacturable solid geometries.

Webinar Details

In this webinar you will learn:

• How to import an Inspire optimization into Evolve
• An introduction to the Evolve user interface
• How to use Evolve’s polygonal modeling tools to recreate the part as a solid geometry
• How to use the Nurbify function in Evolve to convert polygons into solids
• How to export a solid geometry from Evolve

To register for the free webinar go here. To learn more about solidThinking Evolve and Inspire visit some of the articles below or go here.

01 – solidThinking Inspire is a leading CAID software tool that leverages unique Morphogensis technology to help reduce mass and weight in product design, making product development more environmentally sustainable.

MORE: Product Review: solidThinking Inspire 2014

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Conference 9-13 August 2015 / Exhibition 11-13 August 2015

In addition to SIGGRAPH’s leading-edge technical program, the conference’s installations provide close-up views of the latest in digital art, emerging technologies, and hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration.

The conference also hosts the international SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival, showcasing works from the world’s most innovative and accomplished digital film and video creators. Juried and curated content includes outstanding achievements in time-based art, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, and narrative shorts.

Programs & Events

Experience astounding images, and learn how they were created. Interact with tomorrow’s digital systems, and understand them. Meet the leading international innovators in computer graphics and interactive techniques, and share their knowledge.

ACM SIGGRAPH Award presentation

This award, presented during odd-numbered years, recognizes long-term creative impact on the field of computer graphics through a personal commitment over an extended period of time.

Announcement and tributes for this year’s recipients of five prestigious awards: the Steven Anson Coons Award, the Computer Graphics Achievement Award, the Significant New Researcher Award, the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Art, and the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Service Award.

ACM SIGGRAPH Award Talks

The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards program recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the computer graphics community through their research, teaching, service, or writing.

ACM Student Research Competition

SIGGRAPH 2015 hosts an ACM Student Research Competition, which takes place in two stages. In the first stage, a panel of distinguished judges views the SRC posters during the poster sessions and selects six semi-finalists. These semi-finalists present their work to SIGGRAPH 2015 attendees during the ACM SRC Final Presentation. At the end of the presentations, the judges announce the first-, second-, and third-place winners in the undergraduate and graduate categories. First-place undergraduate and graduate winners go on to the nationwide ACM Student Research Competition.

Art Gallery

The theme of the SIGGRAPH 2015 Art Gallery is Hybrid Craft, a showcase of craft techniques and values in contemporary digital design, such as digital technologies and hand-hewn craft, computer-aided design and manual tools, 3D printing and traditional carving, or digital signal-processing and traditional acoustic instruments. The gallery demonstrates a multi-directional exchange of knowledge between the new and the traditional, and visualizes techniques to protect and preserve traditional practices. The gallery emphasizes the importance of craft heritage in contemporary digital design, where beautiful and meaningful artifacts are produced by machine and craftsperson together, not by a machine or by a craftsperson alone.

A special issue of Leonardo, The Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology includes visual documentation of the works exhibited in the Art Gallery. Publication of this seventh special issue coincides with SIGGRAPH 2015.

Art Papers

SIGGRAPH 2015, in collaboration with Leonardo/ISAST, features not only artists and artwork, but also the processes and theoretical frameworks for making art and contextualizing its place in society. Art Papers:

• Explore the changing roles of artists and the methods of art-making in our increasingly networked and computationally mediated world.
• Present excellent ideas in accessible ways.
• Inform artistic disciplines, set standards, and stimulate future trends.

In addition to core topics related to digital arts and interactive techniques, Art Papers can also explore the theme of SIGGRAPH 2015’s juried Art Gallery: Hybrid Craft.

Registration Categories Room 153A-C, Tuesday – August 11, 9 am – 12:15 pm

Birds of a Feather

This includes informal presentations, discussions, and demonstrations for people who share interests, goals, technologies, environments, or backgrounds. Birds of a Feather events are proposed by SIGGRAPH 2015 attendees. They must be free of charge, related to computer graphics or interactive techniques, and non-commercial in nature (topics specific to one commercial product or for-profit company are not allowed).

All Birds of a Feather requests are subject to a review and approval process. For those, who would like to present on a specific product or service can contact Exhibition Management to schedule an Exhibitor Tech Talk.

Computer Animation Festival

The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is the leading annual festival for the world’s most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators. An internationally recognized jury receives hundreds of submissions and presents the best work of the year in the two programs of the Computer Animation Festival, Daytime Selects and the Electronic Theater. Selections include outstanding achievements in animated feature and short films, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, game excerpts, and much more!

Courses

The spectrum of Courses ranges from an introduction to the foundations of computer graphics and interactive techniques for those new to the field to advanced instruction on the most current techniques and topics. Topics covered may be subjects found in any SIGGRAPH program and may include methods of reapplying skills and processes from one area of computer graphics to another. Courses include core curricula taught by invited instructors as well as Courses selected from juried proposals.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Dailies

Dailies celebrates excellence in computer graphics with an evening of presentations showcasing images and short animations of extraordinary power and beauty. It is a series of very short presentations by artists who tell the story behind the imagery they created. With less than two minutes for each presentation, Dailies is a very fast-paced and exciting event.

Emerging Technologies

Play with the latest interactive and graphics technologies before they transform the way we live and work. Emerging Technologies presents demonstrations of research from several fields, including displays, input devices, collaborative environments, and robotics.

Exhibition

Get up-close and hands-on with the newest hardware systems, software tools, and creative services from hundreds of companies. Explore the products, systems, techniques, ideas, and inspiration that are creating the next three generations of computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Exhibits Fast Forward

A preview of the products and announcements that companies are planning for SIGGRAPH 2015 in a fast-paced, entertaining session before the Exhibition opens.

International Center

At SIGGRAPH 2015, the International Center offers bilingual tours of conference programs, informal translation services, and space for meetings, talks, and demonstrations. Throughout the year, the International Resources program facilitates worldwide collaboration in the SIGGRAPH community, provides an English Review Service to help submitters whose first language is not English, and encourages participation in all conference venues, activities, and events.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Job Fair

The Job Fair is absolutely the best place at SIGGRAPH 2015 for employers to meet with thousands of job seekers from around the globe! Job Fair Exhibitors will be posting their jobs on the CreativeHeads.net and ACM SIGGRAPH job boards one month prior to the conference. For the Job Fair Directory please click here.

Panels

Panels are moderated discussions on important topics, with expert panelists chosen by the organizers to provide a wide range of perspectives. Panels have long been an important part of the annual SIGGRAPH conference because they provide a forum for the community to share experiences, opinions, insights, speculation, disagreement, controversy, and audience interaction with the leading experts in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Posters

Posters are a convenient method for presenting in-progress research, student projects, and late-breaking work. Poster topics range from applications of computer graphics to in-depth research in specific areas. New this year, SIGGRAPH posters will be presented on video monitors in an electronic format only. Poster authors meet and discuss their work with attendees during Poster Presentations.

Production Sessions

As part of the Computer Animation Festival, SIGGRAPH 2015 hosts Production Sessions, where the world’s most elite and talented computer graphic experts and creative geniuses explain their processes and techniques for creating compelling content. Following each presentation, attendees ask questions about the challenges and issues associated with complex productions.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Real-Time Live!

An interactive extravaganza that celebrates the real-time achievements of evil geniuses, mad scientists, and creative computer gods! Real-Time Live! shows off the latest trends and techniques for pushing the boundaries of interactive visuals. As part of the Computer Animation Festival, an international jury selects submissions from a diverse array of industries to create a fast-paced, 90-minute show of cutting-edge, aesthetically stimulating real-time work, and maybe a battle between mind-controlled robot monkeys with laser eyes and autonomous penguin drones with shrink-ray bowties.

Studio

The world is becoming more malleable by the day, with new tools, applications, and methods to create, craft, build, and share. At SIGGRAPH 2015, the Studio focuses on disruptive practices in the world of content creation. Along with a renewed emphasis on technology, it presents projects from alternative fields that utilize and build new foundations in computer graphics – particularly those that extend beyond traditional screens and into the physical world – including themed entertainment, location-based installations, projection mapping, and advancements in augmented and virtual reality.

Talks

Talks highlight the latest developments before publication, present ideas that are still in progress, or showcase how computer graphics and interactive techniques are actually implemented and used, in graphics production or other fields. Talks take you behind the scenes and into the minds of SIGGRAPH 2015 creators in all areas of computer graphics and interactive techniques, including art, design, animation, visual effects, interactivity, research, and engineering.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Technical Papers

The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Technical Papers are published as a special issue of ACM Transactions on Graphics.

For more info click on Registration Categories.

Technical Papers Fast Forward

An entertaining, illuminating summary of SIGGRAPH 2015 Technical Papers in an exciting two-hour session! The author(s) of each paper are allowed a little less than a minute to wow the crowd with their results and entice attendees to hear their complete paper presentation later in the week.

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London Bridge, the fourth busiest station in the country, is undergoing a major £6bn transformation while its 50 million passengers continue to pass through its ticket barriers each year.

Between 2011 and 2018 more platforms are being added to accommodate more trains and a huge concourse is being built that will unify the station for the first time and enable passengers to access all platforms from one place. The new track configuration means trains will be able to go to more destinations, including connecting to Crossrail at Farringdon.

In this webinar they will consider aspects of how BIM is being used at London Bridge including

• The potential of BIM technology on major infrastructure projects
• The specific BIM tools used and the level of detail in modeling
• How the project was broken down by the team
• How multidiscipline design data was shared
• Challenges that arose and lessons learnt
• Issues arising from ProjectWise for projects common data environment, such as gaining supplier engagement and training

This webinar is CPD accredited, so you’ll also be able to gain study points.

Register for free

After registering, please look out for the calendar, invite and share icons so you and your colleagues don’t miss out!

This webinar will include the following expert speakers:

• Jakub Wachocki
  BIM Consultant,
  Bentley Systems
• John Dorman
  Engineering Data Specialist (ProjectWise),
  Thameslink Programme,
  Network Rail
• Andrew Owens
  Signal Sighting CAD Engineer,
  Network Rail
• Chair: Tom Lane
  Group Technical Editor,
  Building

If you have any queries or issues, please contact webinarsupport@ubm.com and one of our technical staff will get back to you.

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It will look at the lives and legacy of two Art Nouveau masters, Victor Horta and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. While distinctly different in their responses to the Art and Crafts movement, both men made important contributions that are universally acknowledged.

Victor Horta: The Original “Steam Punk”

Belgian architect and designer Victor Horta is widely acknowledged as a leading figure in the Art Nouveau style that dominated late 19th century Europe. His fluid and organic interpretations of rigid technology bending to the will of the artist’s hand left a subtle but distinctive mark on an entire generation of international architects who came later, including Frank Lloyd Wright.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Unflinching Foe of Artifice

Scottish architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh had a profound influence on European design as the Art Nouveau movement struggled to hold its ground against the overwhelming power of mass production and the strict demands of economic expediency. The popular acceptance of “Japonism” fostered a new worldview imported from Asia and provided Mackintosh with the perfect tools to balance economy, elegance, utility, and form.

Learning Objectives

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the reasons why the Art Nouveau movement flourished in response to the Industrial Revolution.

• Explain the significance of Victor Horta and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the Art Nouveau movement and how their philosophies influenced future designers.

• Recognize the distinctive characteristics of the Art Nouveau style and identify other practitioners from the era.

• Differentiate between the Art Nouveau style and the larger Arts and Crafts movement.

“Four Japanese Architects You Should Know” airs July 9th at 2:00 (ET)  The webinar is being presented by Steve Alden, AIA, Architect at Nemetschek Vectorworks.

These four architects – Tadao Ando, Kenzo Tange, Toyo Ito and Shigeru Ban – share a common cultural heritage that views the built environment through a distinctly different lens.

Their vision places high value on emotion, experience, introspection, and harmony. It will also take a close look at several projects from each of these acknowledged masters. Discover how the long history of this island nation has shaped the philosophy and creative output of each of these architects and learn how their personal journeys unfold in, sometimes, unexpected ways.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the history of Japan and how the past influences the decisions made by these acclaimed designers.

• Recognize the effect of long-established Japanese traditions on contemporary site planning and architectural design.

• Explain the philosophical and stylistic differences among these architects.

• Evaluate how these four inspirational Japanese designers influence the work of architects from around the world

To register for this webinar click on http://www3.vectorworks.net/FourJapaneseArchitects.

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“We’re excited about this year’s theme, Stepping Back to See the Big Picture. Stepping back to take a broader view is something most do, but only every now and then. COFES has been one of those points on the calendar dedicated to that broad-perspective thinking. But once a year is not enough,” explains Brad Holtz, Cyon Research president and CEO. “Because engineers and software professionals spend the majority of their time getting things done, tightly focused on execution of tasks and plans, their decisions are often made in the narrow context of what is directly in front of them. This year, we are challenging attendees to bring that broader view into their daily decisions. It’s about the bigger picture winning over expediency.”

COFES 2015 Highlights and COFES iOS App

David Brin, futurist, scientist, inventor and author, is the keynote speaker on Friday’s keynote. His keynote will take a look five years down the road. According to Brin, responsible companies and chief engineers must focus on the five year RIO (return on investment).

On Saturday, the keynote will be by Bo Burlingham, an editor at large for Inc. Magazine and a renowned commentator on the nature of business. In his keynote, Burlingham will be discussing key points from his latest book, “Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top.”

This year’s COFES will also feature findings of a once-in-a-lifetime simulation summit:
The Analysis, Simulation, and Systems Engineering Software Summit (ASSESS), held at the Santa Fe Institute in January 2015. At that summit, seven key issues related to the future of simulation rose to the top, after a discussion that started with 104 issues brought to the table. These seven issues will be presented today, April 16 at COFES.

Also starting today is the seventh annual Design and Sustainability (DaS) Symposium, a unique gathering of leaders within the COFES community who represent diverse industry sectors with strategic interest in software. The goal of the DaS Symposium is to bring sustainability to the forefront of the conversation among software developers and to look for opportunities and issues that may be best served by the industry as a whole, rather than by individual players within the industry. Leaders of the DaS symposium hope to inspire, raise awareness, build relationships and seek sustainable synergies. The bulk of the DaS Symposium will take place on Thursday, April 16, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM PDT, followed by discussions as part of the general COFES program.

There is a free COFES Player iOS app which readers can get from the Apple App store. To read the full agenda for COFES this year visit this link.

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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.

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BIMcloud was awarded a Silver Stevie Award in the Best New Product of the Year: Software and Cloud Application/Service category, in the 11th Annual International Business Awards. And BIMx Docs was awarded by this publication for BEST of SHOW at the AIA National show in the mobile category.

Seminar Topics

• how designers can seamlessly collaborate with other members of the team—including engineers, consultants, et cetera, using ArchiCAD’s award-winning Teamwork solution;
• how BIMcloud hosts shared Teamwork projects—securely and safely—while also managing the various user roles and activities
• how team members using BIMx Docs with Hyper-model capabilities on mobile devices are now an integral part of Teamwork
• how team members using mobile devices can seamlessly collaborate with other team members, and provide valuable design feedback regardless of location, using various devices

Seminar Details

The event takes place on 30 October 2014.

For Australia and Asia (English) the event takes place at 4:00pm – 5:00 pm AEDT (Sydney). Please register here for more details.

For Europe, Middle-East and Africa (English) the event takes place at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm BST (London). Please register here for more details.

For the Americas (English) the event takes place at 9:00 am – 10:00 am (PDT) Los Angeles. Please register here for more details. 

01 – GRAPHISOFT wins 2014 Silver Stevie Award for the International Business Awards for BIMcloud

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The callout for the event reads, “Whether they are competing for work, creating the vision, or collaborating with consultants, firms are winning everyday with performance-based design. Our panel of experts will present examples of the benefits of performance-based design and discuss how this approach is impacting different roles throughout their firms.”

Event Details

We believe this event is mostly centered on firms using the Sefaira plugin technology for early-stage analytics in the area of energy design via SketchUp or Revit integration. The discussion will center on:

• Understand how performance-based design can help you win more business
• Explore how performance-based design can help you deliver better outcomes on your projects by enhancing collaboration across the project team
• Discover when and how to employ performance-based design to support enhanced project design and delivery
• Learn now to integrate performance into design decisions on real projects

The event will host a live Q&A session with the panel after the panel members have made presentations to address questions:

Panels include:

• Ara Massey — Sustainable Designer Manager, SlaterPaull | Hord Coplan Macht
• Ilana Judah — Director of Sustainability – FXFowle
• Duane Carter – Director of Sustainability and Building Performance — Solomon Cordwell Buenz
• Christine Reinders – Mechanical Engineer — CannonDesign

Registration Details

The event takes place 15 October 2014 — 9 AM PDT | 12 PM EDT | 4 PM GMT | 5 PM BST |  Click here to register.

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