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NXT BLD 2020 — Goes Virtual and Interactive in October
Speakers from The Bartlett, Epic, Royal BAM, AA, Proving Ground — and more complete lineup for NXT BLD 2020 conference — provide glimpse of future
Bentley Moves Closer to Public Stock Offering
Bentley moves closer to public stock offering by filing Form S-1 with the SEC. The offering may be waiting on infrastructure bill passage.
Generative Design in Revit Powers Speed for Stamhuis
Dynamo automation helps Stamhuis—a leading retailer in Europe—build customized, powerful, and efficient Revit workflows, improving BIM and project delivery.
GRAPHISOFT delivers Archicad 24 — major updates to BIMx and BIMcloud
Archicad 24 includes major updates to BIMx and BIMcloud for new integrated multidisciplinary team workflows—”paradigm-shifting” the BIM industry.
GRAPHISOFT Announces ‘Building Together’ Digital Event
GRAPHISOFT has announced with fairly short notice a global digital event titled Building Together. It will prominently feature a discussion of the world’s second tallest building designed with ARCHICAD.
Why Scaling from Little BIM to Big BIM Made Sense for Idle Architecture
A Melbourne-based practice is discovering that moving to Big BIM is enabling them to take on larger projects and better streamline their project delivery.
CAD News: IMSI Design Releases New DesignCAD 2020—New SketchUp 2020 Support
New DesignCAD 2020 product line features new SketchUp 2020 and AutoCAD 2020 compatibility among several other important improvements.
AEC News: Nemetschek Brands’ Special Offerings During COVID-19
Nemetschek Group companies are helping their AEC customers around the globe with new and free solutions to cope with the current pandemic crisis.
Autodesk Intros ‘Generative Design’ inside Revit 2021 Among Other Features
Autodesk adds computational design tools directly inside the new Revit 2021, along with the new capability to do slanted walls and much more.
INSIDER: Introduction—A Focus on AAD (algorithms-aided design) in Architecture
The third edition of our annual INSIDER Report delivers another concentrated dose of feature articles on another key topic in the industry—AAD (algorithms-aided design) or otherwise known as “computational design.”
INSIDER: How JPW is using Bentley’s OpenBuildings Designer GenerativeComponents to Push the Edge of Practice with Technology
A mid-sized architectural practice in Australia has designed what will be the largest building in the country once finished. In the process, the firm advanced the use of computational design with BIM using Bentley’s OpenBuildings Designer GenerativeComponents (OBD-GC).
AAD software company TestFit Raises $2M for new breed of AEC software
TestFit secures $2M in seed funding round. The market for generative design software to explode, doubling to $275M by 2023.
Vectorworks, Inc. and AIAS Announce 2019 In Studio Render/Sketch Competition Winners
Judging came down to masterful displays of ambition, ability, and artistry.
INSIDER Xpresso #11 — Interview Shares Details on Vectorworks’ Emerging Technologies Research Group
Vectorworks executives help us peer into the future of Vectorworks technologies—focusing on AAD (algorithm-aided design), AI and machine learning, AR and VR and much more
Solibri Connection for ARCHICAD 23 Released
Add-on delivers faster, automated code and constructability checking optimized for higher design quality for ARCHICAD users.
Smart Cities Tech—How ADRF Addresses the Always Connected Challenge
Both Smart Infrastructure and higher demands by people and their enterprises are placing a premium on always-on RF (cellular) based networks. ADRF’s technologies are solving these 21 st century challenges.
Lumion 10 Stuns with New Features—New Versions Available Now
Lumion 10 is now out and available and is packing great new features for visualization pros in the architectural market.
Registration Opens for 2020 Vectorworks Design Summit
Vectorworks Design Summit is coming to the West Coast for the first time.
34th Annual Architecture in Perspective Conference 2019—Speaker Lineup Announced
As environmental design becomes a non-negotiable skill for creatives, architects and archviz experts have a unique opportunity for growth. This October, the industry’s past and future will come together at the 34th annual Architecture in Perspective (AIP) Conference in Hollywood.
Professor Randy Deutsch—Discussing the Future of Architects: Convergence and Superusers (Part 2)
Author, architect, and professor Randy Deutsch talks to Architosh about his last two hit books delving into the transformative forces shaping change in AEC and the nature and characteristics of some of the architects responding to those forces he calls Superusers.
Professor Randy Deutsch—Discussing the Future of Architects: Convergence and Superusers (Part 1)
Author, architect, and professor Randy Deutsch talks to Architosh about his last two hit books delving into the transformative forces shaping change in AEC and the nature and characteristics of some of the architects responding to those forces he calls Superusers.
New Vectorworks 2020 Features Showcase Video by Jonathan Reeves
Jonathan Reeves, UK architect and expert Vectorworks user showcases new features in Vectorworks 2020 video.
International Road-Show—BricsCAD with AI Event at Boston Society of Architects
Bricsys will be showing its AI-infused BIM technology at the Boston Society of Architects (BSA) this coming September—DWG based architecture professionals encouraged by the company to come and learn about the future of DWG-based BIM technology.
Profile: Design Excellence—The Work of Vectorworks Scholarship Winners
The Vectorworks Design Scholarship offers lucrative prizes but its student winners show us just how talented and deserving their creative work really is.
GRAPHISOFT offers new #graphisoftLEARN Master Classes—exceptional learning for BIM professionals
New 2-day conference in Budapest, Hungary—#graphisoftLEARN Master Classes will offer BIM professionals exceptional learning opportunity.
Perspectives on AIA ’19—Technology and Architecture and Toward the Collective
Architosh presents its annual “perspectives” on BEST of SHOW honorees at AIA in Las Vegas. This year the focus on AEC technologies advances in the framework of last year’s efforts, recognizing the continuity and the developments we saw and awarded around the themes of the conference: collaboration, openness, and inclusiveness…toward the collective.
Learning IN Las Vegas—Summary Impressions from Two Architecture Conferences
Clear themes loomed large at AIA 19 in Las Vegas. We discuss two of them in the context of technologies and change in the field of architecture.
AIA: Revolutionary Software for Architects and Planners—Debuted in Vegas!
Digital Blue Foam’s automated workflow uses web data to inform generative design and links to BIM software to reduce time for design study by 50-98%.
Eye Candy for Architects—Chaos Group Releases New Reel
Chaos Group’s latest ArchViz Reel features mouth-wateringly beautiful architectural visuals caught in still and motion for some of the world’s most elite architects by the most talented visualization studios and agencies across the globe. Take a look.
ODA Releases Architecture SDK 2019.2
Open Design Alliance releases updated toolkit for building architectural design applications.
ARCHICAD wins Germany’s “Architect’s Darling” Award—This Year’s Gold Winner
In 2018 more than 2,100 architects voted for their favorite out of 6 architecture programs. ARCHICAD was rated highest in all the categories.
Breaking: HEXAGON Just Became World’s Largest AEC BIM & CAD Company
Hexagon AB already skirts the edges of AEC with its total stations, laser systems, and GPS systems technologies but now owns Bricsys’s formidable DWG-native CAD and BIM platforms, making Hexagon a new major player in the world of AEC software.
BIM News: Solibri to ARCHICAD 22 Link Now Released
ARCHICAD 22 users gain new Solibri to ARCHICAD Link offering bi-directional BIM quality control workflows useful to design at every stage of the process.
Vectorworks Releases 2019 Version of Award-Winning Design and BIM Software
Vectorworks Inc. announces its Vectorworks 2019 product line—advances its CAD and BIM software solutions for AEC and Entertainment industries.
GRAPHISOFT Gains Former Bentley Executive—Huw Roberts Becomes VP for Americas
GRAPHISOFT appoints new Vice President, Americas to support its further growth. Company taps former Bentley marketing executive.
Visiting Apple Park—The Visitor Center Pavilion
Architosh’s editor-in-chief visits Apple Park and spends plenty of time examining the Visitor Center pavilion building—which embodies many of the marvelous building qualities and ingenuities of the main campus just in a smaller size.
AIA 2018: Architosh awards 6th ‘BEST of SHOW’ honors for software and technology vendors at AIA National in New York City
Architosh announces its 2018 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors to best software and technologies shown at the national convention in New York City a week ago.
AIA2018: On the Show Floor—Technology in Architecture Part 1
Part 1 of our show reports from the 2018 AIA National Convention and Expo in NYC. In this first part, we focus on the big four BIM authoring tool providers for architects and what they were showing to visitors to their booths.
AIA2018: Notes from AIA National Convention and Expo
Our first notes from this year’s AIA National in New York City.
AIA2018: Autodesk to Introduce BIM 360 Design at AIA 2018
Autodesk will demonstrate the power of cloud-connected design through its BIM 360 platform as it advances BIM 360 Design at AIA 2018 next week.
Number of Architects in United States Rising—Says NCARB Data
Against the backdrop of a booming economy, the United States has seen an increase in the number of architects in the country and its territories. And architects are growing in the largest economy in the world, at a faster rate than the general US population.
NXT BLD (Next Build) London Conference—Live Feeds Available for Sign-Up
Those not in London next week can still catch the action at NXT BLD (Next Build) 2018 via three separate streams which they can sign up for.
2018 Vectorworks Design Summit—Registration Opens
Sunny Arizona will be the site of the annual Vectorworks Design Summit this year. The resort will offer attendees an inducement to make a little fall vacation out of it or bring their family along. While the venue type changes the focus is on a powerful educational experience for their users.
GRAPHISOFT Introduces ARCHICAD 22—Built for Facade Design Masters
A newly revamped Curtain Wall tool provides powerful capabilities for facade design masters using either traditional or algorithmic-based design methodology. In addition, GRAPHISOFT intros new patent-pending Machine Learning algorithms to speed up BIM.
Event: How Perkins + Will Operationalize VR and Increase Efficiency
Global VR AEC industry leader, IrisVR, will be hosting a key webinar with Perkins + Will to showcase how the global architecture firm uses virtual reality in their design process.
GTC: Architecture and the Future of Technology—KPF, HKS, P+W, Gensler and Others
The third installment feature from this year’s NVIDIA GTC covers a lot of terrain as it summarizes key panel discussions from leading global architecture firms.
BricsCAD Shape for macOS—SketchUp Competitor Arrives in Market
Belgium-based Bricsys, has released the new BricsCAD Shape for macOS (and Windows too!).
Autodesk Releases Revit 2019—Multidisciplinary BIM Application
Autodesk advances BIM with Revit 2019, adding substantial new features across three main categories of Design, Optimize, and Connect.
GTC—A Quick Trip to Apple’s Campus [Gallery Pics]
Visiting Apple’s new campus before NVIDIA GTC 2018 kicks off. Enjoy the small gallery of images.
Event News: GRAPHISOFT ARCHICAD Boston User Group Meeting
Boston area ARCHICAD users are encouraged to meet up at their regular user-group meeting in Boston at the BSA building. Learn about the latest features and network with other ARCHICAD users.
Chaos Group Launches New V-Ray for Unreal—Now in Beta
Seamless import of V-Ray scenes into Real-Time, Ray-Traced rendering now available in Unreal Beta for Architecture, Automotive, and Design.
ARCHICAD Now Available Under Subscription Licenses in North America
New subscription licensing options for ARCHICAD in Canada and the US now available will empower firms with greater workflow and collaboration capabilities.
Event News: See the new Bluebeam Revu 2018
Bluebeam will launch Revu 2018 with a special webcast this coming April—a not-to-be-missed event for AEC pros utilizing the most popular software tool for document collaboration and markup.
2018 Pritzker Prize Winner, Prof. Balkrishna Doshi—A Longtime ARCHICAD User
GRAPHISOFT congratulates one of its long-time users, architect and professor Balkrishna Doshi, of India, for his 2018 Pritzker Prize Honor.
GRAPHISOFT Spearheads Construction Industry in Ireland—New BIM Partnership
GRAPHISOFT established new channel partnership in Ireland as the government mandate for BIM pushes more professionals to BIM workflows.
2018 Vectorworks Design Summit Heads to Arizona in November
The Nemetschek Group subsidiary company takes a twist and heads to the desert of Arizona for its fourth annual Design Summit event.
Press Coverage: Architosh’s Founder/Editor Featured in Two Publications
Limelight: Architosh gets it healthy share of it this week being featured in two other key publications—the longstanding The MacObserver in a podcast episode and the new State of Digital Publishing.
Bespoke Computational Tools at Payette Drive Unforeseen Values to Firm and Client Alike
Grasshopper, Ladybug, Honeybee, HumanUI…these are just some of the buzz words among those doing computational design at Payette, a subset of the major Boston-based practice doing work around the world.
INSIDER: Kai-Uwe Bergmann—Talks About BIG’s Influence, Tools and Work with Audi and Google
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is the most game-changing internationally celebrated architecture practice in existence, but even hearing about their work with Audi was still shocking. In this interview, Kai-Uwe Bergmann gives us a special insider view of how their firms thinks—about practice…project opportunities and the architectural industry.
INSIDER: Architectural Craftsmanship in the Age of BIM—Johnathan Redman Discusses FJMT Australia
An award-winning multi-national design practice disproves common assumptions, showing that BIM when combined with niche ideas about materiality and advanced digital simulation, conspire towards large works of architecture with cultural significance and lasting beauty.
