How to Sharpen Pencils
Everything is about craft. Whether you are doing BIM or sharpening pencils, there is a right and a wrong way. There is a way to do it with care and a way to just half-ass it.
Graphisoft interviewed me at the Key Client Conference in Budapest
Graphisoft asked me some questions. I talked a lot.
GRAPHISOFT’s BIMcloud Solution Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2014 International Business Awards
Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Banquet on October 10 in Paris, France BUDAPEST, August 14, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT's BIMcloud was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Best New Product or Service of the Year -
GRAPHISOFT Releases BIMx Docs for Android
BUDAPEST, August 11, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, has been released for Android phones and tablets in Google Play. This release makes BIMx
ArchiCAD 18 rendering: World Cup 2014 Ball
Curious about how good the ArchiCAD 18 rendering engine is? Check this out.
Four Years of Shoegnome = 560 posts
Four years of blogging. Next stop five years.
Virtual Time Travel is now possible, Sort of
Google Maps has just made your life as an architect easier, or at least more interesting.
It’s been a while since Google sold SketchUp to Trimble; who should be gloating?
Who won when Google sold SketchUp to Trimble? Or more importantly what does it mean that Google didn't want SketchUp anymore?
Nemetschek joins buildingSMART International’s Strategic Advisory Council for better interoperability
Munich, July 9, 2014 — Nemetschek AG (ISIN 0006452907) announced today that, together with Autodesk, Trimble and HOK, it has joined buildingSMART International's start-up Strategic Advisory Council (SAC) as a founding member to foster better interoperability between stakeholders in the
GRAPHISOFT Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Institute of Architects
SINGAPORE/BUDAPEST, July 7, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). The MOU signals a
Design like an Architect
How does one design like an architect? Here's a spoiler, the answer isn't tool specific.
In Need of an Update
Quick! What year was this photo taken in? 2014? 1974? 1944? Our construction sites, on a macro scale, are due for a big overhaul, don't you agree?
Unconscious BIM and Ugly BIM
Some lessons from being too busy to write: remembering shortcuts by forgetting that I had forgotten them and suffering through the ugly BIM phase.
Making BIM the Best Tool for Design
BIM should be the best tool for design, but it's not. What's holding us back? A lack of creativity isn't helping.
Live Online Seminar: Introducing ArchiCAD 18 — Join the Creative Flow!
First comes the announcement, then the introductory webinar, then the official release. Just like every year
Obayashi Adopts GRAPHISOFT BIMx for Mobile Access to BIM Projects
Obayashi Corporation will adopt BIMx to make the award-winning BIM project presentation app available to thousands of field technicians
One day I will teach this architecture class: Sketching without Sketching
If I get the opportunity to teach a studio or lecture class in an architecture school I know EXACTLY what I'd do. I even know the title of the class.
What are the different types of architecture firms?
After reading this post, how would you describe the firm you work at? Will you realize your firm is broken or much stronger than you expected?
ArchiCAD 18 — Join the Creative Flow
"BIM innovation has been shifting from adding new features to introducing innovative new workflows - this is exactly what ArchiCAD 18 offers end-users"
You graduated from Architecture School and want to be called Architect
Yes I'm going to talk about who gets to be called an architect, but unfortunately that's just the symptom of a bigger issue.
ArchiCAD 17 Hotfix #7
ArchiCAD 17 Hotfix-7 package (build 6004) was released today.
The convergence of 25,000 years of Art History leads to BIM
I love creating diagrams. But this BIM Diagram is by far my favorite. It probably should become my new logo. Find out why it took 25,000 years to make.
Dear Architect: what would you say you do here
What's the value of a licensed architect? I wish that were a simple answer.
Trimble Launches SketchUp Mobile Viewer for iPad at Basecamp 2014
SketchUp Mobile Viewer is now a thing. Read the presee release and some of my thoughts about the fast evolving BIM landscape.
SketchUp Pro 2014 and IFC: welcome to the new world of BIM
What does it mean that SketchUp Pro 2014 can now attach IFC (and other) data to elements? It means SketchUp is now BIM. This is big news.