This post on Stefan Boeykens’ blog is a must read for all of us interested in BIM. It’s a great list of 10 tips for using BIM during the early phases of projects. Think about it. We’ve all seen the diagram below. It’s that first part where we architects have the most say, have the most fun, and can do the most good. What’s my favorite tip? What’s the clear proof
A former coworker of mine at SALA Architects introduced me to The Avett Brothers’ music a few years ago. I’ve since become a huge fan. They recently came out with a new album on September 11th and I bought it right away. Being fairly exhausted and worn out from my life these past few years, I find that working 8-10 hrs a day is difficult. And while I’m horrible at
As Daniel Dusoswa says: Imagine the tough environment to learn all about ArchiCAD: two hour workshops and two hour lectures each and every day, one mile high in the Austrian Alps…. and nothing else to do other than skiing or snowboarding…. January 26th, 2013 to February 2nd 2013 (click on the link above to learn more and also watch an awesome video of last year’s event)
So yeah, remember when I quit my day job and said 2012 was going to be a big year for me and Shoegnome… What are you doing November 14th-16th, 2012? Why not come to Architecture Boston and hear me give a lecture on BIM? Here’s the details about my talk: The ‘I’ in BIM can be easily understood in its relationship to the physical construction of a project. BIM speeds
Did you update ArchiCAD 16 to Hotfix #2 (build 3270)? Because a little addition was added that is quite awesome. We now have the ability to “Limit navigation to gallery views” on both the desktop and mobile applications. You can read more on the ArchiCADwiki here. (also check out this thread on the Forum for more details on setting up a Camera Path to create limited navigation in a BIMx
That’s right! MNAUG #17 is coming! Date: Monday October 15th, 2012 | 6:30PM — 8:30 PM | Location: Wilkus Architects 11487 Valley View Rd Eden Prarie, MN I’m back from Boston and settled back into my cozy St. Paul nest. So before the snow arrives, let’s get together and share some ArchiCAD tips, tricks, stories, and questions. What are we going to talk about? Good question! How about all our
Shoegnome note: You can see more images of the winning project here on the ArchiCAD facebook page. BUDAPEST, September 28, 2012 — Nikola Rubic, a graduate of the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, Germany, has won an Apple MacBook Pro in the 2012 Spring ArchitectsJURY competition. His entry, the Nautical Museum of Split, was chosen by his peers in a global, online competition. Split is a Mediterranean city on
This is an expansion of some comments that Willard Williams made on a LinkedIn thread. I really liked what he had to say and asked him to expand it into a guest post for Shoegnome. Enjoy! In the end it is the final product that is of greatest importance. The reality is that both ArchiCAD and Revit (as well as the rest of the BIM software family) have done something
ArchiCAD 16, BIMx and Graphisoft are up for some awards again this year at the UK Construction Computing Awards: BIM Product of the Year 2012Â — ArchiCAD 16 Mobile Technology Product of the Year 2012 — BIMx Product of the Year 2012 — ArchiCAD 16 Environmental Project of the Year 2012 — ArchiCAD 16 Editors Choice Award — GRAPHISOFT ArchiCAD 16, BIMx, and Graphisoft should win all of the above awards.
