Guest Blogger Kristian Bursell: Nasty ArchiCAD Models
September 16, 2013
Guest Blogger Kristian Bursell shares his thoughts on free ArchiCAD content from manufacturers.
Blog Posts
13 Reasons BIM may have left you Behind
September 9, 2013
You have to worry about your version of BIM software working with the latest Operating System. You use a version of your BIM software that is no longer supported by the company that makes it. You know it’s about time to upgrade, but waiting one more year won’t hurt. You still don’t know what IFC or OpenBIM are. You still think it’s okay to equate BIM and Revit as one
CLOG: SCI-FI
September 5, 2013
I just got my copy of CLOG: SCI-FI. It’s time to get yours. You did know I wrote an article for this issue, right? If not, learn more here. I can’t tell you how excited I am about that. Oh and equally important, check out this image. It is awesome. I really wanted to include David Lamont’s concept for the Vorlon Transport B as an image to go along with
Guest Blogger Jeremiah Gammond: What’s in a Name?
September 4, 2013
Nurse, doctor, mechanic, carpenter, lawyer, prostitute……..architect. These occupational titles are well-seated in the vocabulary of most. They are descriptive and, though there’s variance in the specific duties and specialties these professionals perform, it’s generally understood what they mean. Some are even evocative, due in most part to romantic portrayals in popular media. Say “lawyer,” and some might picture a passionate and moving discourse delivered by a high-powered individual with magazine
Guest Blogger James Badcock: ArchiCAD and Urban Design
August 23, 2013
As I sit here, working on some upcoming features for an upcoming version of ArchiCAD, I’d like to reflect on my time before working here at Graphisoft HQ as a Product Designer, when I was a user of ArchiCAD. My fanboy status for the program started back in the late 90’s at the University of Tasmania where ArchiCAD, version 5.1 at the time, was the only architectural software we were
Future of Architecture and the Built Environment – LinkedIn Group
August 21, 2013
I started a LinkedIn group. It has a grandiose title: Future of Architecture and the Built Environment. You can join the group by clicking here. Why did I start a LinkedIn group when there are already a million billion groups to join. Well: The Main Reason is that there really isn’t a group focused on the things I want to discuss and share. I want a place to share articles
Will your architecture firm buy a drone?
August 20, 2013
Doing measures of existing conditions in Minnesota usually meant one of two things: a hot summer day with no air conditioning, or sub-zero temperatures and snow. Plus if the site was outside the Twin Cities (Minnesotans love their cabins): a couple hours of driving and a marathon session trying to get everything in before dark. Crawling around buildings with a tape measure, a pad of paper, and a bunch of
Guest Blogger Willard Williams: Designers Masquerading as Architects
August 19, 2013
Designers masquerading as architects is a topic within the profession that bothers me deeply. I have had numerous co-workers (architectural educated/trained designers) publicly call themselves architects at cocktail parties, around their peers, to the general public… One even went so far as to be published being referred to as an architect in printed media. I contemplated calling the California Architects Board and filing a complaint against him as he was working
From Film to Digital Cameras & a Free Copy of OrthoGraph Architect 3D v7
August 16, 2013
I talk a lot about the future of practicing architecture. I’m really interested in how our tools and processes evolve. I am curious about what common frustrations we will soon no longer need to deal with. A lot of these changes are subtle. Others are a bit more overt. Here’s one example that comes to mind: the switch from film to digital cameras when photographing existing site conditions. Are you