TEKLA EUROPEAN BIM FORUM 2014
January 14, 2014
Are you in or around Europe? Are you interested in BIM? Free February 13th and 14th, 2014? Check out the Tekla European BIM Forum 2014.
BIM and ARCHICAD
ArchiCAD Videos by ArchiLINK
January 13, 2014
Last week I shared 3 ArchiCAD videos. How about 9 more from one of my favorite ArchiCAD users?
BIM Templates: When ‘If I have to’ becomes ‘I always do it’
December 11, 2013
If you use BIM and don’t have a good BIM Template (whether for ArchiCAD, Revit, etc.). You Are Doing It Wrong.
Software Decline
December 4, 2013
There is so much misinformation out there, especially about usage numbers and software, especially software for architects. Right before I left Minnesota I had an old colleague/friend tell me that he was talking to an ArchiCAD user he met in a Revit training class. This mystery ArchiCAD user claimed that the ArchiCAD community in Minnesota was shrinking and everyone was abandoning the program (for another BIM application). My old colleague
ArchiCAD 17 is BIM Product of the Year
December 2, 2013
BUDAPEST, November 27, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software developer for architects, is proud to announce that ArchiCAD 17 has won the prestigious BIM Product of the Year award at the eighth annual Construction Computing Magazine Awards in the United Kingdom. This is the third year in a row that ArchiCAD has been honored with the top BIM product award. In addition, GRAPHISOFT’s BIMx took home
Implementing Successful Building Information Modeling – A book by a fellow ArchiCAD master
November 27, 2013
ArchiCAD-Talk alumn and BIM expert Erika Epstein has written a book about the implementation of BIM. Here’s the synopsis from Amazon: Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the process of generating and managing building data during a building’s lifecycle. Today, more and more architectural firms have adopted BIM software and processes because it allows them to produce measurably more work of better quality, in shorter periods of time. Featuring case studies
Nikken Sekkei and GRAPHISOFT Announce Strategic Partnership
November 21, 2013
BUDAPEST, November 21, 2013 — GRAPHISOFT, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, and Nikken Sekkei, one of the world’s largest architectural design firms, announced today their strategic partnership agreement to establish a jointly-funded BIM Competence & Research Center for advancing BIM in Japan and South-East Asia. The multi-year strategic partnership agreement was signed by Keiichi Okamoto, President and CEO of Nikken Sekkei, and Viktor Varkonyi,
When are you a machine gun and when are you a sniper rifle?
November 19, 2013
Video games have a lot to teach us about being an architect. You should play more video games to verify this theory.
Tekla Global BIM Awards 2013
November 19, 2013
Those are some Beautifully Intricate Models (see what I did there). Tekla is currently running their global Building Information Modeling competition, Tekla Global BIM Awards, showcasing 46 projects from around the world. The competition website offers a nice brief look at what the world is building right now: stadiums, bridges, green energy plants, housing projects, and the new Mont Blanc ropeways too. Check Out the Projects and Vote Everyone who