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ArchiCAD 15 is a finalist in three categories in the UK Construction Computing Awards

September 29, 2011

ArchiCAD 15 is a finalist in three categories in the UK Construction Computing Awards: #1 — Construction Computing “One to watch product 2011” #2 — BIM Product of the year #3 — Product of the year ArchiCAD 15 should win all of the above awards. Let’s make that happen. Take a moment and please vote at: http://www.constructioncomputingawards.co.uk/ On the left the third menu item says “Vote”. Click that and it

Mexico’s Liverpool chooses ArchiCAD’s BIM solution for growth

September 19, 2011

BUDAPEST, September 19, 2011 — Liverpool, Mexico’s largest department store chain, has chosen GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning ArchiCAD to implement BIM in expanding its chain of stores across Mexico. Liverpool embraced BIM as a means to plan, administer and control the processes involved in the construction, expansion, and modification of its stores. Â After considering both ArchiCAD and another BIM solution provider, Liverpool chose ArchiCAD as the BIM solution best-suited to meeting its

GRAPHISOFT Signs MOU with China Academy of Building Research Architecture Design Institute

September 15, 2011

BUDAPEST, September 15, 2011 — Leading worldwide BIM software vendor GRAPHISOFT SE and the China Academy of Building Research Architecture Design Institute (CABR-ADI) recently signed a Strategic Memorandum of Understanding in Beijing. GRAPHISOFT VP of Product Development Miklos Szovenyi-Lux and President of CABR-ADI Ma Lidong signed the Memorandum setting out the terms of the strategic partnership. The parties have agreed to cooperate in a concerted effort to promote the application

Zumbro Zen

September 13, 2011

I’m particularly proud of this project. It’s the Star Tribune’s Home of the Month for September 2011 and is going to be on the Homes By Architects Tour in Minnesota on September 17th and 18th, 2011. I did the drawings back in late 2008 on ArchiCAD 11. You probably won’t see my name in the articles. I wasn’t the lead designer. But I https://shoegnome.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/1d-2d-3d-intersection.webpd the project. I often join projects

GRAPHISOFT BIMx turns the iPad/iPhone into an interactive building model explorer

September 7, 2011

BUDAPEST, September 7, 2011 GRAPHISOFT announced today its latest innovation for the iPad/iPhone. GRAPHISOFT BIMx™, the ultimate communication and presentation tool for BIM projects, will soon be available for iOS devices as well. The integrated model sharing community on Facebook will help spread this innovative technology among architects and clients. BIMx (Building Information Model Explorer) is an interactive environment with game-like navigation, whereby anyone can explore full BIM models without

Take 14:36 to let Eric Bobrow teach you about Guide Lines in ArchiCAD 15

September 5, 2011

When I introduce my coworkers to ArchiCAD 15, I show them three new things and then say “get to work, we’ll cover the rest as it comes up”. I know that’s not the best way to learn a new version, but everyone using ArchiCAD 15 at SALA Architects happens to be on projects with tight deadlines. So they get the short, short version of my upgrade speech. Half of the

This IS Crunch Time

August 31, 2011

“I’m laid back at lunchtime, but I’m aggressive at crunch time. Let’s get it.” – Jacob “Crunch Time” Mann Many firms out there have figured out how to stabilize in this down economy. The hard layoffs and continued reduction of hours are over (note I didn’t say BEING on reduced hours is over). Many owners are now thinking that their firms will survive. Times will still be tough for a

Just in time for Fall Semester…

August 30, 2011

The Free Educational version of ArchiCAD 15 is FINALLY available for download (as are all the add-ons and Artlantis). Read more about it at the official ArchiCAD blog. More likely though, you’re already heading to www.myarchicad.com to download it.

Obayashi Signs Agreement with NEC and GRAPHISOFT to deliver “Smart BIM Cloud”

August 26, 2011

Building next-generation BIM cloud-computing environment will increase customer satisfaction TOKYO, August 26, 2011 — Obayashi Corporation announced that it has signed an agreement on the joint development of a BIM cloud-computing platform with NEC Corporation and GRAPHISOFT. The goal of the agreement is to provide technology leadership for Obayashi through integrated building information modeling workflows and company-wide BIM-based information sharing. Obayashi has been working on reforming the use of BIM

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