Two big pieces of news from Graphisoft this week. Both to do with Graphisoft partnering up with Chinese firms. This is very exciting news. You can read both press releases below. Graphisoft inks Strategic Partnership with JZFZ in China Graphisoft joins forces with UDG in China Why does an ArchiCAD user in Minnesota care about this? Why was this a great 4th of July surprise? Think about it: Teamwork 2
GRAPHISOFT Japan has announced that it is supporting the relief efforts in Japan, following the March earthquake and tsunami that left parts of the island nation in ruins. Through the end of June, GRAPHISOFT Japan will donate to the Japanese Red Cross Â¥10,000 for every full version of ArchiCAD sold and Â¥5,000 for every ArchiCAD Solo version sold. Furthermore, colleagues of GRAPHISOFT’s Japan office have donated over Â¥100,000. Donations, which
Reading about projects like these makes me proud that I’m a fellow ArchiCAD user. They also make me want to work harder to produce similarly well conceived work. Enjoy. Seville’s Impressive New Landmark Wows Architects and Public Alike The Rice Daubney-designed Ark-Coca-Cola Place is NSW Development of the Year Award Winner
Read all about it here. Then check out some of the other great projects by lead architect Tima Zoltán. My favorite is the Riverloft project: a really well done modern addition to an old brick and stone structure. Want to know a little more about who Tierney Clark was? Enjoy.
Cool fountain designed by Ondrej Cisler using ArchiCAD. I love that they modeled the whole square to better design the fountain. You can check out more of the firm’s work here. Both their designs and their ArchiCAD abilities are very impressive. There are some great examples of efficiently and legibly modeled urban sites. Also while you’re at their site, check out the Nikola Tesla Memorial. I know I’m a sucker
