ArchiCAD 18: still no disc coming in the mail
Are you waiting for a disc in the mail? Stop. You have to download ArchiCAD 18.
ArchiCad Users Association Winterschool 2015
Do you like learning about ArchiCAD from some of the top users in the world? Do you like Snowfun? ArchiCAD Users Association Winterschool is for you.
GRAPHISOFT BIM 2015 North America User Conference
Get the details and my biased opinion about why you should go to the GRAPHISOFT BIM 2015 North America User Conference
3D Printing Buildings: Fire Up the Constructorbots
3D Printing Buildings is quickly becoming a reality. Guest blogger Crawford Smith looks at three current trendsetters.
Nemetschek Acquires Bluebeam Software
Nemetschek gobbles up Bluebeam Software, and there was much rejoicing. It's nice to see Trimble and Autodesk aren't the only ones adding to their portfolio. Viva OpenBIM!
How to Add IFC Properties to any element in ArchiCAD
Do you know how to add IFC Properties to any 3D element in ArchiCAD? You should. Here are two short videos that will show you how.
How Twitter can teach you ArchiCAD
How does one go about learning ArchiCAD? Joining Twitter to follow one particular ArchiCAD guru is a good start.
UK Construction Computing Awards 2014: Support your BIM
What are the UK Construction Computing Awards? “Now in their 9th year, the Construction Computing Awards showcase and reward the technology, tools and solutions for the effective design, construction, maintenance and modification of commercial buildings, residential and social housing and civil
How to Sharpen Pencils
Everything is about craft. Whether you are doing BIM or sharpening pencils, there is a right and a wrong way. There is a way to do it with care and a way to just half-ass it.
Graphisoft interviewed me at the Key Client Conference in Budapest
Graphisoft asked me some questions. I talked a lot.
GRAPHISOFT’s BIMcloud Solution Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2014 International Business Awards
Winners to Be Celebrated at Gala Banquet on October 10 in Paris, France BUDAPEST, August 14, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT's BIMcloud was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Best New Product or Service of the Year -
GRAPHISOFT Releases BIMx Docs for Android
BUDAPEST, August 11, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT®, the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) architectural software developer, announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, has been released for Android phones and tablets in Google Play. This release makes BIMx
ArchiCAD 18 rendering: World Cup 2014 Ball
Curious about how good the ArchiCAD 18 rendering engine is? Check this out.
Four Years of Shoegnome = 560 posts
Four years of blogging. Next stop five years.
Virtual Time Travel is now possible, Sort of
Google Maps has just made your life as an architect easier, or at least more interesting.
It’s been a while since Google sold SketchUp to Trimble; who should be gloating?
Who won when Google sold SketchUp to Trimble? Or more importantly what does it mean that Google didn't want SketchUp anymore?
Nemetschek joins buildingSMART International’s Strategic Advisory Council for better interoperability
Munich, July 9, 2014 — Nemetschek AG (ISIN 0006452907) announced today that, together with Autodesk, Trimble and HOK, it has joined buildingSMART International's start-up Strategic Advisory Council (SAC) as a founding member to foster better interoperability between stakeholders in the
GRAPHISOFT Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Institute of Architects
SINGAPORE/BUDAPEST, July 7, 2014 — GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA). The MOU signals a
Design like an Architect
How does one design like an architect? Here's a spoiler, the answer isn't tool specific.
In Need of an Update
Quick! What year was this photo taken in? 2014? 1974? 1944? Our construction sites, on a macro scale, are due for a big overhaul, don't you agree?
Unconscious BIM and Ugly BIM
Some lessons from being too busy to write: remembering shortcuts by forgetting that I had forgotten them and suffering through the ugly BIM phase.
Making BIM the Best Tool for Design
BIM should be the best tool for design, but it's not. What's holding us back? A lack of creativity isn't helping.
Live Online Seminar: Introducing ArchiCAD 18 — Join the Creative Flow!
First comes the announcement, then the introductory webinar, then the official release. Just like every year
Obayashi Adopts GRAPHISOFT BIMx for Mobile Access to BIM Projects
Obayashi Corporation will adopt BIMx to make the award-winning BIM project presentation app available to thousands of field technicians
One day I will teach this architecture class: Sketching without Sketching
If I get the opportunity to teach a studio or lecture class in an architecture school I know EXACTLY what I'd do. I even know the title of the class.