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School Spotlight – Utah State University Eastern
School name: Utah State University Eastern Location: Price, Utah Course title: Residential Architecture – the study of basic concepts to help the students grasp ideas that will help them pursue and further their education in architecture and related studies through the use of ArchiCAD. Students are introduced to the concepts of drafting, design and basic...
CAD Academy Contest Tests Student Acumen with ArchiCAD
High school students from across the United States recently put their ArchiCAD knowledge to work as they competed in the first annual National LEED Dream Home contest, sponsored by Arizona based STEM curriculum developer, the CAD Academy. The CAD Academy®, is a secondary and post-secondary pre-engineering and pre-architectural program designed to inspire a new generation...
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Get a GRAPHISOFT Education in Open BIM and Green Technology at Ecobuild America
Special breakout sessions at next week’s EcoBuild from December 3 – 7 at the Washington DC Convention Center in Washington, DC will focus on Green Technology and Open BIM. Four technology user sessions, taught by architectural experts in ArchiCAD, incorporate case studies, best practices for Open BIM, practical workflows, and new ideas into a highly collaborative...
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Start Your Semester Off Right With ArchiCAD 16 for Education
A free download of ArchiCAD 16 – including all the necessary training and teacher resources – is now available at MyArchiCAD.com! Students and educators will benefit from getting their hands on premier BIM software from GRAPHISOFT. ArchiCAD 16 has many exciting new features, including the MORPH tool, built-in energy evaluation and a BIM component database. Architecture...
GRAPHISOFT Guides the Innovation Generation with EAST
Thanks to an educational non-profit program known as EAST® Initiative(Environmental and Spatial Technology), high school and middle school students in more than 200 schools across the country are getting much needed exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts. Each spring, student work is showcased at the annual EAST Initiative conference. More than 2,000...
Read Up on The BIM Revolution
Building Information Modeling proves its worth whether it’s in offering clash detection, an expedited project delivery process, fewer change orders, increased collaboration or optimized MEP systems design. GRAPHISOFT has sponsored the creation of an educational article through Environmental Design and Construction Magazine (ED+C) that qualifies for both AIA and USGBC credits. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this...
Intercollegiate Team Collaborates through ArchiCAD
The students at CalPoly in California have long benefited from Elbert Speidel’s expertise in Architecture, Polymers in construction and 3D Modeling and BIM. For the past six years, since first beginning as a lecturer at CalPoly, Speidel has imparted his experience with students in the construction management program. Recently he coordinated an intercollegiate project with two other...
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ArchiCAD Empowers Student Expression
Ted Montgomery is a licensed architect in Vermont and sole proprietor of Groundswell Architects. Montgomery has been using ArchiCAD since the late 80s and has taught it to other architects, traveling around the country teaching seminars for re-licensing credits. Each semester, Montgomery continues that effort and presents some pretty unique concepts to students at the University of Vermont....
3 in 1 Building Designed with ArchiCAD by Dake Wells Architecture Unites Community
Dake Wells Architecture designed an award-winning multi-purpose room for a school in Exeter, Mo. ArchiCAD BIM software assisted the architects as they took on that challenge with vigor – going so far as to create a design solution that has been recognized with a National AIA Award. While the Exeter project would be the first Dake Wells submitted to the...
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