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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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It’s not about Scale, it’s about Complexity
I talk with a lot of people about ArchiCAD and BIM. One of the common themes that comes up is project size. Comments range from “BIM is only good for large projects” to “program ‘X’ is great for commercial work while ArchiCAD is good for residential projects.” I would love it if I never again...
The Evolution of an Elevation
A few recent BIM-related encounters all pointed to a similar question/want: why can’t ArchiCAD handle element edges in elevation to mimic the heavy air lines of a hand-drawn elevation? It’s a good question, but not something I’m going to answer directly at the moment. Instead, let’s look deeper into the question. What are these concerns...
Riverstone Structural Concepts and the Discovery that Delivered Success
Patrick Bird of Riverstone Structural Concepts has enjoyed success at his firm – in part because of his ability to spot the opportunities, technologies and areas in which to specialize that make his skills indispensible. Discovering ArchiCAD The first evidence of his knack for noticing a chance to stand out came in 2005 while working...
Accelerated Design: Desert House at Papago
Thomas Pansing of Perspective Architecture, LLC works on a variety of commercial, residential and industrial projects in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. Over the past two decades, Pansing has relied on ArchiCAD to provide him with a competitive edge to establish a reputation as a skilled collaborator on those builds. Currently in the construction phase of...
Artechnic Shell – A Case Study
Kotaro Ide, of Artechnic created a residential building “SHELL” using ArchiCAD. Located in one of Japan’s most prestigious resort towns the villa was designed to maintain harmony with the environment. The building boasts a bold design springing from a concrete tube as a base form. Ide focused on creating his design in a 3D model,...
The Powerful Google Earth/ArchiCAD Connection
In this series of articles, we will focus on residential design/build using Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD. Whether you are using ArchiCAD 15 or the Start Edition, you will be able to offer more value to your clients by following the techniques outlined in this series. This month we will discuss how you can work with GOOGLE EARTH. In our previous...
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