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Student Competition Update! Deadline Extended
Submission Deadline Extended!Have you been thinking about entering the GRAPHISOFT North America 2016 Spring Student Design Competition, but are worried you don’t have enough time to finish your submission?Good news! We have extended the submission deadline to...
To the Nut Factory
Dear Louis: I’m sixty-six years old with two cocker spaniels and five hair salons.Here’s my problem:I’m feeling boxed and bored in the burbs. Our house, in fact, is just a big box on steroids, inside of which we watch the box sent to me in a box from...
BIMx PRO Wins Architizer A+ Award!
The architecture and design industry worldwide has spoken. BIMx PRO won the A+ Architizer Award – ahead of the thousands of technology apps that were submitted including rival Autodesk. An elite group of experts made up an international jury of more than 300...
Learning Sessions Abound at Phil-AIA-delphia 2016
Keep Looking, Keep LearningAs you continue to build your schedule for learning sessions at AIA this year, we’d like to call your attention to a couple more that may peak your interest. On Friday, 5/20 – Megan Beckmann from ARCHICAD firm, KAA Design Group...
Jump Start Webinar
Give yourself a leg up – sign up for a webinar that could help make your design the winner!
More Reasons to Attend Phil-AIA-delphia 2016
Let the Learning BeginAs AIA attendees know well, the main reason for going to AIA in the first place are the number of opportunities to learn something new. Learning units and helpful workshops remmain the primary draw for convention attendance, and for good reason....
First Fridays for Education – April
The GRAPHISOFT North America Student Design Competition is in full swing. Entrants are already hard at work designing ways to put Philadelphia’s rich history in front of the millions of tourists who visit it annually. A temporary mobile visitor center made from a shipping container can be moved to one of many venues that welcome event attendees.
ARCHICAD at Phil-AIA-delphia 2016
One would be hard-pressed to list all the many good reasons to attend this year’s AIA Convention – but I’m willing to take up the challenge with some thoughts on the subject. To keep things tidy, though, I’m going to focus on one particular fun aspect of the convention per blog post.
Vote for BIMx PRO in the Architizer A+ Awards!
BIMx PRO is a Finalist in the prestigious Architizer A+ Awards!We are pleased and proud to announce that GRAPHISOFT’s BIMx PRO has been selected as a Finalist in the Architizer A+ Awards in the Technology: Apps category.BIMx is the powerful, eye-catching,...
Vote for Shoegnome!
Voting is open now in the JDR Annual Industry Blogger Awards and our very own, Jared Banks – aka Shoegnome is in the running for “Best Blogger – Architecture”Now in its 7th year, the JDR awards promote blogs that cover Architecture, Interior...
Trouble getting projects published?
Dear Louis:I’m feeling pretty down about a snafu here in our design studio, and I am hoping you can help me out. Eighty-six days ago exactly – I counted – we sent photos of a zero energy, shingle-style project we did to glossy Magazine X, hoping to get it published....
First Fridays for Education – March
A new school year, new software and new blog features for just for you! Introducing “First Fridays for Education”, every first Friday of the month we will tailor our post to best serve you, the students and professors who are pushing the limits of design and productivity with ARCHICAD.
ARCHICAD Student Design Competition
Calling All Students!GRAPHISOFT North America announces an exciting student design competition that challenges you to position Philadelphia’s rich history in front of the millions of tourists who visit it annually. The City of Brotherly Love hosts dozens of concerts,...
Active Matters: Will Programmable Forms Change Design – and the World – Forever?
I can recall sitting on the grass in my chiton, waiting for my turn to throw the discus in our 4th-grade reenactment of the Olympic Games. Whereupon a swarm of red ants bit my butt! The pain and embarrassment sting to this day! Thank Zeus our quick-witted principal...
ARCHICAD Deemed 100% COBie-compliant
E. William (Bill) East, the inventor of Construction Operations Building Information Exchange known as COBie – a data format for the publication of a subset of building model information focused on delivering building information not geometric modeling says...
Projects of Many Sizes, Managed with ARCHICAD
David Clayton, AIA of DEIV Architecture has been using ARCHICAD for the better part of the past two years.
“I kept thinking that I’ve always loved ARCHICAD. It’s the only software I know of that you can have good quality documents while being editing and designing in perspective mode.I just like designing in perspective because that’s how we see things with our eyes.”
T-Squares and Empathy
What’s New in the World of Neuro Architecture At first I was put off by the title itself: Architecture and Empathy. All you hear about in the business press these days is Empathy this and Empathy that! Every elite business school in the country is adding Empathy...
First Fridays for Education – February
A new school year, new software and new blog features for just for you! Introducing “First Fridays for Education”, every first Friday of the month, you’ll see a new video tutorial, along with inspiring stories of students and professors who are pushing the limits of design and productivity with ARCHICAD.
ASK LOUIS – “A Lurker’s Lament”
Are you interested in increasing your design business through social media marketing? Given its newfound emphasis on developing meaningful client relationships (as opposed to holding out the empty promise of “going viral”), there’s never been a better...
Out of the Box Images and Animations via Twinmotion and ARCHICAD – Webinar
GRAPHISOFT is hosting an exciting live online webinar to introcude Twinmotion for ARCHICAD Scheduled for February 2 – the webinar will focus on the award-winning real-time visualization technology “Twinmotion” and how it changes the way designers and...
David McKee Architects – Award Winning Design with ARCHICAD
Fayetteville, AR based firm, David McKee Architects has a long and unique history using ARCHICAD to design high-end custom residential homes. In addition to those types of projects, David and his team recently completed a preliminary design for a project at the...
The Adventures of Archie Mediaman (aka Louis Postel) for ARCHICAD
Why this column on marketing your firm and your projects through social media? We’re glad there’s so much great work coming to this blog, but we also worry that all that fine work might not be getting the amount—and especially the kind—of publicity it deserves. Social...
Technology Trends to Watch in 2016 – Part 2
Bring Virtual Reality into Life Often the virtual experience serves to merely whet the appetite – leaving the viewer in need of a more tactile experience. Simonson Lumber makes use of several 3D printers, using them to print out plans for their builders to give to...
Technology Trends to Watch in 2016 – Part 1
Technology in 2016 Staying current with advances in techniques for managing data, sharing or presenting design ideas and engaging prospective clients rank right up among the top pressing challenges for architectural firms. Technology moves at such a fast-pace compared...
First Fridays for Education – January
A new school year, new software and new blog features for just for you! Introducing “First Fridays for Education”, every first Friday of the month, you’ll see a new video tutorial, along with inspiring stories of students and professors who are pushing the limits of design and productivity with ARCHICAD.
CAST Architecture Leverages ARCHICAD on Urban Farming Project
Seattle, WA-based CAST Architecture leveraged ARCHICAD in a big way on a new classroom building at the Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands (RBUFW) in Seattle’s South End. The 30-acre site is a former planting orchard and nursery space. Originally on the outer edges...
First Fridays for Education – December
A new school year, new software and new blog features for just for you! Introducing “First Fridays for Education”, every first Friday of the month, you’ll see a new video tutorial, along with inspiring stories of students and professors who are pushing the limits of design and productivity with ARCHICAD.
Five Times In A Row – ARCHICAD Wins The Hammers
GRAPHISOFT Wins “Company of the Year” at The Hammers GRAPHISOFT was recognized for ARCHICAD which now offers lightning-fast response times, making it the undisputed speed leader in the BIM business. ARCHICAD 19 – BIM Product of the Year & Product...
Volumes of Learning ARCHICAD
Learning ARCHICAD A wealth of easy to understand information about using ARCHICAD is available to new ARCHICAD users, prospects, students and anyone who wants to sharpen their current skills with the software. There you can also find a full-fledged BIM Curriculum to...