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| NZIA Graphisoft Student Design Awards |
| Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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A design for a ‘neighbourly’ high-rise apartment building has won Simon Harrison the New Zealand Institute of Architects Graphisoft Student Design Award 2009. Simon, 33, who studied at Victoria University of Wellington, fought off strong competition from fellow finalists from the country’s three schools of architecture, to take the title of New Zealand’s top architecture student for his final-year project. [More ...] |
| GRAPHISOFT Shifts Download Programs to High Gear with MyArchiCAD.com |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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New Download Site Comes after 1 Million Student Downloads
Budapest, November 19 – GRAPHISOFT announced today the launch of MyArchiCAD.com, its brand new community website for allowing students, teachers, and schools to download the ArchiCAD 13 Education version for free. Professional users can also download the ArchiCAD 13 Trial version from the same site for free. [More ...] |
| Room to Think |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
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While we often hear stories about what a blight we humans are on this planet, we can also make fabulous contributions to aesthetic beauty. Great architecture is one such contribution and while the prevailing modern attitude prefers architecture that hides or at least blends into its environment, the Home NZ magazine BMW Home of the Year, by Mitchell Stout Architects, does no such thing. It stands as an emphatic statement reminding us that architecture is capable of hugely enriching its location. Auckland, 13th October - Mitchell Stout Architects have gained something of a reputation for being ‘thinking’ architects – that is they are known for bringing an uncommonly cerebral attitude to their work. This made them a perfect fit when their future clients, an academically inclined couple, came knocking. The couple had a unique idea that drew the architects to the project. “They wanted a room to think in,” says David Mitchell. “We’d never been asked for one of those before.” [More ...] |
| ArchiCAD 13 |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
| ArchiCAD 13 revolutionizes BIM collaboration with its active BIM server based next-generation teamwork solution. ArchiCAD 13 also delivers mission critical productivity improvements to further polish its best-in-class BIM design and documentation workflow. [More ...] |
| Form that doesn’t conform |
| Tuesday, September 15, 2009 |
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Architect Uche Isichei designed this radical Wellington house for one of the team at Weta Digital and his wife. While Isichei started the project using traditional architectural models, the client’s passion for technology lead to Isichei adopting Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD software. Wellington, 15 September – Architecture in the Wellington suburb of Seatoun has traditionally been quite conservative, which didn’t sit well with the creative couple that commissioned Uche Isichei to design their new home. Isichei’s groundbreaking design has turned quite a few heads locally, even gracing the pages of the autumn edition of Houses NZ. [More ...] |
| Stepping up |
| Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
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They say a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client, so what of an architect who designs his own house? Architect Paul Barry’s self-designed house on a Wellington hillside certainly dispels any similar notions with its clever layout and considered design. Wellington, 18 August – After returning with his family from Latin America, architect Paul Barry began looking for a site to build a home. It was just before Christmas – not usually the best time to be looking for property – when he came across a Wellington housing development in receivership. [More ...] |
| BIM Explained by Scott Barrington of Barrington Architecture |
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 |
| This Construction News article explains BIM in a simple and easy to understand language. Scott Barrington outlines what BIM means for architects, engineers/ consultants, building product/ component manufacturers, and developers/ owners/ clients. [More ...] |
| Collaborating with Consultants |
| Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
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3D Transfer between ArchiCAD and Revit Structural The uptake of new technology is not always smooth, but when something works well and provides a clear benefit, architects usually come around pretty quickly. ArchiCAD’s IFC file transfer capabilities fall into this category and more and more architects and engineers are using IFC to exchange 3D data. [More ...] |
| Art for Tauranga’s sake |
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 |
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Much of New Zealand’s national identity emanates from the success of its smaller centres. Tauranga, for example, relies on its summer holiday traffic and port as its primary raison d’être. These factors, along with the thriving kiwifruit business, keep Tauranga’s economy going, but the community needs public spaces like the striking new art gallery to give it a unique identity and make it a desirable place to live. Tauranga, 22 July – It might be a scenario out of a new Thomas Crown Affair screenplay – a 1960s bank, repurposed as an art gallery. But the story here doesn’t involve a daring heist, but rather a daring piece of design, as architects Mitchell & Stout transformed an old BNZ building from the 1960s into a visually rich, contemporary art gallery. [More ...] |
| Student award scheme swells with new cash prizes |
| Wednesday, July 15, 2009 |
| Now in its seventh year, the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Student Design Awards have become even more lucrative with the addition of further cash prizes for the winners. [More ...] |
| Modelling Moves to 5D |
| Thursday, May 28, 2009 |
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Palmerston North is the setting for one of New Zealand's first building information modelling 5D projects. Six months into stage 1, the team is impressed with the advantages. [More ...] |
| Graphisoft EcoDesigner – ”Green” Becomes Organic Part of the Architectural Design Workflow |
| Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
Graphisoft EcoDesigner – ”Green” Becomes Organic Part of the Architectural Design WorkflowBudapest, April 28, 2009 - Graphisoft, the global leader in Virtual Building™solutions, today announced Graphisoft EcoDesigner™, a building energy evaluation tool for ArchiCAD 12. [More ...] |
| Award-Winning ArchiCAD-Designed Home Combines Eco-Friendly Living with Aging-in-Place Convenience |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 |
Award-Winning ArchiCAD-Designed Home Combines Eco-Friendly Living with Aging-in-Place ConvenienceBoston, April 22, 2009 – A new Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house designed by Portland, OR architects, D.P. Design, recently took top honors at the Home Builders Association awards, thanks to the elegant way it combines art deco, eco-friendly and aging-in-place design features. [More ...] |
| Graphisoft Team Wins Grand Prize at “Build Live Tokyo” |
| Monday, March 30, 2009 |
Graphisoft Team Wins Grand Prize at “Build Live Tokyo”Competition Highlights ArchiCAD’s EdgeBudapest, March 30, 2009 – “Build Live Tokyo,” a competition aimed at raising awareness of BIM (Building Information Modeling), was held February 25-27. Build Live is the Japanese version of the international BIM Storm event. Graphisoft Japan was part of the Skunk Works team, led by Maeda Corporation, which won the Grand prize. [More ...] |
| Virtual Model of Historic City Comes to Life |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
Virtual Model of Historic City Comes to LifeBudapest, March 24, 2009 – Students at Finland’s Tampere University of Applied Sciences are creating a 3D model of the historic town of Viipuri (Vyborg) as it looked in September 1939. [More ...] |
| ArchiCAD BIM Learning Studio Named European Business Awards Finalist |
| Thursday, March 12, 2009 |
ArchiCAD BIM Learning Studio Named European Business Awards Finalist“Marketing Strategy of the Year Award”Budapest, — March 12, 2009 – Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD BIM Learning Studio has been named a finalist - “Ruban d'Honneur” - in the “Marketing Strategy of the Year Award” category of one of Europe’s most prestigious business awards. [More ...] |
| ArchiCAD Helps BrightBuilt Barn Project Produce Innovative ‘Net Zero Energy’ Design |
| Tuesday, March 10, 2009 |
ArchiCAD Helps BrightBuilt Barn Project Produce Innovative ‘Net Zero Energy’ DesignBoston, MA — March 10, 2009 – Designing and constructing a building that produces more energy than it consumes and requires no furnace even on the chilly mid-coast of Maine was not just a science project for architectural firm Kaplan Thompson Architects. It was a serious effort to develop new sustainable building techniques, then offer them free to anyone interested in environmentally sound construction. [More ...] |
| Graphisoft NZ announces locally produced GDL Handbook |
| Wednesday, March 04, 2009 |
| Graphisoft NZ is excited to announce the release of the GDL Handbook. Written by Andrew Watson this 500+ page guide is essential reading for everyone interested in GDL Development. [More ...] |
| Beechwood National Memorial Centre Awarded Best Institutional Project by Canadian Wood Council |
| Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
Beechwood National Memorial Centre Awarded Best Institutional Project by Canadian Wood CouncilBoston, February 24, 2009 – The Beechwood National Memorial Centre in Ottawa, Ontario has recently received the Canadian Wood Council WoodWORKS Award for Best Project in the Institutional < $10M Category. [More ...] |
| ArchiCAD Virtual Building Models Made Accessible for Anyone – Anywhere |
| Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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Interactive Game-like Environment for Exploring BIM Models Created in ArchiCAD Budapest, February 13, 2009 - Graphisoft, the global leader in Virtual Building™ solutions, today introduced an interactive Virtual Building Explorer solution for ArchiCAD 12. The Graphisoft Virtual Building Explorer (VBE) allows architects to present their virtual building projects in a revolutionary new way. It combines the fun and easy navigation of a first-person video-game with the power of intelligent virtual building models to let users easily share designs with colleagues and partners. [More ...] |
| “Training Camp” for CAD Teachers Encourages 3D Design |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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Graphisoft Conference in ChongQing, China, Builds ArchiCAD Skills Budapest, February 10, 2009 – Graphisoft sponsored “Chinese
Educational Partners Conference on 3D Virtual Building Design and
ArchiCAD” has been hosted by ChongQing University and ChongQing Bopeng
Technology Co., Ltd., |
| SunGard Offices, Addington |
| Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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Winning a Canterbury Award for Commercial Architecture in the 2008 NZIA Resene Local Awards, is Sheppard and Rout’s design for SunGard - a global leader in software and processing solutions for the financial services market. Auckland, February 10th, 2009 – When an enterprising developer saw an opportunity in SunGard and wanted to pitch his site over other contenders, he teamed up with Sheppard and Rout and ArchiCAD to get in quick, get the job done fast, and above all, make an impressive design statement. [More ...] |
| ArchiCAD Tops Rivals in UK Survey of User Satisfaction |
| Tuesday, February 03, 2009 |
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Budapest, February 3, 2009 – A satisfaction survey in the UK, covering a cross section of the architectural community, has revealed detailed findings about the relationship of architects to their design software tools and their service providers. Revelation Research, a UK-based business intelligence company, conducted a CAD user experience survey among UK architectural practices in November 2008. The study, reflecting the views of almost 1,000 architects, concluded that over 60% of architects in the UK still use a variety of 2D solutions as their primary design software. ArchiCAD, the preferred software of 22% of respondents, emerged as the clear market leading BIM solution in the UK. [More ...] |
| Yellow Treehouse Restaurant |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
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The Yellow Treehouse restaurant was the brainchild of an Auckland advertising agency. The idea was to show that just about anything could be done just by using the services Yellow offer – including building a restaurant up a tree. But since its construction, the treehouse has taken on a life of its own, capturing imaginations both here and around the world, as it spreads across the Internet. Auckland, 20 January 2009 – The Yellow Treehouse restaurant was built on a north-facing site near Warkworth. But this was no ordinary site – it was 10 metres up a 40-metre redwood tree. Architect Peter Eising says his team took into account many unusual considerations when selecting the tree and figuring the logistics. [More ...] |
| Mountain House, Hawera |
| Monday, January 05, 2009 |
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The name “Mountain House” evokes an image of a rugged dwelling built high on the mountainside. In contrast, the project name for this NZIA Resene Local Award winning house was aptly derived from the home’s relationship to the landscape vista that it frames. Auckland, January 5th 2009 – Positioned on an almost flat, exposed, south Taranaki site, each room in this north facing home is designed to capture views of Mt. Taranaki.[More ...] |
