New Releases of Major BIM Applications Revit and ArchiCAD

2010/05/19 in BIM
Tags: ArchiCAD, Revit

Here are some highlights from the recently released / announced Versions of two of the major players in the architectural BIM field: Revit Architecture 2011 and ArchiCAD 14. See these following videos highlighting some of the interesting innovations. Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011  Sun Path Simulation Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Conceptual Design Enhancements Autodesk Revit Architecture [...]

V-Ray 1.5 SP5 for 3ds Max Available – Works with 3ds Max 2011

2010/05/13 in Visualisation
Tags: 3ds Max, Vray

Chaos Group announced the availability of the new V-Ray 1.50.SP5. The new build adds compatibility with 3ds Max 2011 and 3ds Max Design 2011 and includes new features, together with many modified and improved ones. The full list of additions and bug fixes is listed below. The new service pack is available for immediate download [...]

Living City Design Competition

2010/05/11 in Architecture, Design, Learning, Rating Systems
Tags: Living Building Challenge

Global design competition launched by the International Living Building Institute to award a total of $125,000 in prizes The Living City Design Competition requires participants to select an existing city anywhere in the world and conceptually transform it through photo‐realistic three‐dimensional modeling and renderings. Leveraging the Living Building Challenge’s already substantial impact on the green [...]

Green Building Trends in Europe with Jerry Yudelson

2010/05/01 in Architecture, Design, Learning, Sustainability
Tags: Video, Webinar

This replay of Jerry Yudelson’s green building webinar provides an overview of the subject, as well as the ways that Europe is currently ahead of the United States. Green Building Trends: Europe is the first definitive study of European green building design and construction. What can U.S. building professionals learn from their European counterparts? In [...]