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Nepal

2008-08-06T15:43:43Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="middle"><h2> Nepal </h2></td> <td width="60%" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <p><b>Nepal Marketing Concern</b><br /> Dillibazzar, Abhiynamarga<br /> ArchiCAD Sales Office <br /> Tel: +977-1-4423493<br /> Mobile: +977-9851088060<br /> Mobile: +977-9841250287<br /> P.O.Box NO: 8969<br /> E-mail: <a href="mailto:rkwagle@wlink.com.np">rkwagle@wlink.com.np</a><br />  </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="middle"> <img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/image.html?id=p30937&name=kep" border="0" hspace="10" align="left" width="28" height="33" /> </td> </tr> </table></div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/where_to_buy/asia_pacific/nepal.html

Texas Sugar Refinery to Sustainable Community Project Wins Landmark Award

2008-07-22T16:06:40Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Texas Sugar Refinery to Sustainable Community Project Wins Landmark Award </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Boston, July 22, 2008 - The site of the historic Imperial Sugar Company in Sugar Land, Texas, will be transformed from an abandoned mill into one of the country's best examples of sustainable redevelopment. </strong></p> <p> The Imperial Sugar project will be a 650-acre mixed-use community that blends commercial, retail and single-family homes into a walkable, livable, green community. The project is being designed and managed by Nashville-based developer <a href="http://www.southernland.com/">Southern Land Company</a> with the help of Graphisoft ArchiCAD.</p> <p> <img width="413" height="275" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/texas_sugar_clip_image002.jpg" align="right" />The project recently won a <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/event/4188">Landmark Award from the Houston Business Journal</a> for the many environmental, regulatory and planning challenges it had to overcome. When complete, the community will include 800 to 1000 new homes while preserving many of the site's historic elements and natural features, including Imperial's iconic water tower, massive warehouses and the char house, an eight story structure that produced tons of sugar for consumers the world over. Neighborhood streets will be aligned to maximize views of open spaces and the adjoining Oyster Creek. A trail system will run along its banks. And a central park will provide rest, recreation and outdoor amenities for all residents. </p> <p>"By combining walkable residential neighborhoods with retail, office space and an entertainment district, the developer hopes to counteract the suburban sprawl that sends residents to stores in their cars, rather than a stroll down the lane," wrote a Houston Chronicle reporter who recently covered the project.</p> <p><img width="334" height="238" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/texas_sugar_clip_image004.jpg" align="left" />According to Geal Golbeck, Project Coordinator for Town Planning and Urban Design Studio at Southern Land Company, using <a href="http://experiencebim.com/">building information modeling (BIM)</a> for the project not only reaped the usual design productivity and collaboration benefits, but also helped with sales and accounting. "Using an ArchiCAD BIM model helped us calculate 'sellable frontage,' as we call it, to maximize the sales value of residential and commercial properties," she said. "Even something as simple as ArchiCAD's wall tool let us try out different building configurations on the fly and immediately recalculate the value. We'd typically have to waste a half-day or more calculating those changes by hand using AutoCAD."</p> <p>The BIM model is also shared between the architects and planners, enabling them to collaborate on streetscapes, for example. The planners and architects use the model to coordinate on how the streetscape will look based on the house height, mass and style. "We can see the street before anything is put in the ground to make sure everyone from Southern Land staff to the community planners and homebuilders are comfortable with the look and feel of the area. We can then use their feedback to see if smaller homes would look better around an open space or bigger homes. Then, once everyone signs off on that streetscape, we can make a fly through or walk through of the area and eventually use it as a marketing tool," said Golbeck.</p> <p>Southern Land conducted several charrettes to get community input on the project. With so many stakeholders involved in the planning, ArchiCAD also saved the firm significant time and effort in implementing the frequent changes to the design, Goldbeck said. </p> <p>Environmental remediation of the property began in March, and construction is expected to begin in early 2009. </p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/texas_sugar.html

ArchiCAD 11 System Requirements

2008-07-18T11:53:57Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> ArchiCAD 11 System Requirements </h1> AC11_SystemPreferences <table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="20"> <tbody> <tr> <th rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top" width="30%"> <div align="left">Operating System:</div> </th> <td align="left" valign="top" width="35%"> <div align="left"><span>Windows® XP</span> Professional<br /> and x64 Edition<br /> <br /> <span>Windows® Vista</span> Ultimate, Business, Enterprise Edition (32 or 64-bit) </div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="35%"> <div align="left"><span>Macintosh®</span> OS X 10.4 <br /> or OS X 10.5 </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <p><strong><span>Note for Windows users: QuickTime 7 or later and Java 6 or later are required to run ArchiCAD. </span><br /> <span>ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 6 and QuickTime 7 if they are not present on your computer.</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">CPU*:</div> </th> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div> Intel® Pentium 4 2GHz, or compatible processors with equal or higher performance<br /> </div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">Macintosh® PowerPC G4 series with 1GHz processor; G5 series<br /> Macintosh® with any Intel® processor </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div>RAM:</div> </th> <td colspan="2" valign="top">1 GB of RAM is required<br /> 2 GB or more is recommended for complex models** </td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">Hard Drive Space:</div> </th> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <p>Minimum of 1 GB free hard disk space is required for a full installation. <br /> Additional 2 GB is required for work with complex projects and 3D visualization.</p> <strong> Note: </strong><em> UNIX formatted HDs are not supported</em> </td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">Display:</div> </th> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> <p>Recommended resolution: 1280x1024 or higher</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">Video Card:</div> </th> <td colspan="2" valign="top"> <span>PC:</span> Open GL and DirectX 9 compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 64 MB is required. <br /> <p><span>Mac:</span> Open GL compatible graphic card with on-board video memory of 64 MB is required. <br /> On-board video memory of 128 MB or more is recommended. </p> <div> To find compatibility data for Open GL VGA-cards, please visit the following website:<em><a href="http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/Compatibility.php">archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/Compatibility.php</a></em> <span></span></div> <span><span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <th align="left" valign="top"> <div><strong>Optional Hardware Peripheral Devices:</strong></div> </th> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"> <div align="left">All major plotters, printers and digitizers can be used with ArchiCAD. </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>* Some components of ArchiCAD can use multiple processors. <a href="http://archicadwiki.com/Multiprocessing">Read more about this topic</a> <br /> ** The maximum amount of memory ArchiCAD can use is 4GB. <a href="http://archicadwiki.com/64-bit">Read more about this topic</a> </p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad10.html">ArchiCAD 10 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad9.html">ArchiCAD 9 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad81.html">ArchiCAD 8.1 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad80.html">ArchiCAD 8 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad70.html">ArchiCAD 7.0 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad65.html">ArchiCAD 6.5 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad60.html">ArchiCAD 6.0 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad51.html">ArchiCAD 5.1 System Requirements</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad50.html">ArchiCAD 5.0 System Requirements</a> </li> </ul> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/system_requirements/archicad11.html

Energy Star-rated Odyssey Charter School is a Prototype for Sustainable Florida Schools

2008-07-16T19:21:18Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Energy Star-rated Odyssey Charter School is a Prototype for Sustainable Florida Schools </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Boston, July 14, 2008 - A charter grade school in Palm Bay, Florida - which recently achieved the U.S. Government's <em>Energy Star</em> rating for high performance buildings - is serving as a model for new sustainable school building in the State.</strong></p> <p><img width="285" height="380" alt="" align="right" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/odyssey_clip_image002.jpg" />The Odyssey Charter School is a pre-K through 8th grade school designed in ArchiCAD by Spacecoast Architects P.A. of Indialantic, Florida. The 47,000 square foot building potentially serves as a prototype for a series of new eco-friendly schools to be built in Florida that achieve high energy efficiency.</p> <p>The Palm Bay school was rated an impressive 95 out of 100 through <em>the Energy Star's</em> Portfolio Manager, which ranks a building's energy performance against similar buildings nationwide. The architects achieved this energy efficiency through optimized site orientation, extensive use of day lighting, thermally efficient materials, advanced HVAC technology, and clever energy demand management strategies.</p> <p>The second prototype school, to be built in Orlando, is expected to achieve a perfect 100 rating through the addition of thin-film solar photovoltaic panels and automatic lighting controls. Odyssey Prototype-2 will have an annual energy savings of 6,212,241 kBTUs and reduce CO2 emissions by 361.6 tons.</p> <p>The Odyssey Charter School was evaluated through the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Star Challenge program. Applying an ArchiCAD BIM model, the Challenge criteria enabled Spacecoast Architects to confirm the validity of their multiple energy savings design decisions, said Lawrence Maxwell, AIA, the firm's president.</p> <p><img width="312" height="234" alt="" align="left" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/odyssey_clip_image004.jpg" />"A sustainable project like the Odyssey Charter School is achieved by collaborating at the beginning of design to flesh out key strategies, and then coordinating the project so that site, structure, materials and mechanical systems can function together," said Maxwell. "A 3D ArchiCAD model facilitates that level of collaboration and project coordination. The result is a building in which students benefit from proper day lighting, natural ventilation and cleaner air. On top of that, the community gains by having lower energy bills to fund, lower absenteeism, higher academic performance and a Florida A+ school rating."</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/odyssey.html

GDL Web Control

2008-07-15T15:44:50Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> GDL Web Control 11 Off-line Installers </h1> Find the installer files below, grouped by operating system, Internet browser and language. <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/win.gif" /> Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista - <b>Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox</b> <br /><br /> The size of the download is about 13 MBytes.<br /> <ul> <li>Czech <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Cze.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>English <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Int.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>French <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Fra.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>German <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ger.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Hungarian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Hun.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Italian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ita.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Japanese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Jpn.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Polish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Pol.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Portuguese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Por.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Spanish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Spa.exe">Download</a> </ul> <li>Finnish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Fin.exe">Download</a> </ul> </ul> <br /> <img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/macos.gif" /> MacOS X (<b>PowerPC</b> version), <b>Safari and Mozilla Firefox</b> <br /><br /> The size of the download is about 18 MBytes<br /> <ul> <li>Czech <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Cze-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>English <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Int-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>French <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Fra-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>German <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ger-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Hungarian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Hun-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Italian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ita-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Japanese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Jpn-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Polish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Pol-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Portuguese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Por-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Spanish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Spa-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Finnish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Spa-MacPPC.dmg">Download</a> </ul> </ul> <br /> <img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/macos.gif" /> MacOS X (<b>Intel</b> version), <b>Safari and Mozilla Firefox</b> <br /><br /> The size of the download is about 20 MBytes<br /> <ul> <li>Czech <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Cze-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>English <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Int-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>French <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Fra-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>German <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ger-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Hungarian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Hun-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Italian <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Ita-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Japanese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Jpn-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Polish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Pol-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Portuguese <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Por-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Spanish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Spa-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> <li>Finnish <ul> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/gdl/webcontrol/offline/GDLWebControl11.0Fin-Mactel.dmg">Download</a> </ul> </ul> <br /> <h2>Earlier Versions</h2> <br /> Find earlier installer files below, grouped by operating system and language. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/offlinewebctrl_1000.html">Download off-line installer files of GDL Web Control/Plug-in...<b>version 10.00</b></a> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/offlinewebctrl_1100.html

GDL - Downloads - GDL Web Control

2008-07-15T15:39:35Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Install GDL Web Control/Plug-in 11.0 </h1> <p><br /> </p> <table align="center" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center">Installation will start automatically if needed, simply follow the instructions to finish the process.<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Note:</b><br /> This will install GDL Web Control 11.0 for your current browser only. GDL Web Control is available for Internet Explorer and for Mozilla Firefox as well. Firefox users should allow add-ons to be automatically installed from <i>www.graphisoft.com</i>. If you wish to use both supported browsers, please install GDL Web Control 11.0 from <a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/offlinewebctrl.html">here</a><br /> <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Please read the GDL End User License Agreement <a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/license.html">here</a>.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/object_technology/downloads/installwebctrl_1100.html

Graphisofts BIM Experience Kit Wins 2008 International Stevie Award for Best Training Technology

2008-07-08T14:35:12Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Graphisofts BIM Experience Kit Wins 2008 International Stevie Award for Best Training Technology </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb">Boston, MA July 7, 2008 Graphisofts ArchiCAD BIM Experience Kit won a Stevie Award for Best Professional Education software as part of the 2008 International Business Awards competition. The companys technology was also named a finalist in the Best Training software category.</p> <p><img align="right" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/stevie-award-150.png" />More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Winners of The International Stevies, considered the Oscars of the business world, will be honored at an international gala in Dublin, Ireland, September 8.</p> <p>The ArchiCAD <a href="http://experiencebim.com/">BIM Experience Kit</a> is a Stevie winner in the Interactive Multimedia Training Category for its unique approach in helping architectural users of 2D CAD become familiar with working in 3D building information modeling (BIM). The free kit combines a full-functioning version of ArchiCAD with an innovative multimedia training tutorial that guides users through the modeling of an actual Frank Lloyd Wright-designed project: the Massaro House in upstate New York. The kit also includes testing to help support the learning process.</p> <h3>About The International Stevie Awards:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.stevieawards.com/iba/">The Stevie Awards</a> were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Judges and advisors of the International Business Awards include many of the leading figures in business worldwide.</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/BestTrainingTechnology2008.html

Entire University Campus Designed and Constructed with BIM

2008-07-02T17:56:57Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Entire University Campus Designed and Constructed with BIM </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>BOSTON, July 1, 2008 - Construction has begun on one of the first university campuses entirely designed and constructed using building information modeling (BIM) technology. </strong></p> <p>The University of Trinidad and Tobago project involves the master planning and construction of a central university campus on a 150-acre green field site within a former World War II US Air Force base. Architectural and urban planning firm <a href="http://www.aclaworks.com/">acla:works</a> architects won the award to design the new university in late 2004.</p> <p>The central campus comprises a large open-air landscaped plaza flanked on three sides by facilities that include the library learning commons, 400-seat auditorium, classrooms, lecture halls, labs, cafeterias, administration offices, graduation pavilion and information tower together with a remote central plant designed to serve the wider campus. </p> <p align="center"><img width="280" height="187" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/univ_tt_clip_image002.jpg" hspace="12" /><img border="0" width="280" height="187" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/univ_tt_clip_image004.jpg" /> </p> <p>Acla:works, a long-time user of Graphisoft ArchiCAD, challenged the entire team of consultants to adopt a comprehensive, integrated virtual building and construction approach using BIM due to the sheer scope of the project. The team engaged Martin Fischer of Stanford University's<em> <a href="http://cife.stanford.edu/" title="http://cife.stanford.edu/">Center for Integrated Facility Engineering</a> </em>(CIFE) to conduct an introductory workshop. The team also consulted with Finnish building design services expert Reijo Hanninen of Olof Granlund Oy, and completed a variety of on- and off-site training courses in VICO Constructor and VICO Estimator and Control software. </p> <p>The project comprises 21 sub-projects, all managed using the ArchiCAD engine to coordinate architectural, structural and civil engineering activities. It integrates a variety of tools and technologies including TEKLA structures, MEP engineering using VICO Constructor, quantity surveying using VICO Estimator and project management using VICO Control. The team also uses SOLIBRI to check for conflicts between the various models and to ensure accurate coordination between the models prepared by all the consultants.</p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/univ_tt_clip_image006.jpg" width="443" height="264" /><br /> </p> <p>"ArchiCAD not only provided a platform for greater visualization for the client and designers, it has become the repository of a fantastic amount of information coordinating the designs of all disciplines," said Brian Lewis, director at acla:works. "This has been a serious investment of our intellectual property and will have a profound impact on the way we will be working in the future. Buildings have become so complex that it has become mandatory to use a BIM modeling process to ensure accurate coordination and greater collaboration by the many consultants involved in today's sophisticated building projects. We applaud the other consulting firms' investment and willingness to adopt our approach." </p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/univ_tt.html

Structural Solutions

2008-07-04T15:03:25Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Structural Design, Analysis and Production </h1> <p><i>"... Simplicity of construction, clarity of tectonic means, and </i><br /> <i>purity of materials has about them the glow of pristine beauty."<br /> Ludwig Mies van der Rohe</i></p> <h2>The Role of Structure in Architectural Design</h2> <p>A buildings architectural design and its physical structure are closely interrelated: on the one hand, the architectural design of the building defines the structure; on the other hand, the structural design of a building reflects the overall architectural design.<br /> <br /> As structure has become a visual and aesthetic part of the design in modern architecture, structures must be as light as possible while maintaining complete integrity. Also, the structure must be optimized for performance and price.<br /> <br /> ArchiCAD is Graphisoft's purpose-built virtual modeling solution that allows architects to create a 3D model of their design, effectively creating a <i>Virtual Building.</i> Architectural and structural design use the derivatives of the same model from the earliest sketches through to cutting machine <i>(CNC)</i> production of building elements, using the appropriate software solution for every phase.</p> <h2>Standards for Structural Design</h2> <p>The standards set by authorities and developed over the course of decades are traditionally different for every material (concrete, steel, wood etc.) in every country or region (<i>DIN</i> in Germany; <i>BS</i> in the UK; <i>AISC </i>in US etc.). Lately, there has been a trend to unify these into a common standard - at least across regional economies, like the EUs <i>Eurocode</i>.</p> <h2>Structural Analysis and Production</h2> <p>ArchiCAD provides sophisticated design information along with the necessary level of model detail. This information can be directly imported through <i>Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)</i> or other special connection formats into specialized software to run structural analysis and design.<br /> <br /> <i> IFC</i> is a universal language to interpret descriptions of 3D model structural elements (for example slabs, walls, columns, beams etc.) between architectural and structural software during the design process. In comparison to <i>DXF</i>, which is merely a graphic element format,<i> IFC</i> files also define the full properties of architectural objects, such as their 3D geometrical characteristics, their materials, and their relationship to other objects.</p> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/Workflow-500.png" alt="" /></p> <p><br /> ArchiCAD offers great benefits to both architects and structural engineers with bidirectional <i>IFC</i> links. This cost-efficient importing/exporting solution opens doors for structural optimization and performance. With the help of <i>IFC</i> structural analysis, software can directly access ArchiCAD 3D models, and feedback on the structural design of buildings can be obtained at any time during the design process. Ongoing changes to the design do not result in laborious, sometimes duplicated work in both applications separately as the geometry of the building is manually adjusted to keep up with the alterations - because 3D modeling allows for all data to be updated and immediately usable.</p> <h2>Structural Related ArchiCAD Features</h2> <p>ArchiCAD advises tools and <i>IFC</i> specific settings to help in main segments of the architectural-structural model exchange.</p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/FigureWorkflowSmall-320.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td> <p> </p> <p><b>More on Partial Structure Display:</b></p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Partial_Structure_Display">ArchicadWiki article</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Partial_Structure_Display?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=PartialStructureDisplay.pdf">PDF Download</a></li> </ul> <p><b>More on IFC Export Settings:</b></p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/IFC_Export_for_Structural_Connection">ArchicadWiki article</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/IFC_Export_for_Structural_Connection?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=QuickIFCExportSettings.pdf">PDF Download</a></li> </ul> <p><b>More on Comparing Models:</b></p> <ul> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Comparing_Structural_and_Architectural_Models">ArchicadWiki article</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Comparing_Structural_and_Architectural_Models?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ComparingModels.pdf">PDF Download</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br />   <br /> ArchiCAD offers a solution to view the simplified load-bearing structure of architectural models in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Partial_Structure_Display"><i>Partial Structure Display</i></a>. In addition, layer settings can be customized in <i>Layers</i> and <i>Layer Combinations</i>.</p> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/PartialStructureDisplay-500.png" alt="" /><br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/IFC_Export_for_Structural_Connection"><i> Settings of IFC export</i></a> can be customized to save a structural view containing only the objects which are important to structural engineers.<br /> <br /> Moreover, an analyzed structural model saved as an <i>IFC</i> file can also be read by ArchiCAD, and the new model can be compared with the original. The differences (for example modified position of walls, columns, increased/decreased thicknesses and sections etc.) can be visualized with the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.archicadwiki.com/Comparing_Structural_and_Architectural_Models"><i>Trace & Reference</i></a> tool.</p> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/TraceReference-500.png" alt="" /></p> <h2>Key Structural Solutions</h2> <p><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac12/solutions/#structural">Click here to see the list of ArchiCAD 12 Structural Solutions </a></p> <p></p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/structural.html

London BIMStorm Competition Won by "BIM Vikings"

2008-07-01T13:34:42Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> London BIMStorm Competition Won by "BIM Vikings" </h1> <h2 align="center"> Norwegian ArchiCAD Team Brings Home "Best Overall" and "Multidisciplinary Design and Constructability" Awards </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Budapest</strong><strong>, 30th June 2008 - "<a href="http://www.buildlondonlive.com/index.html">Build London Live</a>" on June 24-26 - the 8th station of the BIMStorm series was completed. 12 teams competed from around the world, including teams from the UK, US, Korea, Finland, Chile, Japan and Norway.</strong><strong> </strong></p> <p>The BIMStorm competition is a 48 hour virtual design collaboration. The site for the design was in the Thames Gateway Area of London, the most densely populated, highly congested, economically active, development pressured region within the UK. Teams were given the task to work on a mixed use development, where people may live, work, play and prosper together in a genuine mixed urban environment. </p> <p align="center"><img border="0" width="576" height="332" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/londonbim_clip_image002.jpg" /></p> <p>Team "BIM Vikings" assembled an impressive team of multi-disciplinary solutions, with ArchiCAD at the heart of their design operation. The participants included:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li><a href="http://www.dds.no/" title="blocked::http://www.dds.no/">Data Design System</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.drofus.no/index.php?page=en&lang=en" title="blocked::http://www.drofus.no/index.php?page=en&lang=en">Nosyko</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.arktis.no/" title="blocked::http://www.arktis.no/">Arktis</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.powel.no/" title="blocked::http://www.powel.no/">Powel</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.holtebyggsafe.no/" title="blocked::http://www.holtebyggsafe.no/">Holte Byggsafe</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.epmtech.jotne.com/" title="blocked::http://www.epmtech.jotne.com/">EPM Technology</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.focus.no/" title="blocked::http://www.focus.no/">Focus Software</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.norskteknologi.no/" title="blocked::http://www.norskteknologi.no/">Norsk Technologi</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.octaga.com/" title="blocked::http://www.octaga.com/">Octaga</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.sintef.no/default____490.aspx" title="blocked::http://www.sintef.no/default____490.aspx">Sintef</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.nois.no/" title="blocked::http://www.nois.no/">Norconsult Informasjonssystemer</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.heggelund-koxvold.no/" title="blocked::http://www.heggelund-koxvold.no/">Heggelund & Koxvold</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.statsbygg.no/" title="blocked::http://www.statsbygg.no/">Statsbygg</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.edr.no/" title="blocked::http://www.edr.no/">EDR Engineering Data Resources AS</a> (Norway) </li> <li><a href="http://www.forsvarsbygg.no/" title="blocked::http://www.forsvarsbygg.no/">Forsvarsbygg</a> (Norway)  </li> </ul> <p>This wide range of solutions provided the team with fast and up to date information between disciplines what were working in parallel throughout the project. Information was created only once and used through the entire competition. According to the judges, "Team BIM Vikings won the Multi-disciplinary Design and Constructability because of the wide range of organizations, disciplines, and applications used plus the outstanding use of BuildingSMART standards."</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/londonbim.html

Expressive seashore house wins the 2008 Spring ArchitectsJury Competition

2008-06-26T13:33:54Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Expressive seashore house wins the 2008 Spring ArchitectsJury Competition </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Budapest, June 25, 2008 - Based on five months of voting by the community of ArchitectsJURY.com, the "JURY" selected the waterfront house project from Aotea, New Zealand as the winning entry. The project was designed in ArchiCAD by David Chisholm, who is currently studying architecture at Victoria University of Wellington.</strong></p> <p><img width="330" height="247" alt="" align="right" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/architects_jury_2008springl_clip_image002.jpg" />"I strongly believe in sustainability, and that buildings should excite and inspire their users, not just on an intellectual level. Too often I hear architects and students justify their designs with abstract theoretical jargon that is aimed at other architects, rather than the real users (or victims) of their architecture", said David Chisholm. "I have been enjoying using ArchiCAD for several years now and was interested in seeing how my work down here in New Zealand compared internationally."</p> <p>The intention of the designer was to create "a house with a rustic timber form which climbs gradually out of the eroded landscape, forming a defensive stance against the aggression of the sea, with its cantilevered watchtower-like master bedroom, fort-like cladding and imagery of a coastal embattlement. At the same time, the building is in battle with itself, its two forms intertwining and distorting one another. The timber (natural) form overtakes and engulfs the zinc-clad (man-made) form perched lightly on the site, symbolizing the struggle between man and the elements."</p> <p>To read more about the winning entry and see more renderings and plans in addition to the winning picture please visit <a href="http://www.crescendo.net.nz/arch/">http://www.crescendo.net.nz/arch/</a>.</p> <h3><strong>About ArchitectsJURY</strong>:</h3> <p class="footer">This Web 2.0 community site was launched by Graphisoft in 2006 to enable students to share their designs and get feedback from their peers on a global basis. Anyone visiting the site is offered a unique series of design works to vote on. Visitors can also give comments and discuss design issues of the published works at <a href="http://architectsjury.com/">http://architectsJURY.com</a></p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/architects_jury_2008spring.html

Guides de formation interactive ArchiCAD

2008-08-04T14:24:10Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Guides de formation interactive ArchiCAD </h1> <p> .downloadtable td {border-top: 1px solid #ccc} ul {padding-left:0px;list-style-position:inside;} li {list-style-position:inside;} .even td {background-color:#fafafa}</p> <div> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/"><img width="20" height="13" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/eng.gif" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/"><small>English</small></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p></p> <p>Bienvenue dans le programme de formation interactive d'ArchiCAD. Ce programme est constitué d'une série de Guides de formation interactive (GFI) simples permettant à l'utilisateur dapprendre le logiciel tout en travaillant. Ces modules de formation étendront vos connaissances sur ArchiCAD dans des domaines très divers. Vous pouvez télécharger gratuitement tous les guides interactifs pour Macintosh<span class="trade">®</span> ou Windows<span class="trade">®</span>. Pour une meilleure expérience interactive, nous vous conseillons d'installer ArchiCAD et de faire les exercices à l'aide des films sonorisés qui accompagnent le guide.</p> <h2><strong><a name="modules"></a>Modules de formation interactive</strong></h2> <p>Les modules de formation interactive sont disponibles pour ArchiCAD :</p> <ol> <li><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/index_fr.html#bim">Kit Expérience BIM</a> </li> <li>Guide interactif basique (<a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/#hands">en anglais et allemand seulement</a>)</li> <li>Création d'objets de construction (<a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/#gdl">en anglais seulement</a>)</li> <li>Collaboration (<a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/#collaboration">en anglais seulement</a>)</li> <li>Modélisation (<a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/#modeling">en anglais seulement</a>)</li> </ol> <h3><a name="intro"></a>Visionnez le film d'introduction pour voir à quel point le processus de formation interactive peut être simple et agréable.</h3> <div class="box"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle" rowspan="3"><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/FLV/ITG-Introduction.html"><img width="220" height="165" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/itg/ITG_shot.png" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/FLV/ITG-Introduction.html"><img width="50" height="50" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/itg/logo_fl.jpg" /></a></td> <td valign="middle"><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/FLV/ITG-Introduction.html">Macromedia Flash version</a> <br /> (5:03 min, 13.3MB)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/ITG-Introduction.mp4"><img width="50" height="50" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/itg/logo_qt.jpg" /></a></td> <td valign="middle"><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/ITG-Introduction.mp4">Apple QuickTime version</a> <br /> (5:03 min, 10.4MB)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/ITG-Introduction.wmv"><img width="50" height="50" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/itg/logo_wm.jpg" /></a></td> <td valign="middle"><a href="http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/AC11_ITG/Movies/ITG-Introduction.wmv">Microsoft Windows Media version</a> <br /> (5:03 min, 14.1MB)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p><em>Cliquez sur le format vidéo préféré pour visionner les films et n'oubliez pas d'activer le son pour entendre la narration.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><a id="bim" name="bim"></a></p> <h2>Kit Expérience BIM (en français)</h2> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img width="200" height="113" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/index_eng_clip_image001.jpg" /></td> <td> <p>Dans ce guide de formation interactive, vous recevrez des instructions pas à pas pour construire la maison Massaro en utilisant l'environnement d'architecture BIM d'ArchiCAD, également connu sous le nom du concept du Bâtiment numérique. Frank Lloyd Wright a conçu ce projet en 1950, pour lîle de Petra dans létat de New York. Les Massaro ont confié les plans à un architecte connaissant bien l'oeuvre de Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas A.  Heinz,, qui a utilisé ArchiCAD pour créer la documentation d'exécution en se fondant sur les cinq dessins originaux de Wright. Ce guide interactif vous viendra en aide pour vos premiers pas avec ArchiCAD.<br />  </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" class="downloadtable"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="6"><b>ArchiCAD 12 <br /> </b></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"><img width="20" height="13" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/fr.gif" alt="" /></td> <td align="center"><strong>Français</strong><br /> (métrique)</td> <td><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/mac_logo.gif" alt="" /></td> <td align="center"><a href="http://cache.graphisoft.com/ITG/12/AC-TG-BIM-FRA.dmg">Télécharger pour Mac OS X!<br /> (521MB)</a></td> <td><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/windows_logo.gif" alt="" /></td> <td align="center"><a href="http://cache.graphisoft.com/ITG/12/AC-TG-BIM-FRA.exe">Télécharger pour Windows!<br /> (554MB)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"><b>ArchiCAD 11</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"><img width="20" height="13" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/fr.gif" /></td> <td align="center"><strong>Français</strong><br /> (métrique) </td> <td><img alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/mac_logo.gif" /></td> <td align="center"><a href="http://cache.graphisoft.com/AC11-TG-BIM-FRA.dmg">Télécharger pour Mac OS  X!<br /> (514 MB)</a></td> <td><img alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/windows_logo.gif" /></td> <td align="center"><a href="http://cache.graphisoft.com/AC11-TG-BIM-FRA.exe">Télécharger pour Windows!<br /> (544 MB)</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <div class="box"> <h2>Système requis pour les films</h2> <p><strong>Pour visionner les films et clips ArchiCAD, vérifiez votre configuration de système.</strong></p> <p><img width="214" height="139" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/action/flashdialog.png" /><a href="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"><strong>Plug Macromedia<span class="trade">®</span> Flash</strong></a> - Quand vous visionnez un clip Flash pour la première fois, il est possible que ce dialogue apparaisse. Si c'est le cas, cochez la case "Ne plus poser la question" et cliquez sur le bouton "Permettre" pour continuer.  Vous n'avez à faire ceci qu'une seule fois.</p> <p><a href="http://apple.com/quicktime"><strong>Apple<span class="trade">®</span> QuickTime<span class="trade">®</span> Player 7</strong></a> - Pour visionner les films MP4 de ce site, installez le logiciel gratuit Apple QuickTime Player à partir du site web d'Apple.</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/format/codecdownload.aspx"><strong>Windows Media Player</strong></a> - Pour visionner les clips .wmv clips de ce site, vous devez installer le logiciel gratuit Windows Media Video Player sur votre système Windows. Vous avez également besoin du décodeur Windows Media Video 9 Advanced Profile Decoder (disponible gratuitement sur le site web de Microsoft).</p> <p><a href="http://apple.com/quicktime"><img width="88" height="31" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac11/action/qt7required.gif" /></a></p> </div> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/training_guides/index_fr.html

Internet-enabled workflow management

2008-06-26T11:19:11Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Internet-enabled workflow management </h1> <p>  </p> <p>With ArchiCAD, you can share your project data with remote clients and colleagues for review and mark-up, regardless if they have ArchiCAD installed.</p> <p></p> <p>Because your clients and consultants require different data, Project Publisher allows you to easily, and in one batch, process all project documents into convenient sets that comprise 2D, 3D views, movie files and quantity take-offs, for printing, saving to your disk or uploading to the Internet. These sets are automatically updated to include all changes made to the project file, so they always contain the most recent data. Your partners can even receive email notification about the changes.</p> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/workflow_management/workflow-management-0.png')"> <img class="leftimage" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/workflow_management/workflow-management-0-240.png" alt="" /> </a></p> <p>Published files can be opened, reviewed and redlined in Project Reviewer, a free Java-based viewer embedded in all published documents. This is a great tool for clients, consultants, or firm principals, as no copy or knowledge of ArchiCAD is required. Files redlined in Reviewer can be merged smoothly back into the Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> thanks to Project Mark-Up.</p> <p>Project Mark-Up supports redlining activity within ArchiCAD in a single user and TeamWork environment, using the standard construction tools, as well as a special redlining palette. All comments are logged, including who requested the change and when.</p> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/workflow_management/workflow-management-1.png')"> <img class="leftimage" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/workflow_management/workflow-management-0-240.png" alt="" /> </a></p> <p>Hotlinked Modules offer a convenient and safe method of subdividing a large project into easier to handle smaller files. When you save selected elements from your project as a Module to work on it outside of your project file, the Module can be "hotlinked" (referenced) to your original project file and updated at any time. You can even reference other project files, including Team projects. Hotlinked Modules are also useful for managing repetitive structures, e.g., hotel rooms or offices in a large building. When you edit a single source file, all instances in the project are updated.</p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/workflow_management/

Instant visualization provides important design feedback from an early stage

2008-06-26T11:18:56Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Instant visualization provides important design feedback from an early stage </h1> <p>  </p> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/visualization/v_picture_01.jpg" alt="" class="leftimage" /> Communicating your design well to the client from early in the design development phase can save you costly changes later on. Interactive 3D navigation makes it easy and intuitive to set up views, and ArchiCAD's rendering tools are simple to use. No expert knowledge or additional software is required to produce photo-realistic images with the built-in LightWorks rendering engine. You can create accurate sun studies and cast shadows for any date, time and position on earth, providing you a sound basis for evaluation and design decisions.</p> <p></p> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/visualization/v_picture_02.jpg" alt="" class="leftimage" /> Your clients will truly understand your vision when you take them for a walk through a photo-rendering quality animation of your design. Or let them lead the tour using Virtual Reality (VR) interactive navigation. VR scene files are small you can send them by email or use them to enhance your project portfolio on your web site. Photo-realistic renderings and free-hand-style sketch renderings further provide you more choice in how you communicate your design to your clients. Gain valuable design feedback using "AlignView" which lets you insert a rendering of your model into an image of the project. For large-scale illustrations, take advantage of vectorial shading, which lets you produce images that are scalable without any loss of quality.</p> <p>ArchiCAD also lets you take advantage of professional rendering software - export the 3D model easily to any rendering software.</p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/visualization/

Object Intelligence

2008-06-26T11:18:30Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Object Intelligence </h1> <p> h1, h2, h3 {clear:both} .leftimage {float:left; margin: 0.5em 1em 0em 0em; border:0px} .rightimage {float:right; margin: 0.5em 0em 0em 1em; border:0px} p,li {line-height:1.5em; font-size:1.1em; text-align:justify} </p> <h2>Smart objects help you work faster</h2> <p><img width="400" height="384" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/object_intelligence/objectsettings.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>ArchiCAD's building elements are intelligent - they understand and react to their environment. Intelligent tools used in the floor plan or in the 3D window place walls, slabs, columns, beams, roofs, furnishings and terrains that already contain information about their height, thickness material and other properties. They react to their environment - wall intersections clean up, beams and layers of composite structures have intersection priorities, roofs can trim building elements - all accelerating your work. You can also model complex objects easily using solid operations or create custom profiles for walls and beams using the Profile Manager. You can place doors and windows into slanted, profiled or polygonal walls, and their wall opening will be automatically cut, their sills and moldings will fit automatically. This increases your productivity, makes the management of the project easier and, most importantly, allows you to design instead of draft.</p> <p>What's more, the designer can easily control an object's appearance and behavior by changing a few settings in the Info box or by editing parameters graphically. You can even change object appearance graphically using smart hotspots providing instant visual feedback and instant access to parameters.</p> <p>Developed since 1982, Graphisoft's GDL is the technology behind these smart building elements. GDL objects contain the information necessary for text specifications, 2D symbols and 3D models, while taking up very little space on your computer. In addition to material, style, and measurements, the objects can also store manufacturers' data, making product-specific information available to designers, facilities managers, interior designers, and any other professionals who need access to this information.</p> <p align="center"><img width="263" height="174" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/object_intelligence/objint2.jpg" class="rightimage" alt="" /></p> <p></p> <p>To accelerate and simplify the design process, ArchiCAD is shipped with a library of more than 1,000 parametric windows, doors, skylights, furnishings, appliances, human figures, construction elements, landscaping, etc. Architects can expand and customize their object libraries by modifying object parameters, using solid operations, or choosing from tens of thousands of objects available through Graphisoft and the Web.</p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/object_intelligence/

Communicate your design effectively

2008-06-26T11:18:12Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Communicate your design effectively </h1> <p> h1, h2, h3 {clear:both} .leftimage {float:left; margin: 0.5em 1em 0em 0em; border:0px} .rightimage {float:right; margin: 0.5em 0em 0em 1em; border:0px} p, li {line-height:1.5em; font-size:1.1em; text-align:justify} </p> <p>The Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> Model and the Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> Environment supports open communication, modifications and enhancements to the design, regardless of physical distances. Large firms in need of strong teamwork support, and small to mid-size firms working in teams or with outside consultants and freelancers, will find all the tools for smooth collaboration and document management in ArchiCAD.</p> <h2>CAD File Formats</h2> <p><img src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/interoperability/publisher.jpg" alt="" class="rightimage" />Because file format compatibility is crucial when working with outside consultants, or when upgrading from another CAD system, ArchiCAD provides the functionality to ensure that no data or time is lost in the conversion process.</p> <p>ArchiCAD's DXF/DWG translator supports up to AutoCAD<span class="trade">®</span> 2009 and accurately maps layers, pen colors, fonts and blocks. ArchiCAD can write out DXF/DWG data that contains both Paper Space and Model Space information in the same file. ArchiCAD's intelligent handling of AutoCAD Xrefs, at input and output, not only preserves the link but allows Xref administration (including linking, unlinking and binding) within ArchiCAD.</p> <p>When you provide your consultants with digital files for modification, ArchiCAD's DXF/DWG Merge Engine ensures a "clean" file. User-defined rules eliminate conflicts, giving you control over how changes are merged with the Virtual Building model. Additionally, ArchiCAD imports and exports AutoCAD's vectorial DWF format and MicroStation's DGN.</p> <h2>Adobe PDF Support</h2> <p><img class="rightimage" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/interoperability/pdf-placement-300.jpg" alt="" />Adobes Portable Document Format (PDF) has become the most popular digital file format for publishing and archiving the architectural documentation. ArchiCADs internal PDF engine supports both the export and import of PDF documents. Importing PDF documents as drawings is a great way to bring in a standard detail or manufacturer's specifications directly onto an ArchiCAD layout sheet.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <h2></h2> <h2>IFC Support</h2> <p>Graphisoft has been active in the International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI) since 1996. ArchiCAD supports IFC 1.5.1, 2.0, 2x2 and 2x3 format. The principal benefit of IFCs is their object description - not only does the IFC protocol preserve the full geometric description in 3D, but it also knows its location and relationships, as well as all the properties (or parameters) of each object, Via IFC input/output ArchiCAD can communicate with a wide range of structural and energy analysis applications.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/interoperability/ifc-structural-connection-450.png" /></p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/interoperability/

Freedom to Design - ArchiCAD Supports Your Style

2008-06-26T11:17:44Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Freedom to design - ArchiCAD supports your style </h1> <p> p,li {line-height:1.5em; font-size:1.1em} </p> <p>The design process is very individual. Your CAD system should support your approach to design, and not the other way around. The choice of more than 100,000 architects worldwide, ArchiCAD gives you the flexibility to design in any form you wish. Whether you're doing a quick conceptual 3D massing study, working out a functional design arrangement in plan, detailing the eaves, or designing a complex roof in 3D view, ArchiCAD's comfortable, efficient interface and full toolset supports your style. Additionally, the customizable dialog boxes and pet palette puts what you use most, in the way that you want it. And, navigating on the floor plan or in any 3D view, you'll experience ArchiCAD's amazing speed.</p> <p><img width="400" height="175" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/Shaded_SectionElevation-2.jpg" class="Center" /></p> <p>When you place elements on the floor plan, or in 3D view, the elements already contain information about their height, thickness, material and more. ArchiCAD elements are parametric, so their properties can be changed at any time, giving you unsurpassed flexibility and speed in the design phase. Building elements inherently contain 3D information, so visualization of your building model doesn't take extra steps. Mistakes in planning can be seen immediately, and therefore avoided.</p> <p><img width="200" height="147" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/ProfileWithHoles.jpg" alt="" class="Right" /></p> <p>ArchiCAD's design tools give you the freedom to create complex models in 3D while easing tedious 2D work. Construction elements - walls, beams, columns, slabs and roofs can take complex shapes and snap together intelligently. Solid operations based on Boolean geometry enable you to easily model custom objects. Intersections between ArchiCAD elements can be modified using an intuitive interface with the result shown instantly in 3D view. Intuitive data entry methods assist in creating new elements the way you want, right from the start.</p> <p>ArchiCAD operates on a true story concept. Your project can contain any number of stories that have a height and floor plan, and build upon each other, making the alignment of columns, stairs and windows a snap. You can jump freely and move building elements between stories, and optionally display all or selected elements of any story above or below your "home" story. Elements stretching over multiple stories automatically appear correctly on all stories.</p> <p></p> <p><img width="200" height="155" border="1" align="left" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/tracker.jpg" alt="" class="Left" /></p> <p>For the precise placement of building elements, ArchiCAD's intelligent cursor is always active. It senses your position on the floor plan or in perspective and locates important points such as ends, intersections and tangentials, and finds divisions on any element to aid, for example, in the precise placement of windows in walls. During element input, temporary Guidelines help you find directions and special geometry points in the most intuitive way, with constant visual feedback. The Tracker follows the cursor providing you data about the element you are just about to select. It also provides in-place numeric input option during element creation and editing.</p> <p>ArchiCAD elements react intelligently to their environment: wall intersections automatically clean up, even complex-profile elements can clearly intersect with each other using solid geometry, composite structures' layers intersect with each other based on user-defined priorities, and roofs can trim building elements for more efficient designing. Not only does ArchiCAD automatically assist your modeling, but also alerts you if doors or windows are placed incorrectly in walls. The Gravity feature used on the floor plan or in 3D view aids in placing building components on floors, roofs or meshes. This accelerates work, makes the management of the project easier and, most importantly allows you to design instead of draft.</p> <h2>Architectural Modeling in ArchiCAD:</h2> <p><img width="150" height="160" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/edit3D.jpg" alt="" class="Right" /></p> <ul> <li type="square"><strong>Working in any view</strong>: Use any of ArchiCAD's editing commands in floor plan, 3D or section/elevation view - wherever it's more convenient for you. Select from available editing commands in the Pet palette and use the Tracker for precise positioning in any model view.</li> <li type="square"><strong>Navigating in 3D</strong>: Different navigation modes make moving around in the building convenient. Pan, zoom and turn functions are available even during editing or element input. Use orbit mode to rotate around the building or take a walk inside - just like in computer games - in Explore mode.</li> <li type="square"><strong>Boolean geometry</strong>: Create intricate objects easily in 3D view with solid operations.</li> <li type="square"><strong>Profile manager</strong>: Create any complex profile that you can draw with one or more polygons, and use that profile for walls and beams</li> <li type="square"><strong>Customizable attribute groups and dialogs</strong>: Support different working methods and experience levels. Attributes and favorites can be defined to ensure every document complies with local or office standards.</li> <li type="square"><strong>Smart editable hotspots</strong>: Edit objects graphically, faster and with visual feedback</li> <li type="square"><strong>Walls</strong>: Wall cross-sections can be straight, slanted, double slanted or profiled; their floorplan geometry can be straight, chained, curved, polygonal or trapezoid. Doors and windows snap intelligently into even the most complex walls. Irregular walls can be cut with, or adjusted to roofs, with just one click</li> <li type="square"><strong>Roofs</strong>: The automatic roof design function produces complete roof landscapes. Roofs can trim other elements. Complex truss systems can be designed and edited in 3D. Skylights placed in a roof, update when the roof's geometry changes.</li> <li type="square"><b><img border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/ac12-curtainwall-200.png" />Curtain Walls</b>: The dedicated Curtain Wall Tool allows architects to easily design and document complex curtain wall systems. Based upon a flexible hierarchical structure of schemes, physical members and additional accessories, users can control & change both the entire system and the smallest details throughout the entire project.</li> </ul> <p></p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/optimized_for_design/

Collaboration

2008-06-26T11:25:25Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> Collaboration </h1> <p> h1, h2, h3 {clear:both} .leftimage {float:left; margin: 0.5em 1em 0em 0em; border:0px} .rightimage {float:right; margin: 0.5em 0em 0em 1em; border:0px} p,li {line-height:1.5em; font-size:1.1em; text-align:justify} </p> <p>With ArchiCAD's innovative and award-winning TeamWork concept, teams of architects can share entire Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> models and their documentation sets across a network without hassle. TeamWork relies on the compact Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> file, so design teams can divide up parts of the building to work on, share changes with their colleagues and view what team members are doing.</p> <p>Ideal for firms and projects of any size, TeamWork is simple to set up and use. All building information remains stored in ArchiCAD's object-based team project file, while teams are coordinated and controlled by an easy-to-administer management system.</p> <p>When a project file is shared, team members simply 'sign in' to the project over a network and define a workspace using a combination of stories, layers, sections, details and layouts. Stories can even be further shared with the use of the marquee tool. A satellite of the project is then created on the team member's computer, eliminating dependence on a live network. At any time - by network - team members can send changes to the master project and receive changes that others have made. Team members can send and receive single elements, and can add notes and mark up elements in each other's workspace.</p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/teamwork/

The competitive edge - documentation created while you design

2008-06-26T11:17:06Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1> The competitive edge - documentation created while you design </h1> <p> h1, h2, h3 {clear:both} .leftimage {float:left; margin: 0.5em 1em 0em 0em; border:0px} .rightimage {float:right; margin: 0.5em 0em 0em 1em; border:0px} p {line-height:1.5em; font-size:1.1em; text-align:justify} </p> <p>Reduce time spent on documentation! The Virtual Building model is the cutting edge in effective documentation and management. Construction documents and files can be derived without any additional software and practically no repetitive work. With ArchiCAD you can create unlimited sections and elevations that update as you work. Schedules and bills of materials that always reflect the current state of the building model can be generated quickly. Interactive two-way communication between schedules and the Virtual Building allows changes to the model directly from the Interactive Element Schedule.</p> <h2>Automatic and Associative Dimensioning</h2> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-1.png')"> <img border="0" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-1-240.jpg" class="rightimage" alt="" /> </a></p> <p>Dimensioning is both automatic and associative in Archicad. This also pertains to sections/elevations. Move and resize elements directly on sections/elevations, and changes are reflected in the other views, including dimensioning. Interiors, exteriors or an entire building can be dimensioned at once, in one step. Labels can attach text or symbols to easily identify parts of your design. Automatic texts and smart detail and section markers are always up-to date across all the model views and documentation layouts.</p> <h2></h2> <h2>Scale-sensitive Drawing Elements</h2> <p>Because Archicad's intelligent objects are scale-sensitive, the floor plan's appearance changes automatically and appropriately (including text, dimension lines, etc.), when the plan scale is changed. Changing the scale is as easy as a mouse click in a convenient pop-up menu.</p> <h2>Detailing with the Detail Tool</h2> <p>Detailing is decidedly faster in ArchiCAD than with conventional drafting, thanks to intelligent objects and enhanced detailing and drafting features. The Detail tool features direct links to dedicated workspaces with parametric detail markers that can meet your local standards as well as your own documentation style. Details are tightly integrated into the Virtual Building, even by using multiple customizable markers linked to the same detail.</p> <h2>Documentation in 3D</h2> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/automatic_documentation/3d-documentation.png')"><img border="0" alt="Documentation with 3D models" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/3d-documentation-240.jpg" class="rightimage" /></a>The innovative 3D Document capability allows users to use any 3D view of the model as the basis for creating a document where dimensions, annotations and additional 2D drawing elements may be added. This helps designers more easily communicate their design intent to owners, consultants, contractors and subcontractors.</p> <h2>Area and Volume Calculations</h2> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/automatic_documentation/3dzone.jpg')"> <img border="0" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/3dzone-240.jpg" class="rightimage" /> </a></p> <p>Archicad's Zone tool identifies and labels rooms, groups of rooms or any areas that you would like to manage and track. Walls are automatically identified as Zone boundaries, but columns, slabs, beams, roofs, lines, arcs and splines can also define the space. Zone space automatically fits to slanted and profiled walls, and the 3D zone space can be involved in solid operations for precise volume calculations. The Element ID manager can identify and group elements according to a specified criteria, a great resource for automatic labeling and schedules.</p> <h2>Interactive Schedules</h2> <p>You will immediately benefit from the comprehensive listing, quantity take-offs and schedule capabilities of the Virtual Building database, which tracks area, volume, price, number of pieces, and more. As a Building Information Authoring Tool, ArchiCAD not only can automatically calculate and present the information in standard or custom layouts, but also can export it for use in other software. When you change a size, parameter or any attribute in the interactive schedules, those changes are updated in all views.</p> <h2>Layout Book Brings the Project to Paper</h2> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-2.png')"> <img border="0" align="left" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-2-240.jpg" class="rightimage" alt="" /> </a></p> <p>When it's time to document your Virtual Building on paper, the Layout Book provides the tools for producing high-quality working drawings and paper-based presentations that will be easily understood by engineers, builders and clients. Based on the different views of the model, you can easily create view sets, and place them as drawings on layouts of your Layout Book. Using carefully designed templates, even this process can be automated, so that the final drawings are created as you are modeling your building. Set up master layouts - set size, orientation, grid, and automatic numbering system; add parametric title blocks and autotexts as well as any drawing elements. Then add any layouts to your Layout book and they will inherit properties of master layouts and project settings. You don't even need to touch the Layout - all text and title parameters will inherit the correct value automatically. Your documentation is ready in a few clicks with proper titles and numbering. Change the order of layouts and titles will update. You can also change drawing names and numbering through the interactive project indexes.</p> <p><a href="javascript:PopupPic('/products/archicad/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-3.png')"> <img border="0" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/automatic-documentation-3-240.jpg" class="rightimage" /> </a></p> <p>The Layout Book is directly connected to your ArchiCAD project, so even last minute changes are updated in the final drawings. Your Layout Book can also include drawings hotlinked to external files - views from other ArchiCAD projects, DWG files, images as well as PDF documents. Review the status of these drawings in the Drawing Manager, and update them if the source is changed. Define Publisher sets to automate printing/plotting or saving the documentation to different file formats.</p> <br clear="all" /> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/virtual_building/automatic_documentation/

ArchiCAD User Wins New Zealand Institute of Architects Supreme Award

2008-06-25T20:43:25Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> ArchiCAD User Wins New Zealand Institute of Architects Supreme Award </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Budapest, 23rd June 2008 - Patterson Associates scooped a Supreme Award for the Hills Clubhouse at Arrowtown as well as New Zealand Awards for the A.J. Hackett Bungy Centre near Queenstown and the Mai Mai house in Ponsonby, Auckland.</strong></p> <table border="0" align="right" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img width="200" height="132" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/patterson_associates_clip_image004.jpg" align="left" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img width="200" height="130" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/patterson_associates_clip_image006.jpg" align="left" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img width="201" height="132" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/patterson_associates_clip_image002.jpg" align="left" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img width="199" height="127" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/patterson_associates_clip_image008.jpg" align="left" /></td> </tr> </table> <p>The Auckland firm has been using ArchiCAD for a decade, and director Andrew Patterson says it's the sharpest tool in the box: "<em>We just like it.</em>"</p> <p>The Hills Clubhouse is wedged bunker-like off the eighteenth hole at jewelry mogul Michael Hill's private golf course near Arrowtown. Nick-named "<em>the divot</em>", three-quarters of the building is below ground, and the roof is topped with tussock and turf.</p> <p>ArchiCAD's comprehensive 3D modeling was key to the project's success, say the architects. Modeling beams and steel structural elements increased efficiencies between the architects and engineers, and tolerances were often trimmed to less than a millimeter. </p> <p>While Hill wanted the clubhouse to wow his guests as much as the course does, Patterson says the building is shaped so the eye can enjoy the surroundings. With bio-fuel heating and natural climate control, the clubhouse is a sustainable, unobtrusive building that oozes "<em>New Zealandness</em>", says Patterson.</p> <p>NZIA judges praised the structural engineering and reflective interiors in the "<em>triumphant</em>" nineteenth hole, saying the building shows a new level of confidence in concrete construction.</p> <h3><strong>About Patterson Associates Limited</strong> </h3> <p class="footer">At the core of Patterson Associates' design is the term appurtuant - an old Saxon word meaning "belong naturally''. Patterson Associates is the only New Zealand architectural practice to be published in Phaidon's 10 x 10 book of the world's best architects, and director Andrew Patterson has been lauded by renowned British photographer, writer and style visionary Herbert Ypma.</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/patterson_associates.html

Graphisoft Announces the March Winner of Its "BIM Experience Kit" Competition

2008-06-25T20:42:15Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Graphisoft Announces the March Winner of Its "BIM Experience Kit" Competition </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Budapest, June 24, 2008 - Maria Pawlewicz-Budzinska of FLOW has won a free commercial license of ArchiCAD 11, as the winner of the March draw of the "BIM Experience Kit" competition. </strong></p> <p><img width="283" height="221" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/bim_winner_200803_clip_image002.jpg" align="right" />"I first met with ArchiCAD nine years ago. Now I am setting up my own business and found the BIM Experience Kit with ArchiCAD on the web. It was surprising to me how much ArchiCAD improved during this time. The Interactive Training Guide was very helpful in familiarizing myself with the new functions like the Navigator and Virtual Trace. The creative edge ArchiCAD gives me in being able to think and work in 3D is a tremendous value.", said Maria Pawlewicz-Budzinska, Architect of FLOW, Tczew, Poland.</p> <p>To participate in the competition and get a chance to win the next month's free ArchiCAD 11 license, register and download the free BIM Experience Kit from: <a href="http://experiencebim.com/">http://experienceBIM.com</a> </p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/bim_winner_200803.html

Rhode Partners Design Austin's Greenest High-rise with ArchiCAD

2008-06-19T13:42:25Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Rhode Partners Design Austin's Greenest High-rise with ArchiCAD </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Boston</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>June 18</strong><strong>, 2008 - Groundbreaking is slated for 3Q 2008 on an eco-friendly residential tower in Austin, Texas, that aims to be a centerpiece of both urban sustainability and the city's downtown revitalization efforts. </strong></p> <p>7 Rio Condominiums, designed with ArchiCAD by Austin architects, <a href="http://rhodepartners.com/">Rhode Partners</a>, is a 34-story luxury high-rise residential community being built near the Texas capital's cultural and political epicenter. Nearly 400 feet high, the 158-unit "point-tower" building will be seeking LEED Silver certification and four stars under the <em>Austin Energy Green Building Program</em>, the country's first comprehensive program to encourage using sustainable building techniques in residential and municipal construction. The building will have six levels of structured parking, 27 residential levels, and 7,300 square feet of retail space.</p> <p><img width="300" height="280" alt="" align="right" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/7rio_clip_image002.jpg" />"We designed 7 Rio to be both disciplined and beautiful, making a stunning addition to the Austin skyline", said Brett Rhode AIA, principle with Rhode Partners. "We believe our approach to sustainable design elevates the building beyond luxury, resonating with Austin's environmentally conscious population."</p> <p>Using a Building Information Model (BIM), Rhode Partners organized 7 Rio into four distinct tiers of varying unit sizes. The building's exterior reflects these tiers, visually representing the wide variety of interior spaces within. The building's exterior is clad with a rain-screen system of expanded aluminum accented by glass fins which vary subtly in color.  Deep balconies with glass guardrails offer expansive views of the "Live Music Capitol of the World" and the surrounding Texas Hill Country. The building's rooftop consists of amenity spaces, a dramatic pool and roof gardens.</p> <p>"Rhode Partners is one of the first Austin-based architectural firms to fully utilize BIM to coordinate all aspects of building design and to produce 3D databases of its projects," said Joanna Hartman AIA, Design Manager for the project. "Our use of ArchiCAD made every phase of the 7 Rio project - from cost estimating to marketing - run smoothly and on schedule, while providing a wealth of real-time data for the owners and building partners."</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/7rio.html

ArchiCAD 12 - Accelerating the Design Experience

2008-07-07T11:52:47Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> ArchiCAD 12 - Accelerating the Design Experience </h1> <h2 align="center"> Unprecedented Speed, innovation in design & transforming documentation </h2> <p><b>Budapest, June 16, 2008</b> Graphisoft announced today that <a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/ac12/">ArchiCAD® 12</a>, the next version of its award-winning Virtual Building modeling solution, will ship on both Windows® and Macintosh® platforms in July. ArchiCADs annual release cycle continues to focus on providing enhancements to help users win more business, design more creatively and be more productive.</p> <p>"Beyond delivering powerful new 3D design tools, we are also introducing an innovative 3D documentation capability, which has the potential to revolutionize communication in the building industry", said Miklos Szövenyi-Lux, Director of Product Management, Graphisoft. "And on multi-core computers, operations such as view generation of sections and elevations from the Virtual Building Model experience a dramatic performance increase."</p> <h3>ArchiCAD 12 overview</h3> <p>ArchiCAD 12 reinforces its position as the most complete and flexible design solution in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) category. Enhancements to ArchiCAD 12 are focused on speed, design, and documentation with capabilities including:</p> <p></p> <h4><u>Speed</u></h4> <p><b>Multi-core processor support </b>- With ArchiCAD 12, multi-core processors become the recommended and standard platform for higher performance computing. Areas that will see noticeable improvement include 2D and 3D navigation and 3D model generation including sections and shadow casting. In addition, the raw speed improvements which can contribute to a users bottom line and improved responsiveness will contribute to an overall better design environment in which to work.</p> <p><b>Image and fill handling </b>- New technology allows for significant increases in performance in working with bitmap images and large fills in the design phase and during the generation of the document set layouts. PDF generation is also improved.</p> <p><b>Layout book </b>- Working on large layouts is now significantly faster.</p> <h4><u>Design</u></h4> <p><b>Curtain Wall </b>- This capability enables users to easily design and document curtain wall systems. The Curtain Wall tool is based upon the new ArchiCAD System Technology which will serve as a foundation for future system oriented building components. Based upon a flexible hierarchical structure of schemes, physical members and additional accessories, users can easily control and change both the entire system and the smallest detail throughout the entire project.</p> <p><b>Partial Structure Display </b>- Enables users to work in the rich composite structure environment of walls and slabs while being able to easily coordinate the load-bearing structure with engineers.</p> <p><b>Hotlink Module Management </b>- Management and visualization of the whole Hotlink structure and recursive updates of nested Hotlinks provide reduced file size and increased update speeds. Users will benefit from greater productivity and better coordination when using Hotlink Modules, especially on large projects.</p> <h4><u>Documentation</u></h4> <p><b>3D Document </b>- This innovative capability allows users to use any 3D view of the model as the basis for creating a document where dimensions, annotations and even additional 2D drawing elements may be added. This helps designers more easily communicate their design intent to owners, consultants, contractors and subcontractors. This new level of clarity in communication helps users spend less time on design iteration with owners and reduces the construction issues which can increase cost and extend project schedules.</p> <p><b>Fills </b>- ArchiCAD 12 introduces a new system of Fill Management and new Fill capabilities including translucent solid, image fills, and transparent gradient fills. These capabilities allow architects to remain in the ArchiCAD environment when preparing documents for competitions and client presentations.</p> <p><b>Interaction enhancements </b>- Users may now select any object in 2D or 3D and nudge, align and distribute in a manner similar to popular office applications. These familiar interactions will speed the design and document generation experience.</p> <h3>Availability</h3> <p>The International, German, US, Australian, New Zealand, French, Polish, Hungarian editions will be available starting in mid-July. Other localized versions will be shipped shortly after. For information regarding the availability of ArchiCAD 12, please contact your nearest authorized reseller. To locate a reseller near you, visit: <a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/distributors">http://www.graphisoft.com/distributors</a>.</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/ac12.html

ArchiCAD MasterTemplate

2008-06-09T12:29:43Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1>ArchiCAD MasterTemplate </h1> <br clear="all" />  <p><img width="300" height="70" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/productivity_tools/mastertemplate.gif" /></p> <p>ArchiCAD MasterTemplate is the most complete startup kit for ArchiCAD projects. ArchiCAD MasterTemplate provides a customizable office standard that simplifies and speeds up your workflow, helping you to deliver construction documents more easily and consistently.</p> <p>Innovations in ArchiCAD MasterTemplate include:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Interactive Legends of Visual Favorites - simply use the eye-dropper to pick up favorite settings </li> <li>Extensive View Map pre-set with all the different ways you'll need to view your information </li> <li>Drawings and schedules already laid out on Layouts, saving you time on each project </li> <li>Project folder structure organizes your files, giving you a place to store everything </li> <li>Detailed sample project allows you to see how all the pieces fit together, with built-in reference materials </li> <li>Extensive manual and online support forum </li> </ul> <p>The ArchiCAD MasterTemplate is available in versions supporting ArchiCAD 10, 11 and Start Edition, in both U.S. imperial and international metric standards. Access to <a href="http://www.bobrow.com/forum">dedicated online support forum</a> and one year of free updates are included with purchase. Only one license is needed for each office, since MasterTemplate is intended to be used as the basis for setting up your office standard.</p> <p>For more info or to purchase ArchiCAD MasterTemplate, please visit <a href="http://www.archicadtemplate.com/">www.archicadtemplate.com</a>. ArchiCAD MasterTemplate is also sold through <a href="http://www.objectsonline.com/">Objects Online</a> and <a href="http://www.graphisoftwest.com/">Graphisoft West</a> as well as participating ArchiCAD resellers and distributors. (Reseller inquiries are encouraged - for retail sales or bundling MasterTemplate with ArchiCAD licenses.)</p> <p><strong>System Requirements:</strong><br /> ArchiCAD 10, 11 or Start Edition</p> <p><strong>Manufacturer and Distributor:</strong><br /> Bobrow Consulting Group<br /> 11664 National Blvd. #266 <br /> Los Angeles CA 90064 <br /> United States </p> <p>Phone: +1-310-572-7849 or toll-free (U.S. only) 888-442-4496<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:template@bobrow.com">template@bobrow.com</a><br /> More info: <a href="http://www.bobrow.com/">www.bobrow.com</a> or <a href="http://www.archicadtemplate.com/">www.archicadtemplate.com</a></p> <br clear="all" />  </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/productivity_tools/mastertemplate.html

An Award-Winning Retirement Clubhouse for Active Baby Boomers Designed with ArchiCAD

2008-06-02T18:00:37Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> An Award-Winning Retirement Clubhouse for Active Baby Boomers Designed with ArchiCAD </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Boston, </strong><strong>June 2</strong><strong>, 2008 - A retiree clubhouse under construction in San Antonio is a good example of how architects must re-think the design of retirement communities for the aging-but-active baby boom generation. </strong></p> <p><img width="307" height="231" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/irwin_pancake_clip_image002.jpg" align="right" />The Clubhouse at the Dominion, designed by Irwin Pancake Architects of Costa Mesa, CA, recently won <em>The 2007 Best of 50+ Housing Gold Award</em> from the National Association of Home Builders. The 45,000 square foot facility is designed as a multipurpose indoor/outdoor destination for retirees who wish to engage in a variety of active lifestyle pursuits. </p> <p>It includes a horticultural greenhouse, a wood shop, wine tasting room with individual wine lockers, a fruit orchard, pottery wheel, indoor-outdoor pool, exercise room, coffee bar and guest casitas, to name of few of the amenities designed for the 55 and older upscale retiree. The Clubhouse architecture encourages residents to move from one activity to another around a courtyard through a series of open hallways and corridors, promoting a village environment. As one judge commented, "The Clubhouse does a good job of pulling the inside out."</p> <p> Designing the Clubhouse in ArchiCAD enabled Irwin Pancake to leverage all the productivity, collaboration and cost-cutting advantages of Building Information Modeling (BIM). The firm was able to share 3D visualizations and fly-through renderings of the model with the owners and consultants remotely through the web to get immediate responses and make changes to the design. They could also do energy calculations and analysis, building lifecycle costing and conflict analysis to reduce costs and avoid construction errors.</p> <p><img width="274" height="205" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/irwin_pancake_clip_image004.jpg" align="right" />"Working with an ArchiCAD BIM model made the process much faster," said Chuck Good-Man, AIA. "We could collaborate with owners online, get immediate feedback, and make adjustments to the design in real time. This dramatically accelerated design delivery eliminated design conflicts and reduced consulting costs."</p> <p> Irwin Pancake made the switch to BIM a year and a half ago, with the help of Graphisoft reseller, Digital Vision. To help ease and accelerate the process, Digital Vision provided an "embedded BIM expert" who worked directly with project teams at the firm's office as they transitioned from 2D to 3D. What's more remarkable is that the firm totally transitioned to BIM during a period of rapid expansion as it tripled in size from 15 to 45 employees. </p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/irwin_pancake.html

Austrian Architecture Award Winner Designed with ArchiCAD

2008-06-02T12:32:28Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> Austrian Architecture Award Winner Designed with ArchiCAD </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Budapest, May 29 - </strong><strong>Dominik Dreiner's design of the new headquarters of the Metal and Electrical Industry Association, in Heilbronn, Germany has been awarded the first prize of the <a href="http://www.competitionline.de/site/20012003133114/20012003133114.php?preis_id=17030&e=3&wettbewerb_id=10303">AAA Austrian Architecture Award 2008</a></strong></p> <table border="0" align="right" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img width="305" height="229" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/aaa2008_clip_image002.jpg" align="left" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span class="credits">Photo: © Johannes Marburg, Genf </span></td> </tr> </table> <p>The award was organized by Messe Wels and the Austrian Architectural Association. "The building's placement in the natural environment, and the interplay of light and color between the metallic framework and the expansive glass surfaces in front of the white cubes, lend the structure great vivacity and quality despite its size and austerity", said the jury. The 76-meter long and 18.5-meter wide cube structure stands free in the landscape at the edge of a park. Its glass façade creates an interesting and exciting interplay between light and color and the inner and outer spaces.</p> <h3>About Graphisoft:</h3> <p class="footer"><a href="http://www.graphisoft.com/">Graphisoft</a> is the pioneer and leader in developing Virtual Building<span class="trade">TM</span> solutions. For 25 years, Graphisoft has been empowering the broadest community of architects to deliver model based projects that are better designed, more predictable to construct and less expensive to operate. Further media requests for information can be made to Akos Pfemeter at: <a href="mailto:press@graphisoft.com">press@graphisoft.com</a></p> </div> http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/aaa2008.html

BIM Experience Kit a 2008 Stevie Award Finalist in 'Training' Category

2008-05-22T11:23:07Z

@import "http://www.graphisoft.com/css/main.css";<div><h1 align="center"> BIM Experience Kit a 2008 Stevie Award Finalist in 'Training' Category </h1> <h2 align="center"> </h2> <p class="blurb"><strong>Boston, MA - May 21, 2008 –</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Graphisoft's ArchiCAD BIM Experience Kit is a <a href="http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/awards/403_2436_17718.cfm">finalist</a> </strong><strong>in the 6th annual "American Business Awards" competition, known as the business world's own Oscars.</strong><br /> <img width="193" height="264" src="http://www.graphisoft.com/company/press_zone/stevies_2008_clip_image002.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p>More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories. Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Thursday, June 12. </p> <p>The ArchiCAD <a href="http://experiencebim.com/">BIM Experience Kit</a> is a Stevie finalist in the Interactive Multimedia Training Category for its unique approach in helping architectural users of 2D CAD become familiar with working in 3D building information modeling (BIM). The free kit combines a full-functioning version of ArchiCAD with an innovative multimedia training tutorial that guides users through the modeling of an actual Frank Lloyd Wright-designed project: the Massaro House in upstate New York. The kit also includes testing to help support the learning process.</p> <h3><strong>About The Stevie Awards:</strong></h3> <p class="footer"><u><a href="http://www.stevieawards.com/">Stevie Awards</a></u> are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.&