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Eglinton Place is a high-density BTR residential scheme at Dublin's gateway- but the complex project was no problem for BIMx and Archicad

Designing complex buildings with digital tools

Eglinton Place is a high-density build-to-rent residential scheme at the gateway to Dublin, situated on a busy corner site in the popular suburb of Donnybrook Village.
Doherty Architects has transformed a disused warehouse in Belfast into a dedicated youth facility, using Archicad and BIMx software

Disused warehouse transformed into dedicated youth facility

Doherty Architects has transformed a disused warehouse in the heart of Belfast into a dedicated youth facility through the collaborative use of Archicad and BIMx.
ALLPLAN 2025 has new tools that empower designers to deliver exceptional projects from concept to construction

ALLPLAN 2025: The ultimate building design software

ALLPLAN 2025 has new tools that empower designers to deliver exceptional projects from concept to construction.
GRAITEC has launched a suite of productivity-enhancing Revit add-in applications with Ideate Software, throughout Europe

GRAITEC debuts new productivity solutions for Autodesk Revit with Ideate Software

GRAITEC has launched a suite of productivity-enhancing Revit add-in applications with Ideate Software, throughout Europe.
Graphisoft's 2024 product offering includes significant feature updates to Archicad, BIMcloud, BIMx, and DDScad

Graphisoft debuts 2024 product lineup

Graphisoft's 2024 product offering includes significant feature updates to Archicad, BIMcloud, BIMx, and DDScad.
Vectorworks Architect and Oydssey have been recognised in the 2024 Construction Computing Awards, with eight nominations across the board

Vectorworks, Inc. nominated for 8 awards at 2024 Construction Computing Awards

Vectorworks Architect and Oydssey have been recognised in the 2024 Construction Computing Awards, with eight nominations across the board.
KIBAG recently presented a pilot project to examine the benefits of the almost total use of BIM in specialist civil engineering construction

Taking BIM onto the construction site: A civil engineering special pilot project

At the Build the Future ALLPLAN Summit 2024, KIBAG, one of the leading companies in the Swiss construction and building materials industry presented a pilot project to show what was learned from the almost universal use of BIM in specialist civil engineering construction.
Green Industry Pros has selected Vectorworks as a winner of the 2024 Editor’s Choice Award for its Vectorworks Landmark 2024 product

Vectorworks Landmark 2024 listed as a standout new product of the year

Green Industry Pros has selected global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. as a winner of the 2024 Editor’s Choice Award for its landscape-specific product, Vectorworks Landmark 2024.
Dr Jinying Xu, University of Cambridge, looks at how BIM can help to mitigate carbon emissions on the road to net zero

The role of BIM in carbon management

Dr Jinying Xu, Marie Skłodowska–Curie fellow in the CSIC Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, looks at how BIM can help to mitigate carbon emissions on the road to net zero.
Vectorworks 2025 focuses on redefining 3D interactivity and visualisation, enabling customers to make intuitive and informed design decisions

A whole new suite of interactive features to mark release of Vectorworks 2025 

The new Vectorworks 2025 focuses on redefining 3D interactivity and visualisation, enabling customers to make intuitive and informed design decisions easily.
BIM4Water’s 4D & Beyond task group aims to support digital ways of working in the creation of information models and refurbishment projects

BIM4Water’s 4D & Beyond publication launch: 4D supportive EIR and 4D LOIN

BIM4Water’s 4D & Beyond task group aims to support digital ways of working in the creation of information models and requirements for new capital delivery and refurbishment projects.
Vectorworks Design Days are back for 2024, with networking events in London, Vancouver and Tokyo now open for registration

Registration now open for Vectorworks Design Days 2024

Vectorworks Design Days are back for 2024, with networking events in London, Vancouver and Tokyo now open for registration.
German architecture firm ARP ArchitektenPartnerschaft take a proactive approach to BIM across their projects- all across Vectorworks' software

Deploying practical and proactive BIM for big projects

German architecture firm ARP ArchitektenPartnerschaft take a practical approach to BIM across their projects- all across Vectorworks' software.
Construction worker on site

The potential of BIM for renovation projects

It is the task of the architects and structural engineers in charge of renovating an old building to reconcile the preservation of historical character, safety, functionality and energy requirements. The use of BIM for renovation projects can ease such a complex operation.
OpenSpace, a leading AI construction tech company, enables field teams to navigate BIM models on-site with OpenSpace BIM+

Unlock the power of BIM in the field with reality capture

OpenSpace, a leading AI construction tech company, enables field teams to navigate BIM models on-site.
If your team is not yet using routine laser scan checks as part of your site supervision and progress-tracking strategy, then Imerso has the software for you

10 ways Imerso can benefit construction managers and their projects

If your team is not yet using routine laser scan checks as part of your site supervision and progress-tracking strategy, then Imerso has the software for you.
Designers utilised BIMx and Archicad to bring the visualisation of a striking contemporary extension to life at a 1970s Georgian-style home

Bringing an extension visualisation at a period property to life with BIMx and Archicad

Designers utilised BIMx and Archicad to bring the visualisation of a striking contemporary extension to life at a 1970s Georgian-style home, giving the property a new lease of life.
Registration is now open for Vectorwork's 2024 Open House, a virtual event across Zoom to be held on Tuesday May 7

Vectorworks’ 2024 Open House welcomes designers to a day of discovery

Registration is now open for Vectorwork's 2024 Open House, a virtual event on Tuesday May 7.
BW innovations 360° reality capture

How BW: Workplace Experts uses 360° Reality Capture to engage with clients and coordinate...

BW: Workplace Experts is a commercial fit out contractor in London and the South East specialising in high quality fit outs.
Dr Jimmy Abualdenien, head of digital product at Nemetschek, explores how AI is revolutionising digital twin technology and the AEC/O industry

AI-powered (R)Evolution: Advancing digital twins in the AEC/O industry

Dr Jimmy Abualdenien, head of digital product at the Nemetschek Group, explores how AI is revolutionising digital twin technology, enhancing real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, sustainability and energy optimisation, and driving the AEC/O industry towards a modernised and unified future.
The Nemetschek Group has announced a strategic partnership with Hexagon to accelerate the digital transformation in the industry

Hexagon to partner with Nemetschek Group

AEC/O and media software giant Nemetschek Group has announced a strategic partnership with Hexagon's Geosystems division to accelerate the digital transformation in the industry.
Precast elements and model-based planning, alongside automated design and integrated production, can improve the efficiency of residential construction

Polish company uses BIM and precast elements to build sustainable homes

A case study from MD Prefabrykacja shows how precast elements and model-based planning, alongside automated design and integrated production, can improve the efficiency and quality of residential construction.
The new Vectorworks 2024 Update 4 adds AI visualisation, VR and BIM collaboration potential, as well integration with L-Acoustics

Vectorworks 2024 Update 4 brings new AI capabilities, design freedom and flexibility

The latest Vectorworks 2024 Update 4 adds new AI visualisation, virtual reality and BIM collaboration potential.
OpenSpace has announced the release of OpenSpace BIM+, a new product aimed at enhancing coordination between Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and field teams.

Introducing OpenSpace BIM+ for streamlined field and VDC team coordination

OpenSpace has announced the release of OpenSpace BIM+, a new product aimed at enhancing coordination between Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and field teams.
Vectorworks 2024 Update 3

Vectorworks 2024 Update 3 brings PlantMaster integration

In Update 3 to the Vectorworks 2024 product line, online plant database and Vectorworks Partner Network member PlantMaster is now integrated.
Vectorworks celebrated the 2023 Design Scholarship winners

Vectorworks reveals 2023 Design Scholarship winners

Vectorworks celebrated their 2023 Design Scholarship winners, including Brenda Vaca Michan, who won the Richard Diehl Award for her lighting design.