Dreaming spires – towering vision
A detailed look at how Newtecnic uses technology to optimise the design, manufacture and construction of complex facades on iconic projects
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Greg Corke
After studying civil engineering and architecture at the University of Leeds Greg Corke turned his back on 'real' engineering and has been writing about technology for architects, engineers and designers ever since. He is AEC Magazine's co-founder, managing editor and resident workstation specialist and is also a bit obsessed with travel, BBQ, cooking, beer and the (often painful) pastime of supporting Arsenal.
AutoCAD users to get access to ‘very recent’ satellite imagery
Plex.Earth Timeviews service gives AEC firms ‘unlimited instant access’ to premium satellite data
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3D printing in the Capital
Starting out in 1969, Hobs Reprographics has grown into one of the biggest independent digital printing companies in Britain. Three years ago it started offering 3D printing services and now…
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Review: Lenovo ThinkStation P300 SFF
With a significant boost in 3D graphics performance this impressive Small Form Factor (SFF) workstation should appeal to a much wider audience
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Lumion 10 – at one with nature
New release of the real-time rendering tool gets more realistic trees and plants and the ability to paint them into a scene
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REVIEW: MSI WS60 mobile workstation
The best performing of all the ultra portables but there are some compromises.
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REVIEW: Lenovo ThinkPad W550s
With unrivalled battery life Lenovo has created a CAD-class laptop that can truly be used all day long without having to plug into the mains.
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Taming the deathray
Lightworks considers how enhancements in modelling and physically based rendering could help eliminate environmental, material and design flaws
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REVIEW: HP Zbook 15u
This new addition to the HP ZBook family goes all out for portability but still retains the key enterprise features of its older siblings
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The narrative potential of daylight analysis
Architects are using renderings and daylight analysis to better tell the story of a design to clients. and build a more complete — and more compelling — case for design.
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