What does blockchain really mean for construction?
We cut through the hype and explore what impact the distributed database technology could have on BIM, contracts and people
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Randall Newton
Reality Capture for BIM reshaping industry practices
An explosion is underway in the use of visual data collected and used in near-real-time for construction
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Aligning real and virtual construction
From drone-gathered site data to augmented reality (AR), advanced technologies are bringing new perspectives on real-world environments and works in progress
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AEC hackathon
Randall Newton reports from the recent Hackathon event in Seattle, which aims to get people from various AEC disciplines together to think about new technologies in new ways
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Graphisoft thinks BIG to move BIM forward
Fresh thinking and a powerful partnership are shaping the company’s approach to open BIM and collaboration
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From hype to Reality
Several hardware and software trends are converging to create incredible new design workflows
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Visualisation’s great leap forward
The combination of hardware-accelerated rendering, new methods of processing visualisations as 3D models, and the arrival of real-time rendering open the door to design realism in architectural workflow.
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Printing a digital twin
Architects are taking advantage of readily available 3D CAD data and 3D printing architectural models with impressive results
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The new world of rapid site design
From laser scanners and drones to the cloud and ‘optioneering’ it has never been easier to capture exisiting site conditions and explore new designs
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Welcome to the future
To celebrate the 100th edition of AEC Magazine, we explore what construction might look like in 2036 when the 200th edition rolls off the virtual press
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