New SketchUp service offers insight into early stage design
PreDesign helps assess how a site’s climate and environment might impact design
Design through a prism
A free application from the London Mayor’s office helps developers conform to planning rules and…
Moving beyond conceptual design with simulation
Using multiphysics simulation, engineers at Newtecnic ensure that innovative building façades are both beautiful and…
Autodesk looking beyond design
Greg Corke reports from Autodesk University where construction took centre stage as Autodesk re-invents itself…
Topology first approach to conceptual design
New software library represents space rather than just building fabric to aid analysis
Bentley’s site tool goes from concept to detailed design
OpenSite Designer includes analytics optimisation, links to geotechnical engineering solutions, and tools to produce ‘all…
CAD’s next frontier
Martyn Day reports on the latest developments in computational and generative design and examines how…
The future of building design
New technologies are empowering architectural firms to improve quality, capabilities and process
