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When Does BIM Become Necessary in Interior Design?

Rene Submissions — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Interior designers who find themselves facing project parameters, budget constraints, client demands, and the maintenance of a design aesthetic have a lot to juggle. Tight turnaround schedules put pressure on designers when clients request multiple revisions. A mismatch between drawings and renderings undermines the delivery of a cohesive design plan. In today's competitive, digitally driven architectural field, success follows when designers can provide technical details from concept to construction by leveraging advanced technology and strategic tools within a single modeling software.

How Will BIM 2.0, AI Assistance, and Integrated Workflows Shape the Architect’s Design Experience?

Enrique Tovar — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 02:30:00 +0000

When architects are still students, a moment often marks a turning point: their first encounter with software. It's not just about learning a tool but discovering a space where ideas transcend physical models, taking shape in a digital environment and beginning a relationship many will carry throughout their careers. What happens next? Software keeps evolving, and with it, the design experience. In recent years, this evolution has accelerated—machine learning, AI, prompts, and integrated workflows have moved from the periphery to the core of design practice, becoming part of the shared language between software and users. As these tools take hold, a key question emerges: How will this reshape our experience of designing architecture in the future?

BIM and the Future of Architecture: Accelerating Design Processes with Archicad 27

Enrique Tovar — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:45:00 +0000

Architecture is a unique field that combines equally constant aesthetic and functional needs, while immersed in dynamic technological environments. At this juncture, design processes and buildings are becoming increasingly intricate, requiring architects to manage projects efficiently while fostering multidisciplinary and multi-level collaboration throughout workflows. Additionally, the new technologies and tools we employ in the process must evolve at the same pace —sometimes even faster— by embracing aspects such as sustainability and efficiency, all while keeping an eye on the future.

What is the Future of BIM? Graphisoft Unveils Archicad 26

Valeria Montjoy — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:30:00 +0000

Considered the second most requested skill (behind field experience) in the industry and used by a growing number of design professionals, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has proved to be the present of architecture. But with constant new features and exciting improvements, it is also very much the future. For decades, the revolutionary software has established itself as a powerful tool with a long list of invaluable capabilities: detecting errors, reducing costs and material waste, mitigating risks, optimizing workflows and, above all, allowing for seamless, multi-disciplinary collaboration.

How to Create and Manage Façade Panels with BIM Elements: Tutorials and Inspiration

Megan Schires — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000

Steni BIM elements take the tedious manual labor out of designing and detailing panelized facade systems and are available for both Revit and Archicad.

Graphisoftlearn BIMProject

Rene Submissions — Fri, 08 May 2020 11:35:00 +0000

Projects should be delivered using ARCHICAD, the industry first BIM software for architects developed by GRAPHISOFT, and its supported 3rd party applications.

What are the Most Effective Tools Architects Need to Achieve Their Goals?

Rene Submissions — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 04:30:00 +0000

Designing well, creating beautiful buildings as well as boosting revenue and making your firm profitable rank highly among the goals of architects around the world today. What are the most effective tools architects need to achieve those goals? At a recent Technology and Architecture panel, successful architects discussed answers to that very question. When you watch this panel discussion, recorded live at the prestigious Pritzker Military Museum and Library you will hear inspiring approaches to design, coordination and project management - rooted in BIM and enabled by the design flexibility found in ARCHICAD.

"By Design" Season 3 Explores How Architects and AEC Professionals Push the Boundaries of Creativity

Rene Submissions — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0000

By Design: Metamorphosis, takes an unflinching look at the fear many firms have when it comes to technology change, and what it takes to overcome it to unlock their true potential, elevate their role and better ensure their future.

Top Tips for BIM Beginners

Ricardo Zepeda — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 06:30:00 +0000

When you start to consider implementing the BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology, whether as an independent professional or as a construction firm, it's necessary to take into account three key aspects: the technology, the process, and the people who bring it all together. In this article, we will address the key points in every one of these three aspects in order to give you insight into how to best start using BIM.

Olvia Demetriou on the Transition from 2D to 3D with Graphisoft

Lindsey Leardi — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:30:00 +0000

In a profession as complex as architecture, resistance to change is common. Adopting new technology brings new challenges. Nevertheless, as technology moves forward, architecture practices keep pace with it to stay relevant.

Anthony Laney on how Graphisoft has Improved his Studio’s Design Practices and Aspirations.

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:30:00 +0000

Architects no longer need to drag around giant roller drawings to a job site, now they can flip through a 3D model on an iPad. This shift in technology elevates the conversation about design and simplifies presenting design ideas from the start.

This 3D Printer, Designed Specifically for Architects, Is Surprisingly Easy to Use

AD Editorial Team — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 10:15:00 +0000

Have you ever spent hours calibrating the nozzle of a 3D printer or preparing a print-ready file – only to find that the model has failed because of a missed zero-thickness wall? With this in mind, the Platonics Ark—a 3D printer currently being developed in Helsinki, Finland—has one simple goal: to remove all unnecessary set-up and technical processes by means of intelligent automation and, as a result, almost entirely eliminate the wasted time that architects and designers spend calibrating printers, or working up print-ready files.

Open Call: GRAPHISOFT 2016 Spring Student Design Competition

Rene Submissions — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:36:00 +0000

Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, draws millions of visitors annually, and in 2016, will host dozens of different events such as concerts, sporting events, and festivals. The city has an opportunity to bring Philadelphia history to the heart of each of these events through the use of mobile visitor centers.

Design a mobile visitor center, using shipping containers. The centers will be transported and set up in various locations around the city, based on a specific event.

Webinar: Energizing Heritage Conservation with ARCHICAD Point Clouds and BIM

Rene Submissions — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 05:30:00 +0000

Please join our webinar where Philip Allsopp, Senior Sustainability Scientist and Adjunct Professor with the Julie Ann Wrigley, Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University, will present a fascinating case study about the groundbreaking use of 3D laser survey and point clouds with ARCHICAD 19.

A Brief History of BIM

Vanessa Quirk — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000

This brief history of BIM ("the software that has disrupted traditional methods of representation and collaboration in architecture") comes to us thanks to our friend at the Architecture Research Lab, Michael S Bergin.

GRAPHISOFT announces ArchiCAD 16 + Live Webinar

Sebastian Jordana — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:00:14 +0000

GRAPHISOFT recently announced the release of the next upgrade to its BIM design software; ArchiCAD 16. This version of ArchiCAD provides solutions that respond to some of the most dynamically developing segments of the BIM industry. They are building components, freedom of design and energy efficiency.

GRAPHISOFT BIMx™ for iPad/iPhone

Sebastian Jordana — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:00:14 +0000

GRAPHISOFT recently released an innovative, interactive BIM communication tool for architects. The add-on for ArchiCAD 15, BIMx, is an easy-to-use mobile design demonstration tool for exploring, communicating and sharing building concepts.

Graphisoft ArchiCAD 15

Sebastian Jordana — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:05:52 +0000

Last week, we attended the AIA 2011 National Convention in New Orleans, where Graphisoft presented ArchiCAD 15, the latest version of its premium design software for architects. ArchiCAD 15 enriches architectural forms available for designers to unleash their creative minds. The new version also expands the scope of the BIM workflow to include renovation & refurbishment projects.