A step closer to the printed house?
Architects are experimenting with 3D printing but the technology may have met its match
Architects warned over software infringements
New Year message comes after London practice hit with £3k bill
A repository of knowledge
A new website offers a wealth of information about steel design and application
Ojeu tenders website gets a makeover
It’s now easier for architects to get free access to business opportunities in the EU
SmartGeometry workshop helps architects generate solid design ideas
The 2012 workshop suggests clay and computers could be the future
Shine a searchlight on your site
Now you’ve built your website, the next step is to optimise it for users and search engines
Marketing your practice? There’s an app for that...
With the launch of Make’s first app in May, the architectural brochure finally entered the digital age. Anna Winston looks at the possibilities
Why your practice needs to join the online social club
Here are 10 steps to developing a social media strategy
Adopt bim or be 'Betamaxed out' says Morrell
Architects who fail to adopt bim risk being “Betamaxed out”, the government’s chief construction adviser Paul Morrell has warned.
Conference points to design’s virtual future
Smart Geometry, a globally distributed, loose-knit group of architects, engineers and academics dedicated to the exploitation of computational tools in architectural design, emerged once again from the virtual ether for its roving annual conference.
Learning from Las Vegas: Autodesk University
Autodesk’s senior architect Phil Bernstein on bim, Paul Morrel and Cesar Pelli at the software company’s annual event in Las Vegas.
Apple online readers’ offer
Autocad is back on the Mac and is now for the first time available on the iPad. To celebrate, the Apple Online Store is giving BD readers an exclusive offer
Scanning the bigger picture
Capable of creating highly accurate 3D environments and costing around £70,000, the Faro Photon 120 is the Bartlett’s latest research toy.
Scanner offers a better understanding of space
The Bartlett has a 3D scanner on loan that has useful architectural applications
World’s largest virtual computer-generated skyscraper in Brazil
Brazilian practice Königsberger Vannucchi Architects has entered the record books with the world’s biggest augmented reality marker for its latest skyscraper.
Something in the air at RIBA Futures debate
Technology experts discussed how wireless data flow will change how we use buildings at a event hosted by RIBA Futures to kick off its latest research project.
Working Prototypes: 2010 Smart Geometry conference in Barcelona
This year’s Smart Geometry conference focused on combining parametric software with rapid prototyping
Sound mapping research promises to change how architects design for acoustics
New software plans to turn sound mapping into an everyday tool for architects
Science meets architecture at computing conference
The Architecture and Unconventional Computing Conference, organised by Neil Spiller, gave architects and scientists insight into the future of buildings
Keeping an eye on the future of technology
IT is changing — and changing fast. But what are the trends and innovations that will really make a difference to your practice? We ask some of the profession’s experts to take a look at what’s coming in their specialist area
What’s in store for IT developments in 2010
If augmented reality is one of the emerging trends for 2010, what are the others?
View the future in your phone
Augmented reality will soon be available on smartphones to transform site visits
Help with the stairs
Making change easy is the claim of the recently released Vectorworks 2010 cad software. Jonathan Reeves finds out whether it delivers
Global team talks — virtually
With travel budgets tight or non-existent, has virtual conferencing developed enough to offer an acceptable alternative?
21st century clear-desk policy
Cloud computing is just one of the technologies that is going to reshape the way we work
Why slime oozes appeal for the planet’s future
Anna Winston meets Rachel Armstrong the doctor turned sci-fi writer and pioneer of ‘living architecture’
How architects can open up to online IT services
Architectural practices can spend less on IT and still get more from technology — just the ticket in a recession
Google’s whack at 3D begins to stand out
The ability to create unique drawing styles is just one of the attractions of Google SketchUp 7
The shape of things to come in building information modelling
A new era of collaborative design and project management could be ushered in by building information modelling
Pixel this: Designing intelligent objects
Marc Fredrickson has a post-graduate degree in architecture, but his California milieu meant that for years he designed computer games instead. Now with digital provider FormFonts 3D, he’s leading the quest for intelligent objects
The building blocks for digital cities
Terry Farrell previews an exhibition at the Building Centre on role of digital technology in city planning, co-curated by his practice
The future is parametric
In Venice last week, Patrik Schumacher, partner at Zaha Hadid Architects, hailed parametricism as the great new style after modernism. This is an edited version of his manifesto
Entering another digital design dimension at the University of Bath
From 3D modelling to design practice, the University of Bath is sharpening its digital skills, say Andrew Watts and Paul Shepherd
Craft your practice’s website as carefully as your next building
Richard Frankland of FKDA, which designs both buildings and websites, on how architects can achieve a striking online presence
The age of alien archi-forms has arrived
David Littlefield explains the thinking behind Space Craft, his new book on computer modelling
The Bartlett’s Neil Spiller is still blazing a trail after all these years
In the first of a new series on how architecture schools are responding to new technology, the Bartlett’s Neil Spiller says the rapid evolution of computing is liberating for architects, but also poses some serious challenges
Bentley’s tome marks the shape of things to come
This massive book is a valuable aid to understanding architectural geometry, says Marc Thomas of Architects Design Partnership
Apple photos
Apple has launched Aperture 2, the latest version of its photo editing and management software.
IT Brief: Better renders
Abvent Group has released the next version of its rendering software, Artlantis Render & Studio.
New site for Pilkington's
Pilkington’s has launched a new website which includes a comprehensive database of all technical information on the company’s product portfolio.
Autodesk unveils 2009 suite
Autodesk has unveiled the 2009 version of its family of software solutions.
Microsoft updates
Microsoft has launched a “document interoperability initiative”, aimed at bringing together software developers to test how different systems and gadgets speak to each other.
BD’S IT webinar
Last month, BD’s IT editor David Littlefield chaired our webinar (online seminar) for architecture practices wanting to get more out of their IT.
Fluent’s wind modelling program will blow you away
For quick ventilation analysis, computational fluid dynamics is hard to beat. Dan Jestico, senior environmental engineer at consulting engineer Hilson Moran, describes the benefits of airflow modelling with Fluent 6.3
Apple’s big bite
In the fourth quarter of 2007, computer giant Apple made a profit of $1.58 billion on its $9.6 billion of revenue, significantly higher than the profit it earned in the year-earlier period.
Bentley’s energy buy
Bentley Systems has acquired Hevacomp, a Sheffield-based provider of building services design software.
