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    2005-07-22T00:00:00Z

    This week: music

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    Out with the old

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    I once knew a designer who refused to buy a new computer because he was worried that a better version would come out just as soon as he had purchased the latest kit. Consequently, his machine just got older and older. How often should you replace key hardware? And how ...

  • KPF's Bishopsgate Tower, recently submitted for planning approval, was modelled in MicroStation Generative Components and is here shown in the Bentley XM Beta environment. No translation was needed, files are forward- and backward-compatible.
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    Banging the drum for the Beta

    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    KPF’s Lars Hesselgren finds XM, the latest generation of MicroStation, faster and better in every way

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    2005-07-15T00:00:00Z

    This week: sport.

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    2005-07-08T00:00:00Z

    This week: 20 years ago. Stories from BD July 5, 1985

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    2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

    This week: Relatives

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    2005-06-24T00:00:00Z

    This week: the press

  • Dan Stube and Albert Wu wrapped a volume in a skin using Generative Components. Surfaces of varying densities were created, using primarily four-sided surfaces.
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    How they did IT

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Generative Components

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    Keep it simple and watch it flourish

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Sometimes computing can be dead easy.

  • Architects at Feilden Clegg Bradley look to knowledge management to assist the informal exchange of information, which used to be routine when the practice was smaller.
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    Share and enjoy...

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Feilden Clegg Bradley and Aedas are among the practices developing knowledge management systems. We discover that they are proving an invaluable tool for sharing practice information

  • Piercy Conner’s sketch design for a recent competition of a university building rendered in 3D Studio Max and overpainted in Photoshop using Wacom’s Cintiq drawing tablet.
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    Roadtest: Back to the drawing board

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    The latest pen-to-screen drawing tool is Wacom’s Cintiq 21UX tablet. BD asked a trio of demanding users to put it through its paces. They found it precise, seamless and just tempting enough to be worth the cost

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    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    This week: Bridges

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    Helpdesk - Do we need Acrobat Professional?

    2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Most people have free PDF reading and writing software on their PC, but is it worth paying for upgraded versions such as Acrobat Professional? What extras do you get for your money and are they relevant to architects?

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    2005-06-10T00:00:00Z

    This week: Frank Lloyd Wright, born 138 years ago this week

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    2005-06-03T00:00:00Z

    This week: New York

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    2005-05-27T00:00:00Z

    This week: BD 15 years ago

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    Platform

    2005-05-20T00:00:00Z

    There is a good joke that Microsoft boss Bill Gates once commented that, if General Motors had developed automotive technology at the same rate as the computer industry developed, we’d all be driving $25 cars that did 1,000 miles to the gallon.

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    Roadtest: Moving mountains

    2005-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Vue 5 Infinite lets designers quickly model natural environments. It’s impressive, say Phil Traviss and Jeremy Archer of visualising firm Designhive, but its application is limited

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    How we did IT

    2005-05-20T00:00:00Z

    This Jestico & Whiles image is part of a planning submission for the regeneration of Platts Eyot, an island with a history of boat-building in the Thames near Hampton Court.

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    Helpdesk: Is it safe to stray from microsoft?

    2005-05-20T00:00:00Z

    I’ve heard that there are free alternatives to Microsoft products on the web. Are they any good, and can I trust them?