All articles by Hugh Davies – Page 2
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FeaturesWhat can ebooks do for your firm?
Electronic publishing is gaining popularity, and may provide opportunities to present your work in a more accessible manner
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FeaturesHow to kit out your home office
Increasingly architects are considering setting up a business on their own for the first time.
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FeaturesA new bite of the Apple
Autodesk has consolidated its grip on the cad software market with the release of three software applications for the Apple Mac platform.
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FeaturesMaking the best of software upgrades
In an ideal situation major software upgrades would coincide with your workstation replacement cycle and you would always reap the benefits of new software hand in hand with new hardware.
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FeaturesConference 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.
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FeaturesHow to navigate the cad file pile-up
Given the diversity of size, budgets and cad requirements of the many professionals, trades and manufacturers involved in the construction industry, it is inevitable that the preferred software used for computer-aided design will vary.
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OpinionGet the best from the 3D explosion
The building information model (bim) strategy of using a virtual 3D model to coordinate the design process and generate 2D drawings and schedules has obvious attractions
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Free yourself from computer slavery
In your working life you may sometimes feel that you are chained to your computer. Instead information technology should be seen as an opportunity for more freedom in how you work.
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Making a virtual out of necessity
As belt-tightening continues for the foreseeable future, many practices are finding that cost-saving decisions about replacement of servers can be deferred no longer
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FeaturesTaking the first bite of Apple Autocad
Autodesk’s Autocad 2011 for Mac is available for download. How does it stand up when put to the test?
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Bim adds an extra dimension
Political advisers may be pushing building information modelling, but is the industry ready?
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FeaturesApple Autocad software looks fruitful
Autodesk’s new cad software seems set to put Apple back at the top of the tree for architects.
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FeaturesWhere did all the time go?
Accessibility and flexibility are at the heart of the best timesheet software
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FeaturesMake sure you’re not storing up trouble
As software has developed, over time some applications have changed their file formats and others may have ceased to exist altogether
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FeaturesIPad has the right touch for architects
Could new iPad applications and software become valuable tools for practices?
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FeaturesKnow your building’s carbon footprint
Online carbon calculator tools help architects understand energy and environmental issues
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FeaturesWorking Prototypes: 2010 Smart Geometry conference in Barcelona
This year’s Smart Geometry conference focused on combining parametric software with rapid prototyping
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FeaturesTime to explore the world of browsers
Under new EU rules computer users will now be offered a choice of web browsers, but which ones are the best for architects?
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