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Autodesk and Gehry Technologies to Work Together to Improve the Way Buildings are Designed and Constructed

November 13, 2011 in AutoCAD, CAD

Autodesk and Gehry Technologies to Work Together to Improve the Way Buildings are Designed and Constructed

Collaboration Will Help AEC Professionals Realize Benefits of Building Information Modeling Through Expanded BIM Consulting Services

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 19, 2011 — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Gehry Technologies, a technology and services provider to building owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, fabricators, and other building industry professionals worldwide, announced a strategic business relationship today. The new agreement will help architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals to more fully realize the benefits of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process to meet the demands of today’s competitive building industry.

The agreement enables Gehry Technologies to better serve its customers by expanding its consulting services to firms seeking to transform business and design workflows with Autodesk BIM solutions.

“I started Gehry Technologies to alleviate many of the long-standing challenges that were present within the industry and to enhance best practices for each new building project,” said Frank Gehry, co-founder, Gehry Technologies. “As a result, the technologies and processes that Gehry Technologies has developed over the years have been critical in helping to achieve this vision while also providing great value to our clients. Autodesk products have been in our toolbox for many years, and now this relationship will help drive our shared goal of industry transformation by helping architects, engineers, contractors and owners get better value and impact from technology.”

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Architectural Technologist – EcoCamp

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

aerial view of coventrys city center
Image by dorvak via Flickr

I am a major fan of the BE2Camp unconference theme, its just a very cool and simple way to meet and listern to very good presentations, the one I attended in Birmingham was just very good, I’m only sorry I did not get chance to travel to London to the recent event there, but this new Ecocamp looks to be just the ticket. I certainly have mine booked and will be there.

Be2camp member Carmen Boscolo is organising EcoCamp in Coventry, UK, on Saturday 12 December and its sustainability theme may well appeal to many Be2camp people, including some of those who attended Be2camp Brum in August. We are working in partnership with EcoCamp to promote the event, and you can register to attend at www.ecocamp.ning.com.

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Architectural Technologist – Brick coursing

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

Brick coursing
Image by Scays via Flickr

I always take a photo of any job I have to survey to measure just how many bricks there are the the set measure. in this case it was 6 courses to 420mm so any photo I have taken of the exterior, I can get a pretty good idea of heights of window cills, what ever, even eaves heights.

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Architectural Technologist – Interesting brick corbled detail

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

Corbled brick detail
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I recently did a survey of an old pub, and saw this detail, although its a classic corbled detail, the brickwork under the old roof truss, is not really doing anything, it’s there for show, the beam if you look carefully, sits on the main exterior wall, which is actually new brickwork, if fact the complete barn is new, made to look old, more photos of the pub on my flickr account

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Architectural Technologist – 3D Printing Model Stairs with a makerbot

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

remember my blog about 3D printing of a staircase to 1/4 inch scale with a Makerbot, well owenscenic has produced a little video of it actually working,. This is certainly worth checking, out. As he says its a little rought, but perhaps with time it will get up to presentation quality, but the best part is that its created with Vectorworks. Have a look at the other videos re making and testing the makerbot.

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Architectural Technologist – Trust Agent

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

Chris Brogan
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I am a major fan of Chris Brogan and read most of what he sends out, on an almost daily basis, and when I saw this little video on his Trust Agent Book, I thought that it was worth spreading about, its a good basis for developing any business plan, I have seen all kinds of people over the last 40 years in business, and can tell you straight away I never liked working for office bullies, who thought that making life hard was the right way, I often left that job quicker than I might have

It’s not about being bullish, or hard, it’s just about doing to others as you would wish them do to you, kinda thing, have a look at the video, I liked it, I have not yet read his book, but will soon enough.

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Architectural Technologist – Secret knocks

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

I just thought that this little video was, well kinda cool, I can see many flaws in the technology, but put that aside, its a neat little gizmo……..

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Architectural Technologist – Customize MediaWiki into Your Ultimate Collaborative Web Site

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

We all know what Wilki is, its that web site that I seem to refer to when looking for information about something, or some one. But behind it is a really powerful, free software package that can be used for storing information. The free MediaWiki software is best known for powering Wikipedia, but you don’t have to be writing an encyclopedia to put it to good use. Extend, skin, and customize MediaWiki to create any kind of easy-to-update, collaborative web site.

In this article Gina Trapani shows just how easy it is to get this up and running, and the simple means of editing the pages, Why show this on a CPD weblog, simple, I and fast coming to the conclusion that a lot of the information I produce, the details, the articles might just need a better storage than archiving on a WordPress blog, so I am looking at this, but it could so easily apply to your own information gathering, Worth a read and its one of those sit back and think about it problems I mentioned the other day.

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Architectural Technologist –

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

This  diploma thesis in architecture., of a project  located in Ningbo, China, a city with over 5.5 milion inhabitants. Because of its bioclimatic design (inspired by the work of dr. Ken Yeang), it consumes a minimum of energy and is very sustainable and cost efficient. The project is modelled and animated with 3ds max 2009. Also the music is composed by me, produced with Reason 4.0. Concept, design, modelling, animation, music, editing by me, Przemyslaw Duda.

That the official blurb from the youtube site, my view, nice animation, that shows of a really nice design, I like the interior and space, but the music,,,,,,, I turned that down and just watched for 5 mins, nice. The CPD could be any one of a number of avenues, I made notes on the design, could I produce working drawings from this, what questions should I be asking, services, comes to mind, waste disposal,frame design, sun orientation, shading, cooling effect of the central core, will this produce currents of moving air, ,,,, I go on,,, still nice film and I enjoyed watching it.

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Architectural Technologist – Light emiting Diodes

November 7, 2009 in CAD, Vectorworks

LED lamp with E27 Edison screw.
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I don’t know whether I have a problem with this technology or not, do I want a wall that’s in essence a huge great television, The Sensacell system is a unique combination of energy efficient LED lighting technology and advanced touchless proximity sensors engineered for elegant integration with architecture. Sensacell’s compatibility with a broad range of architectural materials enables unlimited application possibilities; the sensors can detect persons and objects straight through surface materials allowing everyday surfaces to become dynamically interactive. I can see the benefits, and as the technology become more settled, woooo, tv playing in one corner, skype in the other and as I approach the wall it changes, ,,,, I am still looking at this but the technology is certainly interesting, worth any CPD, yes, this will not go away, it’s there, can we use it, probably, so learn all you can about it, I will, before I make a decision. Just how much energy does it take !and who controls the wall,,,,,,,  sustainable its not,,,,,,oh just watch.

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