Upcoming Events

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Jun
13
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Jun 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Jul
18
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Jul 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Aug
22
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Aug 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Oct
24
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Oct 24 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Dec
12
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Dec 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Jan
30
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Jan 30 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Feb
27
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Feb 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Mar
26
Thu
BIM & Interior Design
Mar 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  • Looking to improve your interior design process with 3D modeling?
  • Want to automate cost estimates, asset management and furniture schedules?
  • Are clients asking for visualization & VR?

Discover how ARCHICAD can enhance your interior design workflow from concept to material and product selection while improving your design process. You’ll uncover how to use ARCHICAD for:

  • Handling early design modeling and visualization of interior space
  • Using the model to explore ideas for material and color design options
  • Integrating objects from manufacturers for furniture, appliances, lights & more
  • Better coordination of documentation with layout solution for material boards
  • Improving client communication and engagement with design immersion.

Please join us to see how our industry leading BIM tool can improve your business productivity and reduce errors.

Feb
24
Wed
Schools of the Future: Using BIM Technology to Improve Design Safety and Performance
Feb 24 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

RALEIGH,NC/USA – 8-24-2018: The James B Hunt library on Centennial Campus of NC State University in Raleigh NC

Now more than ever, the community importance of school buildings is being recognized. Educational buildings must serve many functions beyond classroom education, such as providing essential social support services to the communities they serve. Multiple programming goals demand flexible spaces, and in addition, school design must focus on sustainability and security. Many firms are turning to BIM technology not only to lower costs and make the construction process more efficient, but also to design safer and better-performing school buildings. In this webinar, you will hear from a panel well-versed in using BIM for innovative educational projects who will share their experience and lessons learned.

Chris Ambridge AIA, is an Associate Principal at cg+s architects. Chris has been at the firm since 2004 and has worked mainly on k-12 education projects within the Washington DC area. Chris is particularly interested the design opportunities that arise from close collaboration across a team during the design and construction process.

Saravanan Bala, AIA, LEED-AP, NCARB, ALEP is the Principal of the Education Studio and is an Accredited Learning Environment Planner. He is an accomplished architect who has designed and managed several successful high schools around the state. Saravanan is a nationally recognized expert in evolutionary trends in curriculum, pedagogy and learning, and brings a wealth of research and data pertaining to the role educational environments can play to catalyze learning outcomes. He frequently presents at national and regional conferences and specializes in helping school districts developing their own pathways to achieving their educational goals.

Matt Johnson, RA is an Associate at Orcutt | Winslow specializing in K-8 design. His early experience with both commercial and hospitality architecture offers an understanding of complicated project design within large project teams and the practicalities of how a project comes to fruition. He has taken this experience and uses his passion and expertise in Building Information Modeling (BIM) to continue to advance project design and constructability, to allow for complete project efficiency in an integrated delivery model. As the BIM advisor for Orcutt | Winslow Education, he counsels colleagues in how to set up projects for the greatest efficiency and is a resource for day-to-day BIM application. Matt is also a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University, teaching BIM to upper division architecture students. Beyond his technical capabilities, Matt has a passion for “…designing places and experiences that attempt to enhance, focus and give hope to the human experience on earth.” From his perspective educational design offers that opportunity within its own microcosm of the community.

A licensed architect since 2016, Eddie Van Slambrouck, LEED AP, ALEP Project Architect, QKA Architecture developed his interest in design from a wide array of experiences, from building backyard chicken coops to planning large infrastructure projects. Further, while earning his Master of Architecture degree, he received several jury prize awards that fueled his interest in digital media and 3D modeling – a skill that enables his clients to accurately visualize and approve the final project on screen before construction begins. In addition, as a LEED Accredited Professional since 2008, Van Slambrouck has a strong expertise in sustainable design and renewable energy systems.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe how BIM can be used to improve the design and safety of buildings.
  2. Define how BIM can improve design adherence to the requirements of national and local codes.
  3. Explain how the different BIM modes of collaboration across disciplines improve the design and safety of buildings.
  4. List the ways in which BIM can assist designers in easily testing projects for sustainability and energy efficiency.

Nov
11
Thu
Transform your Architecture Firm with Archicad
Nov 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
What if you could easily create stellar designs
and 
be 38% more productive? It’s possible with Archicad. 

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Designing an architecture project is a complicated process that requires meeting a wide range of requirements including budget, context, aesthetics, performance, building codes, and regulations all while trying to build a profitable business.

Join the webinar to discover how Archicad has transformed the business of architecture and design firms. In this webinar we’ll share real-world examples from clients who have…

  • Improved their profit margin by as much as 46%
  • Competed for larger projects without increasing team size
  • Reduced software costs over the long term
  • Created a better deliverable for clients and stakeholders
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“Our profit margin on individual projects averages 46%. I believe this is because of Archicad.” – Joseph Vance, Principal
>> Listen to the Interview
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“The firm’s software costs with Archicad are more cost-effective overall than with Revit.” – Stacey Stemach, Principal
>> Read About the Firm
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“Archicad pays for itself many times over” DAA discusses the incredible revenue gains they’ve achieved. – Christopher Lee, Principal
>> Hear Testimonial
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On Duke Ellington School of the Arts  “if we only had flat 2D plans, this project would have been impossible.” – Gabe Oliver, Vice President
>> Review the Project
Feb
10
Thu
Rethink BIM for Design & Construction with Fuse Architects
Feb 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

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While in the midst of a conversion to another BIM platform, Santa Cruz-based Fuse Architects happened to catch an employee quietly using Archicad to save time on a project. It led to a change in direction that opened a new world of efficiency and possibility.

A workflow that lets ideas flow faster.

Discover how Fuse Architects changed their workflow. Accessing intuitive design tools in Archicad, enabling integrated workflow, and automating documentation processes improved the firm’s productivity, communication and profitability.

When you work with a software that continues to innovate, refine and build efficiency – you can transform your practice. Join us on February 10 as we demonstrate how to make this happen at your firm.


High Quality Graphics for Presentation and Detailing

A complaint we often hear is the poor quality of documentation output from BIM or CAD solutions. As Fuse Architects discovered Archicad not only produces beautiful documentation but has the flexibility to be used for material boards, presentations, construction documents and much more.

 


 


“We saw Archicad and made a decision based on quality…whats going to help our design, our customers and general contractors
– Dan Townsend, Partner


 

Quickly Visualize your Ideas from Concept to Reality

Archicad’s professional architectural visualization tools translate your conceptual designs into compelling imagery. We invite you to learn how Fuse uses Archicad to bring models to life, inspire the development of ideas and invite clients to engage with their designs.

 

What you will learn…
  • Understand why Fuse Architects have seen impressive productivity gains as well as elevated creativity and improved coordination on projects since implementing a “design focused” BIM process.
  • Discuss how an integrated 3D design workflow allows teams to contribute ideas to a shared model that offers limitless exploration without having to switch to different software for visualization, presentation or documentation.
  • Identify rapid concepting strategies that can engage AEC partners earlier in the design process, allowing contractors to explore the 3D model in real time to discuss ideas and identify efficiencies.
  • Illustrate the steps to improve client engagement with tools such as BIMx, virtual reality and real-time visualization that turn models into rich, detailed 3D immersive experiences.

 

May
18
Wed
Design to Prefab – BIM in Residential Architecture & Construction
May 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

We invite you to learn how to leverage 3D in design, automate documentation and decrease errors in construction. In this webinar we’ll review how our clients integrate BIM into their workflow including projects from…
You’ll learn how these businesses use Archicad to accelerate the design process and enable their team to foresee challenges they might otherwise have missed with conventional documentation.

One of our design build clients, Jeff Prose with Mortise, shared how “Archicad lets us easily switch between a 3D BIM model and 2D plans using a single file for all project information, it’s a huge productivity gain. We can quickly pull the building apart in a 3D environment, drilling down deep into the elevation views and tiniest of details to identify potential work-stopping problems ahead of time.”

Hope you can join us as we explore these benefits and review how to implement Archicad for architecture and design build businesses.


“We use the software for all aspects of our work – plans, elevations, 3D drawings – all the way down to interior elevation packages with accurate tile patterns, even cabinet shop drawings.”  – Brett Davis, New Leaf Custom Homes

Jun
8
Wed
Taming Technology in Service of Interior Design
Jun 8 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Interior Designers are currently looking into new technologies to see how they can help them improve the different aspects of their work. How does it enhance their Design, Presentation, Documentation, and Site Coordination? Can it increase their profitability?

In this webinar we are joined by Elizabeth Ellis, principal at Elizabeth Ellis Interior Design, who specializes in high-end residential interior design and commercial projects.

Elizabeth has been ahead of the curve in leveraging state-of-the-art technologies including Matterport Scanning, Point Clouds, BIM, BIMx, VR, and AR, to maximize the efficiency of her firm. We will shed light on how she streamlined her workflow to optimize her productivity and produce impactful designs.


“For renovation projects, I will use my Matterport camera to scan the entire project, then I will drop the point cloud into Archicad and start modeling from that.”  – Elizabeth Ellis

Jun
15
Wed
ModelPort 3.0 – New Release Webinar
Jun 15 all-day
TIME OPTIONS : Morning, mid-day and late afternoon

We’re excited to announce the release of ModelPort 3.0 with over 80 new features, improvements and updates. Not only can users import, edit and manage a wide variety of formats including OBJ, FBX and DAE, as well as Revit and SketchUp models imported from Archicad, but with this new version users can also take advantage of higher resolution graphics and an improved editing environment. Key new features include…
  • Visualize materials with refined detail
  • Enhanced image quality on high resolution displays
  • Increased speed when working on high polygon objects
  • Multiple model management for simultaneous editing
  • Batch import to save time converting third party models

“I use ModelPort on every project and out of the three version I’ve used I like this version the best.  – Chuck Goodman, Pacific Crest Design

Sep
21
Wed
Editing Imported Objects in Archicad
Sep 21 all-day
TIME OPTIONS : Morning, mid-day and late afternoon

In Archicad editing imported objects can often be cumbersome and time consuming. With the recent release of ModelPort 3.0 with over 80 new features, improvements and updates this tedious task has become much easier. Join this one-hour webinar at a convenient time for you to discover more.

Import, Manage and Edit Objects
ModelPort is an Archicad add-on that allows users to import, manage and edit a wide variety of object formats such as OBJ, DAE and FBXas well as use the standard Archicad import option to edit Revit, SketchUp and IFC models.

Using an Interactive Editor
We’ll review how to quickly review an object and its components before import as well as editing pen colors, fill types, materials, textures, object size, element visibility and much more using ModelPort’s Preview Window.

Improving 2D & 3D Graphics
When an object is imported using Archicad’s built-in options curved surfaces can often appear with triangulated 3D elements and messy 2D symbols. Learn how ModelPort improves both 2D and 3D graphics with smooth surfaces and clean 2D symbols.

Manage Polygons & File Size
In Archicad high polygon count objects can decrease the speed and performance of a project model. Finally, we’ll discuss how to use the Poly Reduced Editor to manage the polygon count and reduce the object file size with the ModelPort Save Mode.

“I use ModelPort on every project and out of the three version I’ve used I like this version the best.  – Chuck Goodman, Pacific Crest Design