AEC Magazine: Digital Project at SOM

[11.10.2007] Recording and retaining creative integrity through to the build, while optimising the design around multiple analysis criteria, has become possible for SOM architects since the introduction of Gehry Technologies’ Digital Project software. By Nick Lerner.

Recently Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects, (SOM) announced their purchase and planned global rollout of 100 seats of Gehry Digital Project (DP) software. This commercially available development of Dassault Systemes’ Catia software, which was developed at Frank Gehry’s famous architectural practice, brings the design and production efficiencies, normally associated with auto and aero manufacture, to architecture. Digital Project (DP) is supplied and supported in the UK by Desktop Engineering, which with 21 years in the industrial design and production software business is the UK agent for DP. Read more...

dezeen: BMW Welt by Coop Himmelb[l]au 2

[4.10.2007] BMW have released more photos of BMW Welt, their new brand experience building and distribution centre in Munich designed by architects Coop Himmelb[l]au.

AEC Magazine: Architectural Research

[4.10.2007] As part of its yearly BE event, Bentley holds a full day of seminars demonstrating how computer aided design and manufacturing technology is being used by the more adventurous practices and students. Martyn Day reports.

The Bartlett MSc Adaptive Architecture and Computation Show

[3.9.2007] The Bartlett MSc Adaptive Architecture and Computation will be holding its annual exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on Wednesday, 5 September, 2007.