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Architecture Award Winner Church in Viikki Designed with ArchiCAD
International Architecture Award for the best New Global Design was awarded to the Finnish JKMM Architects, who used ArchiCAD to design the winning structure in Viikki, Finland.
Virtual Model of Historic City Comes to Life
Budapest, March 24, 2009
Students at Finland’s Tampere University of Applied Sciences are creating a 3D model of the historic town of Viipuri (Vyborg) as it looked in September 1939.
Beechwood National Memorial Centre Awarded Best Institutional Project by Canadian Wood Council
Boston, February 24, 2009
Designed in Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD, the memorial centre is in located at Beechwood, the home of the national cemetery of the Canadian armed forces, and was created to accommodate the diverse faiths of an entire nation.
Rediscovering Traditional Japanese Architecture with ArchiCAD
Tokyo, December 4, 2008
Digital Reconstruction Project Attempt to Reveal Secrets of Earthquake-Resistant Frame Construction
Energy Star-rated Odyssey Charter School is a Prototype for Sustainable Florida Schools
Boston, July 14, 2008
A charter grade school in Palm Bay, Florida - which recently achieved the U.S. Government's Energy Star rating for high performance buildings - is serving as a model for new sustainable school building in the State.
Entire University Campus Designed and Constructed with BIM
BOSTON, July 1, 2008
Construction has begun on one of the first university campuses entirely designed and constructed using building information modeling (BIM) technology.
ArchiCAD User Wins New Zealand Institute of Architects Supreme Award
Budapest, 23rd June 2008
Patterson Associates scooped a Supreme Award for the Hills Clubhouse at Arrowtown as well as New Zealand Awards for the A.J. Hackett Bungy Centre near Queenstown and the Mai Mai house in Ponsonby, Auckland.
An Award-Winning Retirement Clubhouse for Active Baby Boomers Designed with ArchiCAD
Boston, June 2, 2008
A retiree clubhouse under construction in San Antonio is a good example of how architects must re-think the design of retirement communities for the aging-but-active baby boom generation.
ArchiCAD-user Fink+Jocher Wins the 2007 German Architecture Award
Budapest, May 20, 2008
Munich architects Fink+Jocher have been awarded one of the most acclaimed prizes for German architecture. The award is conferred biannually by E.ON Ruhrgas AG under the patronage of the Federal Chamber of German Architects.
Canada's New Multi-faith National Memorial Centre Designed in ArchiCAD
Boston, May 14, 2008
This month, a new memorial centre uniquely designed to accommodate the diverse faiths of an entire nation opens at Beechwood, the home of the national cemetery of the Canadian armed forces.
American Canyon High School: A New Model of Green Building and Education Innovation
Boston, April 5, 2008
A new high school being built in California's Napa Valley will be one of the country's first to be a Collaborative for High Performance School (CHPS) - verified "green" school. The CHPS program helps communities design and build high performance school environments that are not only energy and resource efficient, but also healthy, comfortable, well lit, and containing the amenities for a quality education.
Nikken Sekkei's Signature Theatre Design - with ArchiCAD
Budapest, January 22, 2008
Construction was recently completed on the Jimbocho Theater in Tokyo. This landmark building was designed by the studio of Tomohiko Yamanashi of Nikken Sekkei, Japan's largest architectural firm. Yamanashi is considered one of Japan's leading architects. This six-story 1,428 square meter theatre and entertainment center is owned by Shogakukan, a publishing firm.
ArchiCAD aids in the design of award winning Women's Hospital
Budapest, July 24, 2007
The Christchurch Women's Hospital is Chow:Hill’s largest single building project to date. The company provided services as health planner, architect and project manager. Chow:Hill received the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Award for their effort.
ArchiCAD aids in overhaul of the 'Pregnant Oyster'
Budapest - August 23rd, 2007
Known as the 'Pregnant Oyster' far beyond its home in Berlin, the architecturally unique Congress Hall was originally constructed in 1957. Today, it still remains one of the most unique buildings in Berlin's urban landscape. Since 1989, it has served as the seat of the House of World Culture (Haus der Kulturen der Welt).
ArchiCAD-designed Wattstar Theater is newest and brightest player in LA neighborhood's revival
The new Wattstar Educational and Entertainment Facility will be a state-of-the-art feature and specialty films house, the first theater built in Watts in more than 35 years.
ArchiCAD Helps Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Meet Highest Level of Seismic Safety
Boston, September 17, 2007
Construction is underway for one of the most seismically safe and family-friendly hospitals in California. When completed, the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, CA, will also be among the Golden State’s “greenest” hospitals, achieving more than 30 percent energy efficiency over comparable baselines.
Foundation Stone Laid for New Health Center in Braunschweig
Budapest – September 28th, 2007
The foundation stone for the Schlosscarrée Health Center was laid today in Braunschweig, Germany.
ArchiCAD Helps ProHealth Care Create a "Beacon of Modern Healthcare" Facility
Boston, November 6, 2007
Construction is underway for ProHealth Care Inc.'s 85,000-square foot physician campus in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, which will provide three distinct identities within one building
China calling - Archicad taking root
CISDI Engineering
- China
CISDI Engineering, a leading Chinese engineering firm, is increasingly finding a role for virtual modeling with Archicad in its processes after careful product comparisons. Here’s why...
Historic building saved with a virtual vision
Mario Basso
- France
French architect, Mario Basso saw the crumbling relic of Nice South Station in France and decided he could resurrect the 1892 building – or at least save it from imminent destruction. With a clear vision and an impressive ArchiCAD model, he forced the Central Government into conflict with local authorities and secured a bulldozer retreat.
Seymour Harris
- U.K.
Seymour Harris have long recognized the importance that technology plays in their business and the significant benefits it can bring - but the practise has always been careful to select the best technology to support the achievement of its business goals.
ArchiCAD drives project efficiency for Sweden's Skanska
Jacobson and Flank Architects
- Sweden
Stockholm architects uses ArchiCAD to eliminate costly design errors and greatly adding value to a project with Skanska.
Gilchrist Ross and Crowe Architects, P.A. (GRC)
- Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
This Florida-based practice signed up to beta test ArchiCAD 9, and in the process delivered one complicated medium-sized renovation project from scratch, and produced a winning design for another state contract.
Virtual Building technology drives community support
Muller & Caulfield Architects
- Oakland, California, U.S.
When Muller & Caulfield Architects, an Oakland, California-based firm, set about planning and designing the Thousand Oaks Elementary School, the firm found presentation visualization, open communication and speed of design turnaround were essential in creating a winning project. By implementing Graphisoft's ArchiCAD Virtual Building technology, the 16-person firm was able to complete the project successfully and earn the satisfaction of its client, the Berkley Unified School District and the surrounding community.
Kirksey
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
David Larrew, Senior Associate and Director of Architectural Technology at Kirksey explains how the implementation of ArchiCAD changed the way Kirksey communicates with clients.
YIT Corporation
- Helsinki, Finland
Finnish construction company YIT use ArchiCAD as the foundation of their construction-process management system.
Switching Software Gives Chilean Firm the Competitive Edge
Hombo & Banados Arquitectos
- Santiago, Chile
Pablo Banados, architect and general manager of Hombo & Banados Arquitectos describes the switch to ArchiCAD how it was key to winning a project for a 1300 sq. meter public library.
ArchiCAD model acts as database of design decisions for architects
O'Neil & Manion Architects
- Maryland, US
ArchiCAD users since 1989, O'Neil & Manion's award-winning designs cover a broad range of building types: custom residences, embassies and country clubs, laboratories, and government projects, including work from an open-ended contract with the National Institute of Health.
"Fast Track" Is No Sweat with ArchiCAD
Heym Associates
- Boston, USA
Philip Dowds, a principal architect at Heym Associates describes the retiring of a dated system and successful switch to ArchiCAD
Challenger Learning Center of Arizona
The Orcutt/Winslow Partnership
- Phoenix, AZ
ArchiCAD users for more than a decade, Orcutt/Winslow sings the praises of the Virtual Building process, citing a rise in profitability and office morale.
Virtual office spans oceans and time
Onuma & Associates
- Tokyo/Los Angeles
Onuma & Associates created a virtual workplace, where team members can collaborate on ArchiCAD projects from anywhere in the world.
New Orleans Transforms Landmark Auditorium
Haynes + Associates
- New Orleans, LA
Using ArchiCAD, Haynes + Associates was able to take New Orleans city officials on a "virtual tour" of the one of their historic treasures, which was to be converted into a multi-purpose arena and auditorium. The city could see exactly how their money was going to be spent.
Donald MacDonald Architects
- San Francisco, California, USA
MacDonald appreciates that he can keep his overhead low, and his office "lean and productive" thanks to ArchiCAD's efficiency.
Soft Plan for Downtown Detroit
Urban Strategies Inc.
- Toronto, Canada
Urban Strategies began using ArchiCAD in 1994, recognizing that ArchiCAD's software development was moving faster than other available CAD systems.
Stockholm Plans Olympic Stadium
Berg Architects
- Stockholm, Sweden
According to Berg Architects, the speed of ArchiCAD really helped in the early phases of their bid for the Olympic Stadium project. It was also important to have the ability to present it in a 3D form that was easily understood.
A New Extension of the Klagenfurt City Theater
Gunther Domenig
- Graz, Austria
Philip Johnson, Ritchie & Fiore Architects
- New York, NY, USA
Studios Architecture
- San Francisco, USA
Premium Insurance for Young Firm
ArchiCo-Projekt Ltd.
- Warsaw, Poland
