Frank Lloyd Wright webcast

Thomas A. Heinz, AIA - Case Study: Massaro House - based on an original Frank Lloyd Wright design, ArchiCAD helps bring the project to life for the first time!

Presenters Include: Thomas A. Heinz, AIA, and Kurt Ameringer, Graphisoft.

Activity Description:In testament to the versatility and power of ArchiCAD®, a home based on an original Frank Lloyd Wright design, 50 years after its initial inception, is now under construction after being fully modeled and documented in ArchiCAD (on the Macintosh® platform) by Thomas A. Heinz, AIA.

Where most of Wright's later, Usonian residences are structured to follow a rectangular/square grid, this home was based on an equilateral triangle, with walls at either 60 or 120-degree angles. The building's site also played a strong role in the layout of the plans. A 60-foot rock, known in the project as the Whale Rock, forms a wall in the entrance of the building and also supports part of the roof. ArchiCAD allowed Heinz the flexibility to work with these challenges, following through on the design as Wright originally intended.

• Learn the history behind the home
• Discover the unique challenges of this project
• Easily create quality presentations that communicate design intent, improving client relations
• See how the Virtual Building™ model accurately reflects and documents the building for construction, helping make the building a reality

Play time: 1 hour, 12 minutes - CLICK HERE TO VIEW