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Archicad 21’s iconic signature building is Sydney University’s new Charles Perkins Centre.
This leading research and education hub offers the next generation of researchers and practitioners – working in the fields of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases – a place to collaborate, train, mentor, learn and inspire.

The Magoda Project is a series of eight prototype houses located in Tanzania. Designed in collaboration with the local community, the prototypes are prime examples of innovative architecture used to enhance health and well-being in sub-Saharan Africa – a region highly prone to infectious diseases, acquired in and around the home.

Valladares Pagliotti & Asociados, VPA, has developed more than 800 projects in structural engineering. The firm uses Archicad for their structural engineering work. We asked Enzo Valladares Pagliotti, Managing Partner, Civil Structural Engineer, about their philosophy and unique workflow.

SARCO Architects Costa Rica employs a solid BIM solution for their residential projects from the initial design to construction.
Award-winning Casa Magayon is located in the Península Papagayo Resort, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with a construction area of 1,290m².

The following case study presents an architectural design workflow to create responsive and optimized shading panels on a free-form high-rise project. This project was created by Michele Calvano and Mario Sacco at ArchiRADAR and won first prize in the Algorithmic Design Meets BIM design competition sponsored by GRAPHISOFT.

Ikeda architectural design is led by architect Yoichiro Ikeda. The firm is specialized in façade and interior design, and has vast experience in commercial projects. In 2015, Mr. Ikeda launched a full-scale BIM operation and implemented Archicad. We interviewed Mr. Ikeda and Mr. Yokoyama on their latest renovation project, “Itoya”, one of the largest stationary stores in Japan, and how they applied BIM in the interior design development.

BESSARDs’ Studio takes pride in being a small studio, since it allows them to control
the entire architectural process. BIM generates a crucial overview for the holistic approach of this
architectural firm.

Image credits: Linn Areno / Archivisuals / Brick Visual About LINK arkitektur LINK arkitektur is one of the leading architect firms in Scandinavia, in terms of turnover, the number of employees and the number of projects completed annually. As a business model and philosophy, LINK has chosen to allow their 15 offices with approximately 450 employees […]

Archicad 20’s shimmering signature building, the Len Lye Centre, is New Zealand’s only single artist museum. Its design is deeply influenced by the life, ideas, writings and work of the famous New Zealand Kinetic Artist, Len Lye (1901–1980).

Two years after the pilot project, this well-known architectural firm is ready to consolidate and broaden their use of Archicad.