Vince Johnson's Blog Posts Tagged 'design' (20)

Figuring out a way for people and lizards to coexist peacefully was one of the many challenges faced by Schweingruber Zulauf while designing The Lettenviadukt, a quiet piece of abandoned history. The Municipality of Zürich held a competition…

Architosh recently sat down with architect and educator Francois Levy to talk about his new book BIM in Small Scale Sustainable Design.…

Bruce Rodgers of Tribe inc, is known for his work as production designer for such mega shows as the Super Bowl Halftime Show for the past few years, as well as countless concert tours, was brought in for the Bruce Springsteen and The E Street…

At the current summer exhibit in Zurich, Switzerland, many prominent Swiss landscape architects are sending a clear message, Vectorworks is their software of choice. With more than 60% of exhibiting landscape firms using…

Congratulations goes out to Team BIM Unlimited for winning the design award for "Best Use of BIM for Design, Drama, and Excitement" at the The…

A world-renowned architect, interior designer, and product designer, Matteo Thun and his firm, Matteo Thun & Partners, continue to thrive on speed and flexibility, powered by an international team of about 50 architects, interior designers, stylists, product…

Acton Ostry Architects Inc. has built an excellent reputation over the years with its clean, powerful designs. Using a West Coast Modernist approach, the firm focuses on new high-density urban projects, as well as the rehabilitation, renovation, and re-use…

The Creative Minds Monthly Design Competition has arrived! This “charette style” competition introduces a new concept every month to be answered with any kind of design response—architectural design, product design, landscape design, entertainment design and others. It challenges designers to explore multiple options for documenting and presenting a response to a…

The Nisga’a Museum in British Columbia, Canada, is a celebration of the culture and history of the Nisga’a Nation. The design of the building was a true collaboration, and the architect, exhibit designer, and landscape design consultant all used…

Over at the Google SketchUp Blog there is a great new interview with Allied Works Director of the New York Office's, Brent Linden. Allied Works Architecture is a interdisciplinary architecture and design practice based in New York City and…

Janine Pattison Garden Design won a 2011 Principal Design Excellence Award from the British Association of Landscape Industries (BALI). Pattison’s firm was honored for the landscape design of…

François Lévy has a great new blog post in which he discusses the implications and importance of sustainable design…

A new book authored by Vectorworks user Francois Levy has just been released and is available at Amazon.com.

BIM in Small-Scale Sustainable Design is a guide to architectural design within a BIM workflow. Each chapter addresses specific topics, such as natural ventilation for cooling, passive solar…

EM2N’s principals Mathias Müller and Daniel Niggli aim to produce architecture that is powerful and personal, architecture with the capability of developing its own character. With their project, the new Toni-Areal…

When the Lancaster City Council was seeking ideas for a landmark design to fill the open space between the sea and the promenade, Arca Architects responded with a unorthodox design which would transform the face of a quiet seaside town in England. Sandwiched between…

We are coming down to the end here and with only 2 days left you need to either submit your entry or vote for your favorite design.

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In case your unfamiliar with the contest here is a…

Fresh from CADspeed.com we bring you some helpful advice when setting up Vectorworks.

With any design program, no matter how novice or experienced you may…

Daniel Libeskind's meteoric rise to become one of the world's most recognized architects is no coincidence. Libeskind and his firm have created a wide variety of works, ranging from small- to large-scale projects. One of his projects,…

The multidisciplinary design firm, Mimesi 62 Associated Architects, has been creating award winning designs since 1996 and its time to show them some love. Consisting on…