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When KISS announced their “End of the Road” tour — the last leg of their 40-year run — fans may have wondered what their stage setup would look like; after all, KISS is known for somewhat in-your-face show productions (one needs only to recall Gene Simmons’s iconic fire breathing gag). The ongoing tour does not fail to deliver on the awe-inspiring concert experience we’ve come to expect from the rock legends.
Topics: Vectoworks Spotlight, entertainment design, SRae Productions, Vectorworks 2020, Production Design
As part of the organization’s 2030 Commitment, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) encourages its members to design all carbon-neutral buildings by 2030. This means that architects need to start thinking about designing sustainable structures if they haven’t already.
Topics: AIA, AIA 2030 Commitment, solar animations, sustainability, Vectorworks Architect, Kipnis Architecture + Planning, Nate Kipnis, NextHaus Alliance, Resilient Design
When we talk about our academic initiatives, we usually refer to universities, our lab donation program, and our Design Scholarship. We love to support up-and-coming designers with easy access to design software.
It’s come to our attention, though, that there are schools out there implementing Vectorworks courses below the college level. Thanks to our Canada office, we stumbled upon a high school with its own digital design program — and Mt. Douglas Secondary School in Victoria, BC, Canada has quite a touching story.Topics: academic, Image Texture, 3d renderings, Vectorworks Canada, Walkthrough animations
In August 2019, Vectorworks announced its official acquisition of ConnectCAD software, a powerful systems design tool that lets AV professionals lay out signal flows in an easy-to-read format.
Topics: AV Industry, connectCAD, Conrad Preen
A sensational triumph of landscape architecture, Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport saw a redesign that transformed it into one of the most eye-catching and awe-inspiring hubs we’ve ever seen.
Topics: PWP Landscape Architecture, Vectorworks Landmark, BIM for Landscape, Vectorworks 2020, Jewel Changi Airport
We’re bringing you some of our newest ebooks that are sure to help you master Vectorworks features.
Topics: Vectorworks Architect, BCF, BIM, data visualization, IFC, Workflow Wednesday, Styled Objects, ebooks
Have you ever been impressed by the new-age, well-lit interiors of dentist and orthodontic offices? Have you ever wondered what goes into designing them?
Topics: rendering, sustainability, interior design, LEED, Walkthrough animations, Green Curve Studio, Jacek Slizynski, American Association of Orthodontics
With September’s release of Vectorworks 2020, some of our executives, distribution partners, and users celebrated new features and capabilities around Europe with Vectorworks Design Days.
Topics: Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Jim Woodward, Luis Ruiz, Copenhagen, London, Helsinki, Vectorworks 2020, Oslo, Mediatec, Vectorworks Design Days, Stockholm, Mathias Hersland, Peter Pihlblad
Our Design Scholarship is an opportunity for aspiring designers to have their work judged by some of the best in the industry, plus win some sweet prize money.
Topics: previsualization, Richard Diehl Award, Vectorworks Spotlight, Vision, lighting design, Vectorworks Design Scholarship, stage design, 2019 Vectorworks Design Scholarship, Bifrost Lighting, Kristopher Clemson, Full Sail University
Wouldn’t it be nice to design, previsualize, document, and coordinate events without all the back-and-forth between software?
Topics: rendering, Sketchup, webinars, AutoCAD, CINEMA 4D, Photoshop, Enzo Appetecchia, Wysiwyg, Skakki Studio, Layout, 3DS Max, Blender
At the intersection of design and construction comes the connection between Vectorworks and Bluebeam Revu.
Topics: AEC, Open BIM, Steve Johnson, Bluebeam Revu, IFC, Nemetschek Group, PDF, Vectorworks Cloud Services, Collaboration, Bluebeam Studio, Fred Mills, John Elliot, The B1M, Todd Wynne, AR/VR, XCON
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