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VISUALIZING HOW BUILDINGS BREATHE The constant movement of air through the spaces of a building affects its thermal environment and, thus, its energy performance, yet this invisible "breathing" has been difficult to understand or predict using traditional tools. Now, emerging computer-based air flow modeling techniques can help architects visualize and fine-tune their designs to improve natural ventilation and related energy performance.
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GRAPHISOFT PRIZE 2000 "...The Ministry of Truth was startlingly different from any other object in sight. It was an enormous pyramidal structure of glittering white concrete, soaring up, terrace after terrace, 300 meters into the air." Anyone reading this chilling description of the building that housed the government's propaganda machine in George Orwell's novel 1984 will instantly form a mental picture of the edifice. Now some designers have gone beyond this imagining and actually built computer models of it.
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COMPUTER-ENABLED PRACTICE FOR DISABLED ARCHITECTS When Joseph Del Vecchio graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-1980s, he was blocked from pursuing a routine architectural internship. Even if he'd found a local office permitting entry to his wheelchair, he would have been unable to reach over the large drafting boards that were routinely assigned to apprentices in those days. In addition, seemingly simple tasks, like getting in a car and driving to a meeting, were tiring and time-consuming.
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More Design Tools Bentley Acquires Intergraph Businesses — Bentley Systems Press Release, 2001.0102. The civil engineering, plot-services, and raster-conversion software will become integral to Bentley's engineering/ construction/ operations offerings. Acquisitions include InRoads, InRail, InterPlot, Digital Print Room, I/RAS B, and I/RAS Engineer.Océ Color Copy Software Offers Scanning, Printing, and Archiving Functions — Océ Press Release, 2000.1218. New versions improve copy quality and efficiency for wide-format printers, integrate high-quality color scanning with large-format digital color printing, and use single-button approach for copier-like simplicity. Autodesk Architectural Desktop Extends Object Modeling Capabilities — Autodesk Press Release, 2000.1214. Release 3 of ADT promises users enhanced productivity through architectural objects, including structural members, window assemblies, curtain walls, railing objects, roof slabs, stairs, and AEC polygons.
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