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AUTODESK GOES CONCEPTUAL For two decades, as mainstream software for architects has gradually increased its ability to support design development and construction document production, one phase of design has proved more elusive to software providers. What has been relatively lacking in the digital realm is support for conceptual design, an activity typically carried out in a fast-paced, personal "conversation" between a designer and a series of sketches, through the medium of soft pencil on paper.
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EXPLORING A VIRTUAL FUTURE The architecture profession is challenged by digital technologies on many fronts. Some of these technologies expand the way we practice and what we build. Some even reduce society's reliance on built architecture. Yet the pace of change can be overwhelming and may tempt us to take too a narrow view of these issues.
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More Design Tools VersaCAD 2002 Released — Archway Systems, Inc. press release, 2002.0506Virtually Rebuilt, a Ruin Yields Secrets — New York Times, 2002.0502 Bentley Files for IPO — upFront.eZine at TenLinks, 2002.0430 Adobe, Macromedia to Square Off in Court — New York Times, 2002.0429 Bentley Systems Files to Go Public — Reuters at CNET, 2002.0423 Autodesk Exec Sides with Microsoft — CNET, 2002.0417 Intel Settles with Intergraph, For Now — upFront.eZine, 2002.0416 What is PLM? — TenLinks, 2002.0415 Caligari Introduces trueSpace for Adobe Atmosphere — Caligari Corporation press release, 2002.0409 Has the CAD Industry Out-Paced Its Customers? — upFront.eZine, 2002.0409
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