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MASS CUSTOMIZATION In the world of manufacturing products, whether architectural, consumer, or industrial, there are two very different approaches. Individually crafting a one-off artifact allows the most attention to specific needs of the consumer, but sometimes at great expense. Mass-producing a commodity product can realize economies of scale, but with little regard to variation in individual preferences. New technologies may promise the best of both worlds. — Editor
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LIBRARY BUILDING BEYOND THE BOOKS With the advent of the information age and the radical change in library materials, media, and means of access to information, the nature of certain types of building systems have changed accordingly. These systems affect the layout and design of modern libraries. The most dramatic of the changes has been the evolution of communication systems and their associated equipment.
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More Design Tools IMSI Announces the Release of TurboCAD Professional V. 11 — IMSI press release, 2005.0316Research Indicates Finger Better Than Pen Tool for Whiteboards — SMART Technologies Inc. press release, 2005.0315 ARCHIBUS, Inc. Announces Support for AutoCAD 2006 — ARCHIBUS, Inc. press release, 2005.0315 Bluebeam Software Launches Conversion Server — Bluebeam press release, 2005.0315 Autodesk Releases Major Updates to Entire Portfolio — Autodesk press release, 2005.0315 A City Reaching for the Skies — icLiverpool, 2005.0309 CADopolis.com & Motive Systems Announce M-Files — CADopolis press release, 2005.0308 Nemetschek Releases Updated Viewer for VectorWorks 11.5 — Nemetschek North America press release, 2005.0307 Easy as 1, 2, 3-D — Rocky Mountain News, 2005.0307 SmartDraw Update Adds Maps Collection and Symbols — SmartDraw.com press release, 2005.0307 GEOMATE Releases InventBetter Suite 2005 — GEOMATE press release, 2005.0302 Informative Graphics Extends Microsoft SharePoint Collaboration — Informative Graphics press release, 2005.0302 Prefabrication of Timber Buildings Based on Digital Models — AECbytes, 2005.0228 Architects Zoom In on the Benefits of Digital Photography — AIArchitect, 2005.0228 ArchiCAD Integrates with Singapore's Automated Code Checking — Graphisoft press release, 2005.0228 General CADD v3.1.12 Released — General CADD press release, 2005.0222 GHOST 3D Releases Scribe-iT CAD — Digital CAD, 2005.0218 X3D Toolkit and Browser Come to Mac OS X — MacCentral press release, 2005.0218 Wacom Announces Cintiq 21UX Interactive Pen Display — Digital CAD, 2005.0217 New Title Block Software Works on Existing MicroStation Title Blocks — Axiom press release, 2005.0214 CAD for the Mac Makes Its Return — ENR, 2005.0207 What's New in 2005: Fully Integrated Software — Electrical Contractor magazine, 2005.01
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