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MODELING THE SWISS RE TOWER The design for the Swiss Re Tower by Foster and Partners draws on advances in digital technologies to develop ideas that we first explored in the Climatroffice design with Buckminster Fuller in the early 1970s.
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COMPUTER-AIDED GREEN DESIGN Like Renaissance master-builders who analyzed and visualized their designs by working with physical models and full-scale construction, modern architects have opportunities to master a holistic, integrated design process. But today's models are digital, and the "full-scale" construction is virtual, using the newest computer-aided design technologies.
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More Design Tools ICEM Announces Latest Version of Its Surface Modelling Software Suite — ICEM press release, 2005.0503Coutts Design Announces Major Upgrade to ZiPCAD|Pro — Coutts Design Inc. press release, 2005.0502 BricsCad Releases BricsCad V6 — BricsCad press release, 2005.0430 Scan2CAD Assists Afghan Hospital Regeneration — Softcover International Ltd. press release, 2005.0428 CADFind for Solidworks Released — Applied Search Technology Ltd. press release, 2005.0428 Vault Access Adds Value for Autodesk Vault Users — Avatech Solutions, Inc. press release, 2005.0428 New Bid Management Software Streamlines Subcontractor Relationships — eBid Systems press release at PR Web, 2005.0428 Autodesk Revit Building 8 Achieves Stage One IFC Certification — Autodesk press release at AEC Newswire, 2005.0427 Spicer Introduces Rapid Loading for Scan-to-File Applications — Spicer Corporation press release, 2005.0425 International Association to Promote Advancement of BIM — BIM Construct press release, 2005.0423 Virtools Announces New Features for Virtools Software Suite — Virtools press release at Digital CAD, 2005.0420 Cimmetry Announces AutoVue Support for AutoCAD and Inventor — Cimmetry Systems press release, 2005.0419 CADian Canada Releases CAD Product Line — CADian Canada press release, 2005.0419 Autodesk Ships Latest Visualization Tool for Sharing Design Intent — Autodesk press release, 2005.0419 HDRI CD library now available from ART VPS — ART VPS Ltd. press release, 2005.0415 CADwire.net Announces Winner of 2005 Tech Innovator Award — CADwire.net, 2005.0411 3D Systems Unveils a New Desktop 3-D Printer — Press Release at BusinessWire, 2005.0406 CAD Society Gives Ken Versprille Lifetime Achievement Award — Press Release at TenLinks, 2005.0405
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