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The Education City Convention Center on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar, designed by Arata Isozaki, includes a giant structure resembling two intertwined trees to support the building's exterior canopy. Used in lieu of vertical columns, the 250-meter- (820-foot-) long, doubly curved steel tree structure forms the signature entrance to the convention center, currently under construction.
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In his main-stage presentation at Autodesk University 2007, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass cited several key trends in the world of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC): increased digitization, increased globalization, a boom in global building and infrastructure, the rising cost of energy, and climate change. He made the case that technology is required for more efficient and more sustainable design, building, and maintenance of that new infrastructure worldwide.
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More Design Tools 'Intelligent' 3-D Animation for Security, Architecture? — IT World, 2008.0306BIM Offers Benefits to All Participants in Construction Process — Journal of Commerce, 2008.0303 Welcome to the Digital Spec Home — Herald Tribune, 2008.0303 Microsoft's Data Center Offensive Sounds Offensive — The Register, 2008.0303 Europe Fines Microsoft $1.3 Billion — New York Times, 2008.0228 New Data Center Facilities Company Finds Green Home on the Range — ZD Net, 2008.0218 Google; at&T Shocked by iPhone Usage — ZD Net, 2008.0215 Autodesk to Buy Green Building Studio — Smart Money, 2008.0212 Creative Dimension Releases 3DSOM Pro 2.1 for 3D Models — Ten Links, 2008.0208 Autodesk Has Designs on Patent Reform — Yahoo Finance, 2008.0207 Shake a Leg to Power Your Phone — Nature, 2008.0207 An Interview with Google's Green Energy Czar — Grist, 2008.0207 National BIM Standard Released — FacilitiesNet, 2008.0207 Building Information Modeling Benefits Building Owners — REED Construction Data, 2008.0204 Good Morning, Architecture! — AIArchitect, 2008.0201 Graphisoft ArchiCAD START Edition 2008 Released — TenLinks, 2008.0131 Okino Celebrates 20th Anniversary — TenLinks, 2008.0129 Despite Housing Slide, Real Estate Sites Sell — New York Times, 2008.0128 New Tools to Bolster Mac's World — New York Times, 2008.0124 Bentley Acquires Hevacomp, Ltd. — Bentley Press Release, 2008.0122 Winner Announced for Future Cities India 2020 Student Competition — Bentley Press Release, 2008.0122 Software Is the Key to "Green" Storage — InfoStor, 2008.0120 Architecture Professor Coauthors Concise Guide to Science of Lighting — University of Arkansas Daily Headlines, 2008.0116 Why Does the MacBook Air Make so Many so Dumb? — ZD Net, 2008.0116 Fujitsu Unveils Laptop Made from Corn — Inhabitat (blog), 2008.0109 E.P.A. Seeks New Life for Old Cellphones — New York Times, 2008.0108 3D Systems to Launch ProJet HD3000 3D Printer — TenLinks, 2008.0108 Autodesk Completes China's Hanna Strategies Acquisition — TenLinks, 2008.0108 Majesco Building Our House on Wii — The Wiire, 2008.0107 If You Need to Find a Builder, Look on a Site — Guardian Unlimited, 2008.0106
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