An area we are very interested in is the information & communication layer around the Building Information Model (BIM). In order for BIM to be used effectively and efficiently, there is a lot of communication that has to take place. To some extent this works fine if everybody is working on the same platform, e.g…. Read more
Below is a great video showing how powerful the latest BIM (building information modeling) tools are getting. Here you can see how quickly (4mins!) someone can model the form of New York’s famous Chrysler Building. With free form tools becoming easier to use, I think we will see a lot more freeform architecture emerging in… Read more
By now you’ve probably noticed our new look! BIMstop has been rebuilt from the ground up. We are excited to finally have this version 2 launched. As a part of this we are consolidated our brands Barrington Arch + BIMstop into the new BIMstop.com We’ve got some great new enhancements in the works, which will… Read more
Barrington Arch is proud to announce that we were a finalist in the Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star Awards announced last night (November 9). Coming first equal for the Canterbury/South Island. The Rising Star Awards are for businesses which do not qualify for the 2011 Deloitte Fast 50, but are recognised as early-stage, innovative, high-potential… Read more
When building the BIM or “electronic model” of my project, I am far more likely to use a ready made library part to insert than to build my own from scratch – it takes a lot of time to build one’s own library parts. If BIMstop has a suitable library part available I will use… Read more
