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Fads vs Trends


Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on August 22nd, 2011 - No Comments

A huge part of running any company is marketing and it’s a topic I study constantly; how companies are positioning themselves and how they communicate their products. I recently read an article that talked a lot about marketing fads vs trends. By focussing on trends you can build much stronger businesses, but they are harder… Read more


More images of Apple’s proposed new campus.


New Apple campus
Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on August 12th, 2011 - No Comments

Here’s some of the latest images of Apple’s new mothership, designed by Foster + Partners. I wondered if they have managed to convert Foster’s over to macs yet?


BIMstop Vectorworks plugin


Vectorworks overview
Posted by scottbarrington in BIM, Vectorworks on August 9th, 2011 - No Comments

Today we are releasing a new addition to our BIMstop (BIM content network) range of tools, our first Vectorworks plugin. With the BIMstop Vectorworks add-on you can easily and effortlessly: search for Vectorworks models families upload and share your models quickly access your project’s online group view and update your profile and activity stream This… Read more


Christchurch cardboard cathedral


Christchurch cardboard cathedral
Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on August 9th, 2011 - 2 Comments

Rock star Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, has recently revealed a proposed new cardboard cathedral for Christchurch. The actual Christchurch Cathedral suffered quite badly in the recent earthquakes. This proposed cardboard cathedral has had mixed reviews from locals, what are your thoughts?


World’s next tallest building – The Kingdom Tower


Kingdom Tower Jeddah
Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on August 3rd, 2011 - No Comments

Below is what is set to be the world’s next tallest building – the Kingdom Tower. The tower is designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and when/if built is set to be the world’s tallest building about 1000+m in total. It will be located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea. This… Read more


Christchurch Cathedral


Posted by scottbarrington in BIM on July 27th, 2011 - No Comments

The beautiful Christchurch Cathedral took a bit of a hit in the recent earthquakes, however I’m sure it will be repaired to its former glory! Below is a photosynth I made a while back which was featured by Microsoft. Photosynth is a clever technology which ties photos to together, basically making them into a 3D… Read more


BIMstop login tweak


Posted by scottbarrington in BIM, BIMstop on July 23rd, 2011 - No Comments

Update: Everything is back up and running again! We are just in the process of updating BIMstop.com (our BIM content network) and we’ve had a few emails saying that some users are having trouble logging in. We’re looking into it now and will get it sorted!


BIMstop plugins for ArchiCAD 15


Posted by scottbarrington in ArchiCAD, BIM on July 20th, 2011 - No Comments

We’ve just pushed a new update on our BIMstop tools page. Our plugins for the new ArchiCAD 15 (& 13) have now been released. The new ArchiCAD 15 plugins come in three ways: Mac OS, Windows 32bit & Windows 64bit. Be sure to download yours today & get faster access to all the BIM content… Read more


World’s steepest roller coaster


Worlds steepest roller coaster
Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on July 13th, 2011 - No Comments

I wonder what 3d modeling software they used to design and document this?! Below is a video of the new so-called Takabisha [JP] roller coaster. It accelerates to 100 km/h, has a 43m drop and a 121-degree freefall. Making it the world’s steepest roller coaster.


BIM FAQs


Posted by scottbarrington in Uncategorized on July 7th, 2011 - No Comments

We get asked a lot of BIM (building information modeling) questions, it’s a tricky topic and can get confusing. To help with this over the next few weeks we’ll be uploading a lot of the most asked BIM questions. Do you have a BIM related question? Feel free to leave it in the comments below.


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