Graphisoft Delivers MEP Modeler for ArchiCAD 12

Enables architects to easily create and coordinate sophisticated MEP systems

Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and International Alliance for Interoperability (Singapore Chapter) (IAI(S)) are extending the training subsidy scheme to encourage firms to adopt Building Information Model (BIM) for their projects.

Budapest, August 8, 2008 – The Olympic TV Transmission Tower that will broadcast the signal of the Olympic Games to the world was designed by local Chinese architects in just three months to meet the final Olympic preparation rush.

Located near China’s National Stadium, better known as the “Bird’s Nest,” the transmission tower (4299 m2) stretches 132 meters high and is the tallest building in Beijing Olympic Park, making it one of three main landmark buildings in the Park.

After fierce competition for the project in 2007, the design work was won by Cui Kai, Fu Xiaoming, Kang Kai, Zhang Junying, architects of the Cui Kai Studio at the China Design Institute.

The project started in May of 2007 and was completed in July of the same year – a record three months time. The construction on the project was completed in July 2008 just before the start of the Olympic Games.

According to the architects, ArchiCAD’s integrated model based workflow was vital to the completion of the entire design and documentation work of the 4299 m2 (46,000 sq ft) building in such a short period of time.

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The design process is very individual. Your CAD system should support your approach to design, and not the other way around. The choice of more than 100,000 architects worldwide, ArchiCAD gives you the flexibility to design in any form you wish. Whether you're doing a quick conceptual 3D massing study, working out a functional design arrangement in plan, detailing the eaves, or designing a complex roof in 3D view, ArchiCAD's comfortable, efficient interface and full toolset supports your style. Additionally, the customizable dialog boxes and pet palette puts what you use most, in the way that you want it. And, navigating on the floor plan or in any 3D view, you'll experience ArchiCAD's amazing speed.