Geodesign Summit Europe Comes Into Focus
What better place to be in September than the historic city of Delft, the Netherlands? Famous for its canals and blue pottery, Delft is also a place steeped in the study of technology and engineering, as it is home to universities that specialize in those fields. One of the city's most famous residents was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the lens maker whose improvements to the microscope revolutionized the instrument and allowed him to be the first to observe and then describe single-celled organisms....
Three Things You Should Know About Managed Services
The simplicity of the user experience that we have grown accustomed to with our smartphones and tablets is in stark contrast to the growing complexity of the cloud computing technology that makes it possible. Enterprise information technology has experienced a series of disruptions and an increasing rate of change over the last ten years that indicate we have entered into a whole new era of computing. Small wonder then that the IT shop in the typical architecture, engineering and construction...
Autodesk Acquires David Benjamin's Architecture and Design Studio to Create a new Autodesk Studio
Autodesk continues to expand the boundaries of design tool capabilities with close collaboration with designers that are pushing the use of computer hardware, software and materials exploration. Continuing along this path, the company announced the acquisition of David Benjamin's architecture and design firm, The Living, to create an innovative, first-of-its-kind Autodesk Studio. According to Autodesk: As part of Autodesk Research, the studio will create new types of buildings, public insta...
A Mobile App Aids City Planners with Details for Cycling and Walking
It has been notoriously difficult for city officials to really learn how residents move around major cities, particularly when taking into account the routes of joggers, walkers and cyclists. They take unique paths to get to work or their homes, and many of those routes aren’t tied to paved road. Maybe they’re cutting through parking lots or running alongside the waterfront. Maybe they’re weaving in and out of bike lanes. Without knowing exactly how many people are traveling between differ...
Autodesk's Infrastructure Design Suite Enhances Model Intelligence
Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2015 is a comprehensive Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure software solution that combines intelligent, model-based tools to help users gain more accurate, accessible, and actionable insight throughout the project execution and lifecycle of transportation, land, and water projects. With unique access to the Autodesk portfolio—both on the desktop and in the cloud—users can benefit from a comprehensive industry-specific toolset that enables...
Get Recognized as a Leader in Transforming the World’s Infrastructure
infrastructure-excellence.com is hosting the 2nd annual competition showcasing Excellence in Infrastructure. The winners will be given over $10,000 in prizes by our generous competition sponsors. The competition is open to everyone planning, designing, building and managing infrastructure projects, 21 years and older, to highlight the best projects done in 2012/2013. We are looking for the best usage of Autodesk technology to plan, design, build or manage Civil Infrastructure projects. Projec...