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Making it up

By Dr Dermott McMeel 1 August 2014, Build 143, Feature article

Kiwis have a great reputation for high-level manufacturing fabrication – think super-fast yachts. As digital fabrication comes of age, our designers are already using the technology to create innovative building designs.

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Resourcing BIM

By Don Bunting 1 August 2014, Build 143, Feature article

The advantages of BIM are clear. It’s important, then, that allied resources such as a well managed object library and keynoting are developed and adopted to support its development here.

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New age of building materials

By Dael Climo 1 February 2020, Build 176, Feature article

With a global impetus to reduce carbon emissions, scientists and manufacturers are working to develop more environmentally friendly building materials. Some are already in production, others still in the lab.

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Virtually happening

By Dael Climo 1 August 2015, Build 149

It won’t be only gamers who benefit from the race to develop consumer-friendly virtual reality technology. Architects and designers could soon be creating buildings that exist first in the virtual world rather than the real one.

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