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Revit software costs “reasonable” says Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost

August 20, 2020 India Block 0
President and CEO of Autodesk Andrew Anagost

The president and CEO of Autodesk has responded to criticisms of its Revit software, admitting improvements “didn’t progress as quickly” as they should have but rejecting claims it is too expensive. Writing on Autodesk’s website, Andrew Anagnost issued a point-by-point response to an open letter signed by 17 major British architecture firms, who complained that the

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“It’s good to see architects build up leverage towards software companies” say commenters

August 4, 2020 Karen Anderson 0
Architects criticise "lack of development"of Autodesk's BIM software

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing criticism of Revit from some of the UK’s largest architecture practices and sharing their views on other top stories. American software company Autodesk has come under fire for its Building Information Modelling (BIM) software Revit. In an open letter to Autodesk’s president Andrew Anagnost, 17 architecture studios

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Listening to concerns “top priority” says Autodesk following architects’ criticism of BIM software

July 30, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Architects criticise "lack of development"of Autodesk's BIM software

Software company Autodesk has said it will address the concerns of its customers after 17 of the UK’s largest architecture practices wrote a letter criticising the cost and lack of development of Revit. The American software company vowed to listen to the feedback within the open letter to its president Andrew Anagnost, which describes architects

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Zaha Hadid Architects and Grimshaw among architects to criticise Autodesk’s BIM software

July 28, 2020 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Architects criticise "lack of development"of Autodesk's BIM software

Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners are among 17 major UK-based architecture studios that have signed an open letter to software company Autodesk criticising the rising cost and lack of development of its Revit application. Written to Autodesk’s president and CEO Andrew Anagnost, the open letter describes the studios’ dissatisfaction with Building

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Wallgren Arkitekter and BOX Bygg create parametric tool that generates adaptive plans

June 27, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Wallgren Arkitekter and BOX Bygg create parametric tool Finch that generates adaptive plans

Architecture studio Wallgren Arkitekter and Swedish construction company BOX Bygg have created a parametric design tool called Finch, which can generate floor plans adapted to the constraints of a site. The tool is designed to help architects understand the constraints and potential of a site in the early stages of the design process. Finch will be

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Surging Seas software shows potential impact of rising sea levels on US cities

January 5, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

An interactive mapping tool provides a scary glimpse of how cities such as New York, Boston and Miami might end up if sea levels continue to rise. The Google Earth plugin, Surging Seas: Extreme Scenario 2100, allows users to pan around 3D imagery of America’s coastal cities and see what they would look like if

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