Case Studies

Image The 3D lidar scan is a game-changer for architectural practices, writes Jacob Down of Poynton Bradbury Wynter Cole Architects.

Image At the point where HS2’s main line from London branches out to Birmingham and Leeds, Ineco used software from Bentley Systems to design and document the optimal track alignment

Image The Singapore Sports Hub is the world’s largest freespanning dome structure. Here’s how integrated architectural and structural design made this ambitious project a reality

Image From iPads with Autodesk BIM 360 to laser scanning and advanced fabrication BAM Group is embracing advanced technology.

Image Bridgeway Consulting created a 3D model of London’s Liverpool Street Station that combined laser scan data and 29,000 legacy drawings from Network Rail’s archives in York

Image Bond Bryan Architects delivers an award winning addition to Bradford College, using ArchiCAD to integrate data from the design with contractors, consultants and clients

Image Having experienced workflow issues when working with Revit over WAN, multi-disciplinary AEC firm C&S turned to Panzura, whose global file locking technology transformed its collaborative process

Image Global architecture firm Populous can deploy designers to any location, thanks to a VDI solution powered by Nvidia GRID

Image Using multiphysics simulation, engineers at Newtecnic ensure that innovative building façades are both beautiful and buildable

Image Fitzpatrick Engineering is able to compress construction schedules by sharing structural model data with the detailer early and often in the design phase

Image Working on heritage buildings poses major issues – how to bring the existing structure into the 3D BIM process and the requirement to record and retain architectural features.

ImageBIM helps Fitzpatrick Engineering save material costs, share model data with steel fabricator and deliver a Revit model for FM.

Image A strong focus on staff training and skills development keeps David Miller architects ahead of the curve in BIM readiness.

Image Kentucky design firm adds new services and wins more work with BIM and Autodesk Revit

Image Arup leads structural engineering of Las Vegas High Roller by integrating Bentley Systems software with a number of third-party tools including Rhino, Oasys GSA, LS-DYNA, Altair HyperMesh and Navisworks.

Image Replacing 125 workstations at six global sites with centralised virtual desktops running Revit, AutoCAD and SketchUp with Citrix and Nvidia GRID is just the beginning for Inbo Architecten.

Image Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation based on Bentley products enables Sweco Infrastructure team to meet the challenges of designing in parallel with production

Image CSC’s Fastrak simplifies complex design for Azimuth Structural Engineering

Image London-based architects Paul Davis + Partners selected Stratasys’ Dimension SST 1200es 3D printer when it moved from traditional handmade models to 3D prints.

Image Starting out in 1969, Hobs Reprographics has grown into one of the biggest independent digital printing companies in Britain. Three years ago it started offering 3D printing services and now produces models for some of the biggest architectural practices in the capital.