The blog about planning, building and utilization of buildings

It’s easy to think that Building Information Modeling (or BIM) is all about the design of projects. But if you ... read more...

No normal high-rise: One Forty West is part of a functional avant-garde development set that is just entering the ... read more...

Creating 3D models has long been the province of architects rather than engineers. But with the advanced 3D ... read more...

Creating drawings means creating lines, circles, hatches, and fills. Today, this is done on a computer using CAD ... read more...

From buildings to bridges, tunnels to dams, reinforced concrete forms the basis of our built environment. Its high ... read more...

When it’s time to choose a new 3D modeling software program, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the amount of ... read more...

Bridge design is a unique discipline that fully deserves its iconic status. Using traditional materials to create ... read more...

Digital technology is becoming increasingly integrated into our ways of working, disrupting traditional methods of ... read more...

Construction experts at the ETH Zurich developed an extremely thin concrete roof in 2017 thanks to innovative ... read more...

Bridges connect worlds and bring people together. This thousand-year-old concept still applies. However, in ... read more...

Integral planning refers to an interdisciplinary approach to the holistic consideration of a structure, from the ... read more...

"Designing bridges is a multifaceted task that requires the consideration of functional, static-structural, urban ... read more...

The Upper Palatinate region near the German-Czech border is home to one of Germany's largest and oldest cultural ... read more...

First introduced in the mid-1980s, the tools for computer-aided design have developed rapidly. But the drawing ... read more...

57 km long. Up to 2,300 meters deep. 28.2 million cubic meters of rock. The Gotthard Base Tunnel from Erstfeld to ... read more...

The working method of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming increasingly important in the construction ... read more...

Pedestrian bridges have it pretty easy compared to other crossings. After all, people are not as heavy as motor ... read more...

An 80-meter high skyscraper with folded facades and an upward-narrowing plan - that's the Limmat Tower in the new ... read more...

The Port of Duqm in Oman is currently developing into a major trans-shipment center in the Middle East. read more...

The relationship between architects and engineers is not always expressed in mutual appreciation. Architects are ... read more...