Back in June of 2015, a relatively unknown company by the name of Daqri introduced an augmented reality-enabled hard hat that they dubbed the Smart Helmet. While there clearly is not yet massive adoption among the trades for a more than $1,000 hard hat, that doesn’t mean Daqri has ceased innovation. In fact, as Construction … Continue reading Wearables for the built environment: Smart Hard Hats and Smart Glasses
This is a controversial subject that challenges some of the most sacred artifacts of any architectural or engineering firm’s walls: the university degree. Stacy Straczynski of talkcontract posted a question on the site’s facebook page that prompted the… Continue reading Is a Design Degree Really That Important Anymore? | talkcontract
When Autodesk rolled out a great app for the iPad, I was shocked. But I wasn’t prepared for this news:
In the latest sign of that comeback, Autodesk plans to announce on Tuesday that it is bringing its flagship AutoCAD design and engineering software t… Continue reading Autodesk to Reintroduce AutoCAD for Apple Macs | NYTimes.com
So will tablets impact the design space? Most certainly. The first design-related application was Sketchbook Pro from Autodesk, which enhanced its iPhone conceptual design application for the iPad. It doesn?t take too great a leap to see how these de… Continue reading CAD on the iPad | AEC Magazine
