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Webinar

Leading the Shift

Driving change in AEC isn’t just about new tools—it’s about shifting mindsets. In our latest webinar with Pete from THW, we explored the realities of change management, the roadblocks to innovation, and the strategies that Design Technology leaders can use to push their company and the industry forw
The Craft

The Craft Ep4 - Elmira Aghshaei

Elmira joins us to talk about the journey of moving from working at a large firm to starting her own practicee.
The Craft Ep4 - Elmira Aghshaei
Technical

Reinventing CAD with Vector Networks

What are Vector Networks? Why are they interesting in a CAD context? Let's check it out!
Reinventing CAD with Vector Networks
General AEC

Iconic Collaborations: The Bridges of New York Part 1

In this edition of our Iconic Collaborations series, we will look at an important aspect of New York City’s urban landscape, its bridges. We explore the lessons learned from these projects and how we can apply them to building design today.
Iconic Collaborations: The Bridges of New York Part 1
Technical

Why Arcol Boards are a big deal

As slow, clunky, and tedious as it is, documentation has been and likely will continue to be the main deliverable for AEC professionals for the foreseeable future. At Arcol we want to make this process faster, easier, and dare we say…enjoyable?
Why Arcol Boards are a big deal
General AEC

Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part three

Explore the growth of Versailles, its intricate planning, and how modern tools solve the same challenges faced by its architects.
Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part three
Update

The New Arcol

How our New Look Reflects Our Vision for the Future
The New Arcol
Opinions

Who does the future of AEC belong to?

Arcol is betting is on designers and innovators
Who does the future of AEC belong to?
General AEC

Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part one

We explore how the Palace of Versailles overcame early planning challenges to become an architectural marvel and unpack how the lessons learned are still applicable today.
Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part one
Update

Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part two

Discover how Versailles’ evolving design mirrors challenges in today’s architecture and what lessons we can take from this iconic project.
Iconic Collaborations Versailles - Part two
Update

Welcoming Willy to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to Arcol. Joel is joining our engineering team!
Welcoming Willy to Arcol
General AEC

Collaboration & Place-making

We talk with OA to learn more about their collaborative process and how place making shapes their decision process
Collaboration & Place-making
The Craft

The Craft Ep3 Glenn Adamson

Glenn Adamson is a proponent of craft-led contemporary art, architecture and design, the noted curator, writer and historian closes out a prolific year with the curation of major collectible design fair Design Miami.
The Craft Ep3 Glenn Adamson
Update

Welcoming Joel to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to Arcol. Joel is joining our engineering team!
Welcoming Joel to Arcol
The Craft

The Craft Ep2: Lyle Mitrovich

Lyle is an architect at Shaun Lockyer Architects in Brisbane, where he works on some of the most beautiful homes you'll ever see!
The Craft Ep2: Lyle Mitrovich
General AEC

Bridging Firm Sizes

How architecture firms of different scales tackle coordination challenges and learn from each other. Real insights from practicing architects.
Bridging Firm Sizes
Technical

Multiplayer Views

Multiplayer views - the iceberg problem.
Multiplayer Views
General AEC

Best of AEC | 2024

Our favorite content creators from 2024
Best of AEC | 2024
Update

Welcoming Matt to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to Arcol. Matt is joining our engineering team!
Welcoming Matt to Arcol
The Craft

The Craft Ep1 Taylor Reese

Taylor is a design and innovation leader at Lantern, an agency focused on using AI to drive innovation, efficiency, and growth.
The Craft Ep1 Taylor Reese
General AEC

Craft in company building

What does an "11-star" experience look like in engaging customers
Craft in company building
General AEC

AI and generative design in AEC

Learn how architecture firms can leverage AI and generative design and transform your firm’s experience into your competitive advantage.
AI and generative design in AEC
The Craft

The Craft Intro

Putting creators in focus
The Craft Intro
Update

Welcoming Aaron to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to the Arcol team. Aaron is joining us to lead Growth!
Welcoming Aaron to Arcol
General AEC

The typical feasibility workflow

We usually start demos of Arcol by asking the person to tell us about their firm’s current feasibility workflow. While there are slight nuan
The typical feasibility workflow
Update

Arcol an-all-in-One Feasibility Platform

Arcol is a collaborative building design tool for Architects, Developers and Owners — purpose built simplify feasibility
Arcol an-all-in-One Feasibility Platform
Technical

Extracting faces from graphs

Philip goes in-depth into how we detect faces within sketches in Arcol.
Extracting faces from graphs
Update

Arcol Preview Release Retrospective

In this post we’ll talk about how preview release went overall, what we learned, and what our plan is for the future.
Arcol Preview Release Retrospective
Update

Welcoming Rudi to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to the Arcol team. Rudi is joining us from Figma!
Welcoming Rudi to Arcol
Update

Arcol Preview Release

Today we’re announcing what many of you have been asking for: we’re opening up Arcol to everyone… but, just for one week!
Arcol Preview Release
Technical

Arcol's Parametric Geometry Engine

Philip explains some of the technical details of Arcol's geometry engine.
Arcol's Parametric Geometry Engine
Update

Arcol Closed Beta

We think it’s time we put our money where our mouth is and start showing users what we’re building.
Arcol Closed Beta
Update

Welcoming Philip to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to the Arcol team. Philip is joining us from Google!
Welcoming Philip to Arcol
Opinions

The Arcol Roadmap: Part 2: Bringing the magic back to building design

We know it’s unusual in the AEC industry to reveal your product roadmap, but we want to be as transparent as possible in order to get your feedback.
The Arcol Roadmap: Part 2: Bringing the magic back to building design
Opinions

The Arcol Roadmap. Part 1: Why “Figma for BIM” was important

AEC deserves better design tools. In the Arcol team’s mind it is clear why having a Figma-like tool is important, but we understand that some explanation is required.
The Arcol Roadmap. Part 1: Why “Figma for BIM” was important
Update

Welcoming James to Arcol

We're excited to announce an awesome addition to the Arcol team. James is joining us from Stripe!
Welcoming James to Arcol
General AEC

Collaboration in AEC

Designing and constructing buildings is inherently a collaborative thing to do, yet if we look at the tools we use in AEC we see that they are actually quite siloed. Why did this happen and how did we get here?
Collaboration in AEC
Opinions

The Arcol Manifesto

Arcol is a building design and documentation tool that runs in your browser.
The Arcol Manifesto