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Six tips for creating compelling architecture proposals

Give life to your wildest ideas and clearly communicate your design vision for proposals with these tips from leaders in the architecture field.

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Studio St. Germain - combining style and sustainability using Sefaira

Read SketchUp's in-depth interview with members of Studio St. Germain and their philosophy of combining Architecture and performance.

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26 days ago

Sharing and presenting in 3D just got a whole lot easier

We're excited to introduce new features in our iPad and Web apps that take the headache out of sharing and communicating in 3D. Use our latest presentation and link-sharing capabilities anywhere.

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3 months ago

Perkins Eastman: Designing Net-Zero Learning Environments

Design Principle Omar at Perkins Eastman led the design of a net-zero energy high school. Omar's design and passionate student advocates convinced stakeholders to allocate funds for the project.

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Top five resources to jumpstart your sustainable design workflow

What steps can you take to incorporate better practices for a more sustainable built environment? We’ve shortlisted five resources to spark a new fire in your design workflow.

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4 months ago

A life-cycle BIM workflow reduced the Chengdu Hotel’s construction time by 50%

Breaking through preconceived time expectations, the interior design team for the Chengdu Dong’an Lake Kapok Hotel combined Trimble tech and SketchUp to reduce construction time by nearly 50%.

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4 months ago

Create digital hand drawings in SketchUp for iPad

James Akers, a longtime architectural design and visualization consultant, is passionate about designing and rendering by hand (with a bit of help from Apple Pencil) on SketchUp for iPad.

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5 months ago

The Omar Way: A Passion for Sustainable Schools

Design Principal Omar Calderon at the award-winning global firm Perkins Eastman designs highly sustainable school buildings that seek to empower student success.

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5 months ago

Maisons du Monde: A new era of professional models in 3D Warehouse

Maisons du Monde knows how key it is for their business model to have their latest designs easily available to architects and interior designers in 3D Warehouse.

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6 months ago

Flow from SketchUp to D5 to create stunning visuals

Architect and designer Luis Bertomeu Sanchez walks us through his new favorite workflow — SketchUp to D5! Streamlined simplicity is the key for this blend of 3D modeling and rendering software.

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6 months ago

For Le's Cham Hotel, this 3D modeling software connected the BIM process

Konia Group interviewed architect Trinh Vu Cuong, founder of 5D Architecture & Construction, about the Le's Cham Hotel and its significance to the Vietnamese architectural community.

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6 months ago

Traditional Vietnamese design elements blend with modern in this restaurant and garden retreat

Impressed with the artistic beauty of Yen Garden, Konia Group reached out to the restaurant's designer, Duy Tung, about the design process.

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7 months ago

4 Essential Elements of Site Analysis

Site analysis is a crucial first step in creating a viable building design. Read on to learn about the essential factors you want to include in your Site Analysis.

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7 months ago

[Video] Create when inspiration strikes with SketchUp for iPad

Create, edit, and view your 3D models wherever work happens with SketchUp for iPad

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7 months ago

Winning the architectural workflow with RAMSA

Award-winning architecture firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), has a unique stylistic approach to design that sets them apart from other firms.

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7 months ago

A comic artist’s debut made possible with 3D software

Full-time comic artist JongBeom Lee recalls paving the way through the comic industry with help from 3D modeling software. His debut wouldn’t have been possible without mastering SketchUp.

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8 months ago

SketchUp for iPad: Capture your creativity on the go

We can officially answer the call; SketchUp for iPad is here to help you capture design inspiration whenever it strikes!

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8 months ago

A conversation with Sal on the SketchUp for iPad axis

Meet Sal — the newest scale figure hanging out around the SketchUp for iPad axis. He was instrumental in the app’s development, which makes him the perfect fit for the job!

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6 months ago

[Webinar] Discover SketchUp for iPad

We'll show you how to leverage SketchUp for iPad in groundbreaking new ways, from reviewing and marking up 3D models to sketching in 3D with intuitive drawing tools in our on-demand webinar.

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8 months ago

Greening LA: A ‘green workforce’ collaboration builds in the metaverse and real life

Collaborate, design, scale, and repeat! The Greening LA project brings together community colleges, universities, municipalities, and designers on a series of urban ecological pursuits to beautify LA.

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7 months ago

Canvas’s Scan To SketchUp: Save hours of measuring and modeling so you can jump straight to design

Canvas helps you bring existing conditions into SketchUp with ease so you can spend more time doing what you love: design.

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