FuturArc Single Edition 2008/Q1

Table of contents
DISCUSSION—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN DESIGN 
Integrated Design Approach
Bringing owners, architects, contractors and specialists together at the outset makes for a more efficient, less wasteful design process.
 
A Revolution in Design
The concept of Building Information Modeling is not new, but the software is finally catching up and changing the way buildings are designed.
 
The CAD Way
In Indonesia CAD, rather than BIM, remains the main working tool of architects.
 
Building the BMW Welt
The latest of a series of BMW buildings in Germany is an architectural masterpiece created out of an integrated design process.
 
Designing in China
Some architects in China believe that integrated design practice has been the de facto method in the country for years although the use of BIM or CAD is still relatively new.
 
PROJECTS—EDUCATION
 
Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong
 
Library at Jiading Campus, Tongji University, China
 
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Dormitories, China
 
Nanjing University, Xianlin Campus Public Classroom Building, China
 
Mahidol University Technology Innovation Centre & Main Auditorium, Thailand
 
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
 
Primary School Building in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia
 
Lyceum of the Philippines University, Cavite Campus, Philippines
 
RMIT International University Vietnam
 
Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology University, Malaysia
 
Taylor’s University College Lakeside Campus, Malaysia
 
Australian Technical College, Maddington Campus, Australia
 
The Crawford School, Australia
 
BCI ASIA HIGHLIGHTS
BCI Asia Top Ten Architects 2008
Australian Architecture on Display
Inaugural FuturArc Forum shows and goes the way in 2007
China Architects See Profit in Green Building