Autodesk mea culpa, designing for neurodiversity in the workplace, and that concrete bubble house: August 2020 on Archinect

Architectural news showed no sign of slowing down this August, with surging coronavirus cases around the world continuing to cast uncertainty on economic outlook and day-to-day professional practice. London Bridge Station by Grimshaw. Photo: Paul Raftery.↑ Autodesk: "We have underinvested in architectural modeling functionality in recent years and are working to make that right" Design software giant Autodesk responded to a highly critical open letter published in July by leading architecture firms decrying a number of issues with its key product Revit. The company admitted shortcomings and promised to make improvements. Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park by Shigeru Ban. Photo: Satoshi Nagare. All images courtesy of The Nippon Foundation.↑ The Tokyo Toilet Project: Pritzker Prize winners Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and Fumihiko Maki among designers of new public restrooms In mid-August, the Tokyo Toilet Project opened the first five of 17 planned public restrooms throughout the cit...

Autodesk mea culpa, designing for neurodiversity in the workplace, and that concrete bubble house: August 2020 on Archinect

Architectural news showed no sign of slowing down this August, with surging coronavirus cases around the world continuing to cast uncertainty on economic outlook and day-to-day professional practice.

London Bridge Station by Grimshaw. Photo: Paul Raftery.

Autodesk: "We have underinvested in architectural modeling functionality in recent years and are working to make that right"

Design software giant Autodesk responded to a highly critical open letter published in July by leading architecture firms decrying a number of issues with its key product Revit. The company admitted shortcomings and promised to make improvements.

Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park by Shigeru Ban. Photo: Satoshi Nagare. All images courtesy of The Nippon Foundation.

↑ The Tokyo Toilet Project: Pritzker Prize winners Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, and Fumihiko Maki among designers of new public restrooms

In mid-August, the Tokyo Toilet Project opened the first five of 17 planned public restrooms throughout the cit...