The AfricaBIM Design Challenge is an annual student design competition that challenges architectural and interior design students in Africa.
The AfricaBIM Design Challenge invites individuals and student teams from all over Africa to submit their innovative & sustainable Building Information Modeling Designs according to the annual theme for judging. The competition provides aspiring post graduate and under graduate students in Africa a unique learning opportunity to build their technology knowledge and skills under the guidance of aca
09/12/2014
After much deliberation it was decided to award first prize of the 2014 AfricaBIM 3D Design Challenge in the Architectural Category to Nico van Loggerenberg from University of Witwatersrand. Congratulations on an outstanding project.
Thank you to each and every student for their submissions this year. We wish we could give everyone prizes. It is truelly inspiring to see the talent out there!
08/12/2014
Congratulations to Nico van Loggerenberg from Wits University for winning the architectural category of the AfricaBIM 2014 3D Design Challenge.
08/12/2014
After much deliberation we wish to announce our runner up joined winners for the Architectural Category: Lauren Buchanan and Patrick Vice from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in the Eastern Cape. Congratulations on a wonderful project. The judges felt you took all elements of the brief to heart. We will be in touch to award your prize.
30/10/2014
Good morning everyone, please submit your projects to [email protected] via http://www.wetransfer.com (the free version). Please don't leave it till the last minute. We are so excited to receive your wonderful projects. Any queries please email [email protected] or SMS 083 228 3343.
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21/10/2014
What do you think of this design?
20/10/2014
Have you explored Autodesk Vasari as yet? Autodesk® Project Vasari is an easy-to-use, expressive design tool for creating building concepts. Vasari goes further, with integrated analysis for energy and carbon, providing design insight where the most important design decisions are made. And, when it’s time to move the design to production, simply bring your Vasari design data into the Autodesk® Revit® platform for BIM, ensuring clear ex*****on of design intent.
http://autodeskvasari.com/
Autodesk Vasari This community is for users of Autodesk Vasari - a software beta from Autodesk that integrates 3D conceptual modeling with energy analysis
20/10/2014
Look at this fascinating project from Australia. Is the school of the future modular and easily duplicated? In order to be successful at designing the school of the future we need to consider how teaching and learning will take place in the next 10 years. This fascinating article explores these concepts and also describes the MODUPOD from Austrialia. The MODUPOD school aims to be a futuristic and inspiring learning environment to create more aware students. The MODUPOD school fits easily into and is responsive to its environment. Picture: NBRS+Partners Source: news.com.au
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/how-will-schools-look-in-10-years-time/story-fngqim8m-1226570063587
11/10/2014
Interesting article...is the school of the future in containers? http://www.trueactivist.com/a-shipping-container-costs-about-2000-what-these-15-people-did-with-that-is-beyond-epic/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=mam&utm_campaign=mam
A Shipping Container Costs About $2,000. What These 15 People Did With That Is Beyond Epic A luxury home doesn’t always necessarily mean thousands of square footage, towering great rooms and gilded toilets. Take these homes for example: to begin building one of these epic houses, all you need is $2,000. That $2,000 will buy you a shipping container. What you do with that shipping containe…
10/10/2014
How are the submissions coming along? What do we think of this building?
06/10/2014
How is this for an engineering marvel? What are your aspirations for architectural design?
05/10/2014
What a great idea for a school of the future?