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Friday, 25 February 2011
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Detailing Your Building
When detailing your building there is a wealth of information available to you. Detail
magazine is packed with detailed drawings of contemporary projects. Architects'
Working Details are available in 10 volumes and are a comprehensive collection of
details originating from the building studies section of Architects' Journal magazine.
Architecture in Detail by Graham Bizley features a collection of projects from Building
Design magazine. Don't forget manufacturer's brochures, many of which include CAD details. Pilkington glass for example produce details of their frameless Planar system in Pdf format and as CAD files.
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Ecobuild 2011
Ecobuild is the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UK's largest construction event of any kind. Sustainability is to be the main focus of the upcoming Ecobuild 2011 event at London's ExCel venue 1- 3 March.
If you're not familiar with Ecobuild, play the video below to experience Ecobuild 2010
If you're not familiar with Ecobuild, play the video below to experience Ecobuild 2010
Monday, 21 February 2011
Local Studies Resources
When searching for background information
for your site in leicester, there are a quite a few useful resources available.
Historical Information:
For historical information on a site, the City Council produce Conservation Area Character Appraisal guides.
The Records Office at Wigston Magna has a wide range of resources which can be used to research the history and culture of Leicestershire.
We hold a small selection of historic maps and information here in the Architecture Hub, whilst the Kimberlin Library has a section of publications on historic Leicester at shelfmark 914.254
Other:
The City Council produce a Local Plan which is a document that sets out their plans for future development of land within the district.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Digimap: Converting Mastermaps into DWG/DXF for use in AutoCAD
Digimap is a collection of services for viewing and downloading digital maps and map data for England, Wales and Scotland, some of which can be used to download map data for use in CAD and GIS software packages. The process of downloading and converting files with Interpose map convertor for use in AutoCAD can be complex. Charlie Patterson (BA2) has produced this easy to follow guide:
1. From Edina Digimaps, using MasterMap Download feature, request required map.
2. Once received via email, download .zip file onto a usb. Unzip file and place contents in a folder called For Interpose.
3. Open Interpose Digimaps from Zenworks window (if not available, open through C:\Program Files\Dotted Eyes\interpose Digimap).
4. Interpose will ask for Contents order file (.txt). Browse to the folder containing contents of zip. file, and select the contents_order_XXXXXX file. Press Next.
5. Interpose will guide you through various options, such as what format to save the
output and where to save it. DWG/DXF is required for opening in AutoCAD.
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