Architects: Tired of running around for no money? #ArchitectLikeAStar now also in paperback

We are pleased to announce that ‘Architect Like a Star’ is now also available in Paperback as well as e-book on Kindle. • Are you running an architectural practice and getting stressed running around chasing work & clients? • Are Read More …

Vectorworks 101+ Tips included in Nemetschek Third Party Guides & Publications

My Vectorworks 101 book has been updated/reedited to include additional tips on Version 2015 (hence the +) as well as a little reediting. The book is also included on the Third Party Guides & Publications page of the ‘Mother-ship’ Nemetschek Read More …

My highlights of 2014: No. 4 I wrote e-books on finishing Paris-Roubaix & a stage of the Tour de France

For my 50th birthday I decided to challenge myself a bit and complete the Paris-Roubaix Challenge (over the same Paris Roubaix Route the pro’s complete the following day) and a stage of the Tour de France (L’Étape du Tour) from Read More …

You know I'm a prolific blog poster, but did you know I also wrote these… #Vectorworks #L'Étape #ParisRoubaix #RuralHouse

As the post title says “You know I’m a prolific blog poster but did you know I’ve also written these…”: The titles below are all e-books for Kindle and did you know that you don’t need a Kindle to read Read More …

The Irish Rural House – Design Guidelines; new e-book – @55n features heavily

In 2011 I started writing a series of blog posts for a possible book on the design concepts for the Irish Rural House. The plan was to compile all the posts into a published book that gathers all the information Read More …

101 #Vectorworks Tips & Tricks now listed on @Vectorworks site please RT

Well it really feels as if I’m back in the fold now and as Michael Kourtellos at 3DToolBox said recently “maybe you have to go back somewhere in order to go forwards”. The result is that the recently published Kindle Read More …

#Vectorworks Tip: What should be modelled & what should be annotated?

When amending a drawing you need to think carefully about whether it’s quicker to change the model or simply to draw on the Viewport annotation. For example, say you need to change the number of vertical mullions on a window. Read More …