In the 1956 competition to design the city of Brasilia, Lucio Costa's proposal differed significantly from his competitors'. In contrast with the detailed plans and well-designed perspectives of the ...

Designing 3D objects could be a lot easier when you’re working in 3D. That’s the premise behind Gravity Sketch, which is launching today as a virtual reality software tool that allows people to create ...

Trimble entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SketchUp from Google. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012, subject to customary closing conditions and expiration ...

Some dismiss Google’s SketchUp as child’s play, but it has avid fans among design professionals When it launched in 2000, SketchUp provided new freedom for people who wanted to think imaginatively in ...

CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered everything from HDTVs to computers to Flowbee Haircut Systems. Besides his work with CNET, Don's work has been featured in a ...

At ArchDaily, we've said before how sharing 3D models online has the potential to change architecture for the better, allowing viewers to explore a design for themselves rather than being presented ...