Archinect - News 2024-11-21T11:41:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150273886/big-and-unstudio-s-investment-in-co-working-platform-spaceform-signals-a-tide-change-in-architectural-practice BIG and UNStudio's investment in co-working platform SpaceForm signals a tide-change in architectural practice Josh Niland 2021-07-13T20:01:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/11/11809ea6dd7ed8cff708b3fbc597f76f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">BIG</a> is making a huge investment along with partners <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/1138/unstudio" target="_blank">UNStudio</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/149966476/squint-opera" target="_blank">Squint/Opera</a>&nbsp;in a new virtual platform that responds to the demands of the post-pandemic world with a digital presentation tool aimed at increasing effective collaboration on and reducing the carbon footprint of future projects across the world.</p> <p>Video courtesy of Squint/Opera, UNStudio &amp; BIG<br></p> <p>The new project, called <em>SpaceForm</em>, promises to drastically reduce costs of project development by offering users the ability to present 3D models with up to 100 co-workers in real-time, saving resources with its multi-device ability to connect with widely-used visualization software like Rhino, Rivet, Sketchup, and Unreal seamlessly.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/4191439d2429b360f55060c0158e00cc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/41/4191439d2429b360f55060c0158e00cc.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Before the COVID-19 pandemic, firms had been mostly expanding their footprints, growing a web of connections between offices that has become obsolete in the minds of some thanks to the changes caused by the pandemic. Now, with the onset of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1492832/remote-work" target="_blank">virtual workspace</a> becoming all the more apparent, BIG has cou...</p>