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The Autodesk BIM Workshop was created for AEC students and has learning material, video tutorials, and exercises designed to educate on BIM and sustainable design practices.

The Autodesk Sustainability Workshop features videos, tutorials, and hands-on exercises for architectural design students, covering topics like passive heating and cooling, efficient HVAC design, lighting, and daylighting. Using free educational materials, students learn to apply BIM and sustainability practices to real-world design

To download Project Vasari please visit Autodesk Labs.

*This free Autodesk software is subject to the terms and conditions of the end-user license agreement that accompanies download of the software. The software is for personal use for personal learning purposes only and may not be utilized for classroom or lab use.

Archi-World^® Academy Awards 2011-2013: Special Autodesk® Prize

Autodesk is honored to sponsor a special Archi-World award for students who design their project using Autodesk software. To be eligible for a chance to win one of these awards, students must:

Include the name, email address, and phone number of the entrant

Use Autodesk software to create their designs

List the names of the software used with their submission

Entries must be submitted electronically to the official entry website

Entries must be received no later than the end date of October 30, 2012, 24.00h.

Criteria
Entries will be judged by Archi-World using the following criteria

Originality (50 percent, 25 points possible)
Cleverness and Appropriate use of Autodesk software (50 percent, 25 points possible)

Award Categories
You may enter more than one category below, but each participant may only win once.

Autodesk Design Prize
Submissions must be created using at least one Autodesk software product of your choice. Autodesk® Project Vasari Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Autodesk® Maya® Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis Autodesk® Alias® Design Autodesk® Mudbox™ AutoCAD®
Autodesk Sustainable Design Prize
Submissions must be created using at least two of the following Autodesk software: Autodesk® Project Vasari Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design For this category, the participant must include a 150 word essay describing the structure, highlighting the sustainable components, and how the space will be used.
Autodesk Free Form Prize
Submissions must be created using at least two of the following Autodesk software: Autodesk® Project Vasari Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Autodesk® Maya® Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design Autodesk® Alias® Design

Prizes
Winners of each of the categories above will receive the following Autodesk-donated prizes from Archi-World:

Full registration to Autodesk University 2013 (3-Day All-Inclusive Pass covers your conference admission, classes and innovation forums, meals, networking socials, and four nights lodging)
Airfare to Autodesk University (One roundtrip economy class ticket)

Judging
A committee of industry experts selected by Archi-World will judge all eligible submissions. In round one, they will select 36 projects (12 in each category) that meet the contest criteria and stand out among the rest. In round two, those students will be invited by Archi-World to deliver their native program files for a thorough review and scoring by the judges.

Accessing Autodesk Software and Learning Resources
Autodesk® services and products can help prepare you for academic and professional success. As a student, you can join our free Student Engineering and Design Community; get access to free* Autodesk 3D design software, curricula, and learning materials; or purchase a license to Autodesk software at a discount.

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Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and media and entertainment industries - including the last 16 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects -use Autodesk software to design, visualize, and simulate their ideas before they're ever built or created. From blockbuster visual effects and buildings that create their own energy to electric cars and the batteries that power them, the work of our 3D software customers is everywhere you look.