GRAPHISOFT’s 2019 KCC event, that was held earlier this
month in Las Vegas, included updates from GRAPHISOFT, the global launch of
ARCHICAD 23, and presentations from several firms across the world on how they are
using GRAPHISOFT solutions. Dubbed the “Reimagine” conference, this event was
the first to also introduce GRAPHISOFT’s new CEO, Huw Roberts, an architect and
AEC industry veteran who was with Bentley Systems for 18 years. (GRAPHISOFT’s
former CEO, Viktor Várkonyi, has moved on to head the Planning and Design
Division at GRAPHISOFT’s parent company, Nemetschek.)
The KCC is a small invitation-only event rather than a user conference as such—this year’s roster included about 400 attendees—and it provided me with the opportunity to learn in depth about GRAPHISOFT’s current outlook, upcoming releases, future plans, partner products, and implementation stories. The smaller setting also enabled me to get a better understanding of some of the more…