Gardenphilia DESIGNER
Birhanie Scavotto
From time to time, we field inquiries from designers who have a limited budget want access to free landscape design software applications. Here we provide some information and feedback about those we have been able to find and briefly evaluate. Those marked with a * have been more comprehensively tested and are recommended.
SketchUp is a 3d CAD modeling software published by a company called Trimble. There are commercial and free versions of SketchUp. The desktop standalone free version was called SketchUp Make and was used by many designers to build 3D landscape models. Unfortunately, it is no longer available however SketchUp is now available as a free, web-based 3D modeling tool to help visualize your landscape design ideas.
Lands Design is a landscape design plugin for CAD software called Rhino. So you need a copy of Rhino in order to run it. Like SketchUp, the software can create realistic 3D images and virtual tours but is complex CAD software with a steep learning curve. A free version is available, but it is time-limited. As can be seen from the features list below, Lands Design has many modules that add to its functionality for landscape designers.
The iScape app is excellent for users who are looking to collaborate with designers. iScape App features a community of designers and industry partners. It makes it easy for you to create a plan and build your landscape project from start to finish.
Better Homes & Gardens produced Plan-a-garden online web app. It is a design and planning tool, that is free to use by homeowners and DIY home designers. Before designing your landscape, the app will let you choose the scenery. Are you going to create an entryway? A front porch? A back patio? A backyard pond?
On November 7-10, 2023, Ptak Warsaw Expo turned into the European capital of the interior design industry. Warsaw Home&Contract opened up new networking opportunities for visitors, provided inspiration from, among others, Karim Rashid and provided architects and designers with tools for development.
Visitors could meet and ask questions to one of the most important contemporary designers in the world, Karim Rashid. Moreover, Lubosz Karwat, whose works can be admired, among others, in the Turkish ZEUGMA, conducted artistic mosaic workshops.
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