Architectural models finally come to the browser

The software platform Motif Design brings highly complex building models into a collaboration-centric browser format.

When the collaborative design software company Figma launched its public beta in 2016, its browser-based web and interface design tools were a quick hit, putting the startup head to head with the dominant design software company of the day, Adobe. The premise and the interface were so simple, Figma soon became a go-to tool for designers.

The building design software startup Motif wants to do the same thing for architectural models. Through its platform, architects and builders across a project team can design and visualize buildings, and then collaboratively review and augment their designs, all online.

Motif Design is a newly launched platform that is seeking to take on the established software tools of the architecture,........

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