If you loved playing with Legos when you were a kid, we’ve a feeling Arckit will be right up your street.
The free-form modeling system is designed to help architects present their visions to clients as scale 3-D models, but there’s nothing to say you can’t use them as grown-up toys, is there" (We won’t tell.)
Irish architect Damien Murtagh developed Arckit to replace the models he’d cut from cardboard and glue together to show clients. The result is a professional architectural rendering that brings his creations to life.

Arckit launched in 2014, and the Dublin, Ireland-based company has caught–and kept–the attention of creative young people and adults in the Maker Movement, as well as playing a role in STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics). And of course architects are thrilled that the kits are now enhanced by connections to their professional software. Indeed, Arckit is the only model building system fully integrated within SketchUp 3D and Autodesk Revit.
The software lets architects explore and modify their designs before they construct them with Arckit. Don’t like the door next to those stairs" No problem. Move it on screen before you work on your model kit. Want to added specific surfaces or materials" You’re in luck: Arckit also offers realistic, detailed finishes in its Arckitexture digital library. You can choose terra-cotta tiles, brick, wood flooring, or sh...