Our current Arkio crew

Award-winning Virtual Exchange (COIL) with Arkio - Claudia (Jun 24)

This is fantastic! Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition from the UIA 👏! It’s inspiring to see how the Design Futures Exchange has connected students across cultures while using immersive technology to support meaningful architectural design work. Reaching more than 1,250 students is an incredible achievement.

Award-winning Virtual Exchange (COIL) with Arkio - Hilmar (Jun 23)

Thanks for sharing @Philip_Horton!

Virtual City - Project from Kulturskolan Mjölby mk - Claudia (May 19)

This is a fantastic example of collaborative learning in action! 👏 Love how you moved from 3D modeling in Blender into a shared virtual city and then turned it into an actual game with roles for “designers” and “players.” That’s a really strong mix of spatial thinking, teamwork, and systems design.

How Saddle River Day School, NJ, USA is Using Arkio - Claudia (May 14)

Amazing work! 👏 This is such a creative way to combine urban planning, physical model making, and VR together. Love the mix of biomimicry, sustainability ideas, and futuristic transportation thinking! Also really excited that visitors will be able to explore the city in VR during the Art Show.

Using ARKIO in university urban planning education - Claudia (Mar 31)

Wow, this is amazing! 👏 It’s fantastic to see how you’re integrating Arkio into urban planning and geography education in such a hands-on way. The mix of VR, SketchUp imports, and collaborative student work is exactly the kind of creative application we love seeing. Your tips are super practical too.

Midterm Explorations - Claudia (Mar 27)

Starting from the same three reference points; A, B, and C, each student developed a completely unique spatial journey in Arkio. What began as a shared framework quickly transformed into a diverse set of interpretations of path, perception, and presence in VR.

Designing Movement: Virtual Paths in Arkio - Claudia (Feb 10)

Last year in the Reality Check course at the Boston Architectural College, students explored architecture in mixed reality using Arkio through a midterm assignment focused on designing a continuous virtual path. The goal was to connect three distinct points A, B, and C.

How Saddle River Day School, NJ, USA is Using Arkio - Johan (Feb 4)

Welcome everyone! Good to hear about the progress you guys are making towards designing an entire city together using Arkio! Arkio can load large files with many polygons for your landscape designs.

Sharing Experiences - Johan (Jan 19)

Sharing some nice feedback on Arkio here from a non-professional using Arkio to discuss their house refurbishment with the family: After spending some time with Arkio and following this guide, I have completed a first version of the room layout/design for my client using the VR version of Arkio.

Educational examples of Arkio - Johan (Nov 11, 2025)

Arkio is used worldwide in various schools and classrooms, and we’d love to hear from our users about how they are using Arkio. We will begin by sharing some examples of our educational users when Arkio was still in its early access phase.

Research papers using Arkio - Johan (Nov 11, 2025)

Over the last few years, we’ve had a number of students, postgraduates, and PhDs using Arkio for research on various topics that utilize Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality. We’ve seen research focusing on the architectural design process, UX, and several other topics that highlight the benefits of spatial tools in design.

Modular design and working with 2D references - Johan (Oct 30, 2025)

This guide includes several small workflow tips to elevate your design skills with Arkio 2.0 to the next level. When working on more complex Arkio creations, you want to reuse design elements and work on parts of the building separately. It’s a good practice to create your parts on movable Arkio planes.

Arkio 2.1 now available - Johan (Oct 23, 2025)

Arkio 2.1 builds upon our recent 2.0 release, further enhancing Arkio for design ideation, presentations, and reviews. This update brings key performance improvements, new integrations, and usability upgrades across all platforms.