Effective schematic design is about answering hard questions early while they’re still cheap to answer. Since the launch of Forma Building Design in April, we’ve released several updates that help you tackle early design decisions. Does the building work vertically? How does it sit in section? And how much floor area does each unit actually give you? Here’s what’s new in our schematic design software – Forma Building Design. Design stairs in your floor plan Vertical circulation isn’t a detail you add at the end. At…
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Connect Forma Building Design with Forma Site Design and Revit to create a more continuous design workflow, saving rework across design phases.
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We're launching Forma Building Design, a cloud-based analysis and schematic design software that makes design exploration faster and lower-effort.
Design with Forma
Forma Building Design supports efficient early design exploration by offering two complementary approaches to facade design: automated facade generation and manual placement.
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Design reviews are one of the most important parts of any AECO project – and one of the easiest places for teams to lose momentum. Too often, feedback is spread across PDFs, screenshots, slide decks, email threads, and chat messages. Iterations become harder to track. Decisions lose connection to the BIM model. Teams spend valuable…
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BDP is embedding sustainability into everyday design by empowering its global workforce to make sustainable decisions routine rather than exceptional. The firm began with a skills survey to understand where teams stood, then developed internal sustainability champions and a Climate Action and Social Impact Design Framework aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Implemented as…
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We are proud to announce that Forma Site Design is a winner in the new software and technology category of the 2025 Architectural Record Best Architectural Products of the Year competition. Winners are selected by an independent jury of industry professionals and the Architectural Record team. The jury stated: “Forma Site Design is overhauling early-stage…
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Guest blog postAuthor: Marco D’AmbrogioLead for Architectural Intelligence, Sweco Denmark Last September, Daniel Rees from Skanska and I, representing Sweco Architects Denmark, had the honor of competing on stage at the AECO Design Slam during Autodesk University 2025 in Nashville. Watch the full event here. This year’s challenge was to design a mixed-use neighborhood in…
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With the increasing complexity of projects today, meeting high sustainability requirements demands new skills from architects to evaluate and improve building performance. In parallel, new data-driven tools are empowering architects to integrate performance-driven design to optimize sustainability strategies from day one. Whether you’re a practicing architect or architecture student, the time is now to learn…
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Author: Daniel (Onyema) Udeze, Educational Consultant at Global eTraining With the accelerating pace of technological change today, AEC firms don’t want to risk being left behind. The most effective approach for helping teams adapt to disruptive technologies is to provide training in sync with these changes. Data shows that firms with a proactive approach to…
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