Category: Customer Stories

Executive summary * A global leader in design and engineering, Arcadis is advancing its sustainability ambitions to become a net zero company by 2035. Doubling down on these efforts demands new ways for architects to integrate and scale up sustainable design in every project and navigate the increasing complexity of the built environment. * As such, the…

In this second video featuring Nordic Office of Architecture, Knut Ramstad shares how Forma has enhanced the firm’s data-driven and collaborative way of working, starting at early phase design.   Led by its mission to shape thriving societies, Nordic Office of Architecture works with projects of all scales across the globe. Their team comprises of 500…

The Forma team meets Lucile Poirot from Club to chat about pioneering the use of new digital tools, how automation frees up more time for creative exploration, and how Forma empowered them to take on larger projects and help grow the business.   Lucile, what’s your role at Club? I’m an architect and general engineer at…

Urban projects always involve diverse stakeholders, from politicians to developers, engineers, and contractors—all bringing their own goals and perspectives to the table. For this reason, it’s critical to establish trust and cooperation from the outset. Oslo’s project—one of Europe’s urban renewal initiatives, a 4.25-square-mile (11-square-km) development—is still in the design stage but is moving rapidly…

Executive summary:  As cities feel the pressure to accommodate ever-growing urban populations, municipalities are looking to densify existing neighborhoods to build new housing. By repurposing existing structures and optimizing available land for urban development, urban densification aims to limit a city’s footprint, both physically and environmentally and enables infrastructure and amenities to be used more…

Autodesk Forma’s cloud-based platform will help Rødovre Municipality to better visualize and optimize future urban development projects, positioning the municipality at the forefront of digital urban development in Denmark. Initially, Forma will be used for three urban development projects totalling around 200,000m2.  The agreement follows several months of testing, and the new digital tools will help…

How can new technology help architects navigate the increasing complexity in their work? What new opportunities will data open up? And how will the architects’ involvement in a longer building lifecycle benefit the project? In this film, the Autodesk Forma team travels to Oslo, Norway to meet Knut Ramstad and Bridget White from Nordic Office…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Exceeding clients’ expectations Led by the motto, Designing Your Vision, CUBE 3 brings its client’s ambitions to life through considered, innovative and distinctive solutions across architecture, interior design and planning. Established in 2003 the US-based practice is headquartered in Lawrence, MA, with later expansion to Boston, MA, Miami, FL, and Princeton, NJ, serving the…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  Image: Sweco Headquarters, Stockholm. Image courtesy of Sweco

How does data open new perspectives for architects? In this film the Autodesk Forma team heads to Helsinki to meet architect Richard Hogan from the award-winning Finnish practice ARCO Architecture Company.  Richard discusses how data-driven tools give the team a richer view of the buildings they’re designing to help them solve more at the early phase,…