• How Stantec used Forma’s sustainability analyses to improve building performance and patient wellbeing

    Forma Site Design, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Stantec has leveraged Forma Site Design to fast-track the design of Dubai’s first integrated cancer hospital. Faced with a tight schedule and ambitious sustainability goals, Stantec’s global team…


  • The 2025 Desing Slam unfolds on stage at the Expo Hall

    Designing the Future: Creativity Takes the Stage at the 2025 AECO Design Slam

    Forma Site Design, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Global competitors reimagined “Music City Living 2050,” blending AI, data, and innovative ideas live at Autodesk University 2025. Every year, the AECO Design Slam brings together the brightest…


  • Beyond files: leveraging Dynamo for cross-app intelligence

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Executive summary AEC workflows still rely heavily on file exchange. Despite our best efforts we often lose data fidelity along the way. But what if instead of moving files,…


  • Environmental analysis

    Designing resilient communities: Arcadis’ data-driven approach with Forma and ArcGIS

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Our world is changing, and the way we design our environments much shift accordingly to meet new climate and societal demands. Having accessible context and environmental data from the…


  • How Drees & Sommer accelerates data center design with Autodesk Forma

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Drees & Sommer, an international consulting firm specializing in construction, real estate, and infrastructure, has developed a fully cloud-based workflow using Autodesk Forma to confidently tackle the challenges of…


  • Introducing Forma Building Design: An easy-to-use detailed building design solution with automated design tools and integrated analyses 

    At Autodesk University 2025, we are thrilled to unveil Forma Building Design – a pioneering cloud-based solution set to transform the building design landscape. As part of the Forma industry cloud, Forma Building Design empowers project leaders, CAD, and BIM architects to create detailed building models with speed and precision.  We plan to release a…


  • Stantec case study: how to reduce embodied carbon in the schematic design phase 

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Early, informed insights during the design phase are crucial for achieving sustainable outcomes in architectural and urban planning projects. Leveraging advanced yet easy-to-use tools like Autodesk Forma not only…


  • How to start using AI for design storytelling

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Executive summaryThese are highlights from the 2024 Autodesk University Class hosted by Krzysztof Jedrzejewski (Principal Group Product Manager Autodesk Forma); Bill Allen (President, EvolveLAB); Ben Guler (Vice President, EvolveLAB). In…


  • Autodesk Forma meets ArcGIS: how integrating geographic data gives designers a decision-making edge

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. The new ArcGIS for Autodesk Forma app combines Autodesk Forma’s intuitive planning, design, and analysis tools with powerful geographic information system (GIS) data from Esri’s ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS…


  • Terrain editing made easy with Forma Site Design

    Autodesk Forma, available in the AEC Collection or as a standalone subscription, offers powerful AI-powered tools for architects and designers in pre-design and schematic design phases. Autodesk Forma is pleased to introduce the new Terrain Pad tool, now available under the Landscaping tool in Forma Site Design. This enhancement brings terrain editing closer to your…