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Smarter Generative Design: Autodesk and Zoneomics Partner to Bring Zoning-Responsive Building Envelopes to Forma
We are excited to introduce a new game-changing addition to the Forma extension library! The “3D Envelope by Zoneomics” brings a whole new approach to incorporating zoning restrictions directly into the generative design process, significantly enhancing efficiency and accuracy. Currently available for cities in the US and Canada, this partnership empowers architects and planners to…
Industry & Insights
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Creating Sustainable Tropical Buildings Through Passive Design Strategies
Designing for more extreme climates is a hot topic these days. Autodesk Forma offers a suite of analysis tools that allow designers to make better decisions and see how the environment impacts our designs. I wanted to know more about how to design in tropical climates, so I turned to someone who knows better than…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Weston Williamson’s approach to outcome-based design with Autodesk Forma
Weston Williamson + Partners (WW+P) is an award-winning architecture and urban design practice that’s part of the EGIS Group and operates globally. Giulia Pustorino, BIM Manager and Digital Lead at WW+P, provides insight into how the practice prioritizes outcome-based design and takes advantage of technology like AI and Autodesk Forma to drive sustainability in their work. …
Customer Stories
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How A-lab effortlessly deployed Autodesk Forma for its architects
We recently had the pleasure of engaging in a conversation with Angie Mendez, Architect and Technology Director at A-lab, a process-driven architecture studio. Angie, in her pivotal role, emphasizes the importance she sees in helping A-lab transform into a data-driven organization and she credits Forma as an instrumental tool in supporting this transition. In our quick…
Customer Stories
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How Stantec is using AI to reduce carbon in the built environment
In this blog post, we share insights from our conversation with Mike DeOrsey, Digital Practice Manager at Stantec, a global leader in design and engineering consultancy. Delving into sustainability challenges, Mike details the difficulties that is posed by calculating carbon too late in the building design process. He shares the firm’s excitement about Forma and…
Customer Stories
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How Arcadis makes data-led sustainable decisions with Autodesk Forma
As Arcadis, a global leader in design and engineering, advances its sustainability goals to reach net zero by 2035, we had the opportunity to chat with their Digital Lead, Caoimhe Loftus. In our conversation, Caoimhe shares her team’s goal to democratize sustainability, ensuring it isn’t an expert-only task. She openly details how the use of…
Customer Stories
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Building Harmony: The journey behind Naviate Outdoor Area extension
Frequent users of Forma might already be familiar with one of the newest additions to our third-party extensions: “The Outdoor Area Extension by Naviate“. This extension provides one of the most requested features of all time – especially from our Norwegian users: It helps the user design high-quality outdoor areas in a project – and…
Industry & Insights
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Forma Board: An intuitive collaborative tool to help architects, contractors and engineers convey better design stories
This article was updated on 15th October to reflect the latest announcements about Forma Board for AECO professionals announced at Autodesk University 2024. As the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry evolves to adopt more advanced technology, it’s essential that our collaboration tools and solutions develop in tandem to cater to the requirements of this…
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What’s New in Autodesk Forma – June 2024 Update
It’s June already! The sun sets at 11pm and rises at 3am here up north, so it’s a great time to enjoy the outdoors even at night. My solar panels are zeroing out my electic bill, and life is good. Did you know I am probably the first person in the world to base my…
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How Baker Barrios Architects made dramatic business gains with Forma
Since winning the Forma Design Contest in 2023, American architecture firm Baker Barrios Architects (BBA) implemented Autodesk Forma to enhance the schematic design process, boosting creativity and improving client service. Read the full story here about how BBA leveraged Forma as the basis of an innovative digital workflow that consolidates the functions of 4-5 different…
Customer Stories