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Balancing comfort and efficiency with Forma’s sun hours analysis
In architecture, the hours of sunlight a building receives is a major factor impacting design decisions. The building’s orientation in relation to the sun and the ability to effectively control it can make or break the success of a project. In fact, a study from New Zealand, found that each additional hour of direct sunlight…
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Promote your architecture skills and win up to $3000 using Autodesk Forma
We know you have it! That’s why Autodesk continually works to provide innovative tools to AEC professionals. The goal is to help you bring your best work to life. And now, you can show off that talent via the Autodesk Forma Design Contest, open until August 21, 2023! Simply show us how you use Forma…
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Designing cantilevered buildings with Forma’s 3D Sketch tool
In this blog, we’ll be working through some of the basics of 3D Sketch: Forma’s powerful modeling mode that enables the creation and modification of complex shapes. We’ll also quickly learn how to leverage this tool to design cantilevered buildings featuring various unique angles. The chosen site for our demonstration is located in downtown Denver,…
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BPD: “When you can show a certain density is viable, the municipality is open to discussing it.”
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…
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Forma’s AI-powered rapid noise analysis offers instant insights into noise conditions
Leveraging machine learning, the rapid noise analysis is a predictive analysis that complements our standard noise analysis. What’s the difference between the two, you might be asking? To find out more, we caught up with Principal Machine Learning Engineer and rapid noise project lead Renaud Danhaive from our Boston office. He gives us a quick…
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Celebrating the launch of Forma at the Autodesk Gallery
On May 8th we unveiled the first set of capabilities of Autodesk Forma, the industry cloud that will unify workflows across the teams that design, build and operate the built environment. We’ve been delighted by the overwhelmingly positive response from customers, who are already taking advantage of Forma’s automations and AI-powered insights for early-stage planning.…
Autodesk Forma Team
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Rødovre becomes the first Danish municipality to collaborate with Forma
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…
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Forma Site Design’s rapid wind analysis offers instant insights into wind conditions
Analyzing wind conditions on your site are essential to avoid your buildings creating unwanted wind impacts, making outdoor spaces unpleasant and even hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. Forma Site Design’s rapid wind analysis makes this normally time-consuming and complex process even faster and more fluid. Rapid wind predicts wind conditions instantaneously, giving you an immediate…
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Film: Nordic Office of Architecture – how new technology opens up new opportunities for design, collaboration and business
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…
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Forma’s Microclimate Analysis: Intuitive insights into perceived temperature
Great outdoor spaces encourage public life, inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to meet, play and socialize. Perhaps they might stroll along a promenade, linger for coffee on a café terrace, or simply just hang out on seating steps and people-watch. Especially in an urban context, good outdoor public spaces are essential for improving people’s…
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