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Realize the potential of Forma’s solar energy analysis
How Forma’s solar energy analysis tool can support sustainable outcomes from day one of the planning process Solar energy analysis is a new addition to Autodesk Forma‘s ever-growing suite of sustainability tools. This new analysis helps you identify the potential for solar energy during the initial stages of planning, enabling you to make high-impact design decisions that…
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Architect Q&A with Club: Pioneering the use of new digital tools
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…
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Detailed noise analysis helps architects do the groundwork for noise assessments
Providing good acoustic performance of a building is part and parcel of what we do today as architects–we work closely with noise/acoustic consultants for this. Minimizing noise issues from traffic and rail for our projects contributes to creating healthy, livable cities that allow a high quality of living for residents, especially for those living in…
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Develop early insights on the daylight potential of your design projects
This article was updated on October 2025 with the latest in daylight potential analysis. People residing in major countries spend over 90% of their lives indoors, within buildings that receive limited daylight. Research highlighting the benefits of daylight on health, happiness, and productivity, suggests that we should be more concerned about the impact of too…
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The “city within a city” taking shape in Oslo
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…
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Interoperability workflow between Forma and Revit
Forma and Autodesk AEC Collection subscribers can benefit from the interoperability feature between Forma and Revit. This add-in allows you to expedite the delivery of environmentally sound projects created in Forma using the powerful documentation features in Revit. What does the Forma-Revit interoperability tool do? The Forma Add-in for Revit allows users to transfer a…
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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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