Tag: architecture

  • Back to the Future 

    Architects and AI was the name of the one-day conference organized by the Association of Consulting Architects in Norway, known internationally in part for their Nordic Open Letter to Autodesk. As a Norwegian architect myself I am in no little part proud to be part of this community of highly technologically advanced architects.  When the…

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  • How BDP upskills its team for positive impact

    BDP is embedding sustainability into everyday design by empowering its global workforce to make sustainable decisions routine rather than exceptional. The firm began with a skills survey to understand where teams stood, then developed internal sustainability champions and a Climate Action and Social Impact Design Framework aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Implemented as…

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  • Forma+MVRDV workshop: three days of learning, conversations, and a nail-biting design competition

    In May 2025, the Forma Community team invited MVRDV to the Forma HQ in Oslo, Norway for an intensive workshop. We spent three days with eight architects from MVRDV, learning, testing, and getting a glimpse into the future. After weeks of planning, it was great to finally meet the whole team to Oslo. The first…

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  • Five ways Forma Site Design helps architects beat early phase deadlines

    The early stage of a project sets the foundation for success—but it’s also when tight deadlines and budgets hit hardest. Architects need to quickly understand site conditions, test multiple concepts, and keep teams aligned—all while time, resources are limited. They face the pressure to deliver clear direction quickly, often with limited resources, incomplete data, and too…

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  • From runway to concourse: how early analysis lifts airport performance

    This blog post is based on the Autodesk University 2025 class: Leveraging Forma and its Extension Ecosystem for Airport Design. Watch the full session here. In this interview, Thesla Collier, Design Technology Manager at HNTB (pictured) shares how advanced tools unlock new opportunities to improve building performance to meet high sustainability goals. Based in the…

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  • A woman working on a 3d rendering of a building in a city.

    Five tips for learning Forma Site Design

    Author:  Daniel (Onyema) Udeze, Educational Consultant at Global eTraining With the accelerating pace of technological change today, AEC firms don’t want to risk being left behind. The most effective approach for helping teams adapt to disruptive technologies is to provide training in sync with these changes. Data shows that firms with a proactive approach to…

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  • 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…

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

    UPDATE: Forma Building Design has now launched! Read more here. At Autodesk University 2025, we are thrilled to unveil Forma Building Design – a pioneering cloud-based solution for schematic design that’s set to transform the building design landscape. As part of the Forma industry cloud, Forma Building Design empowers project leaders, CAD, and BIM architects…

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  • 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…

    Learning

  • 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…

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