Tag: autodesk forma
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Designing with data: Rethinking South Downtown Dallas as a 15-Minute city
Students from the College of Architecture, Planning, and Urban Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), presented a bold vision for the revitalization of South Downtown Dallas. Designed in the spirit of 15-minute cities, their masterplan took a sensitive approach to a complex site, carefully considering densification, quality of life, new urban connections,…
Customer Stories
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Designing resilient cities: a data-driven approach to site analysis
What happens when cars make way for pedestrians as part of a 15-minute city? How do environmental conditions impact people’s wellbeing? With these questions and more in mind, students from the College of Architecture, Planning, and Urban Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) presented a bold vision for the revitalization of South…
Customer Stories
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How to: create a 3D Sketch building in Forma Site Design
Create and refine a 3D massing model in Forma Site Design using 3D Sketch, then convert it into a building with defined floors and functions.
Learning
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Connect your design workflows with Forma Building Design
Connect Forma Building Design with Forma Site Design and Revit to create a more continuous design workflow, saving rework across design phases.
Product
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Forma Building Design: Explore more ideas before it’s time for BIM
We're launching Forma Building Design, a cloud-based analysis and schematic design software that makes design exploration faster and lower-effort.
Autodesk Forma
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Inside Forma Building Design: “User testing is an opportunity to help shape how the tool evolves.”
Architects share their experiences about testing Forma Building Design and why engaging with software developers matters more than ever.
Customer Stories
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Schematic design in multifamily projects: when decisions–and mistakes–scale
Decisions made during schematic design last a building’s lifetime. Long before it’s time for construction documents, material selections, detailed engineering — the fundamental choices made here define massing, spatial organization, building orientation, unit layout, and core placement. They’re especially critical in multifamily projects because they don’t just affect one unit but scale across 50, 100, 200 or more units. To get these decisions right requires rigorous exploration during schematic design to ask questions, test ideas, check performance, and fine tune numbers. For this phase…
Industry & Insights
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Forma Board now available for Autodesk Forma Data Management users
Design reviews are one of the most important parts of any AECO project – and one of the easiest places for teams to lose momentum. Too often, feedback is spread across PDFs, screenshots, slide decks, email threads, and chat messages. Iterations become harder to track. Decisions lose connection to the BIM model. Teams spend valuable…
Product
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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…
Community
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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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