Tag: environmental analysis
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How to: analyze your first proposal
In this article, you’ll learn how to run the sun hours analysis in Forma Site Design. The sun hours analysis provides a visual map of sun exposure. It shows how many hours of direct sunlight your site and building receive on specific dates. How to run Forma’s sun hours analysis Reading the results Useful tools…
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Design for Good: The science behind the design at HMC Architects
Executive summary Guided by their “Design for Good” ethos, HMC Architects are delivering pursuits with a new competitive edge thanks to AI and data-driven tools. A recent proposal for a STEM center at a California community college demanded an innovative design focused on sustainability and student needs–within a deadline of just four weeks. Navigating the…
Customer Stories
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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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Serious fun: data-driven design that hits all the right notes
Guest blog postAuthor: Marco D’AmbrogioLead for Architectural Intelligence, Sweco Denmark Last September, Daniel Rees from Skanska and I, representing Sweco Architects Denmark, had the honor of competing on stage at the AECO Design Slam during Autodesk University 2025 in Nashville. Watch the full event here. This year’s challenge was to design a mixed-use neighborhood in…
Customer Stories
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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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Free course: Design performance and sustainability with Forma Site Design, Revit, and Insight
With the increasing complexity of projects today, meeting high sustainability requirements demands new skills from architects to evaluate and improve building performance. In parallel, new data-driven tools are empowering architects to integrate performance-driven design to optimize sustainability strategies from day one. Whether you’re a practicing architect or architecture student, the time is now to learn…
Learning
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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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