{"id":1461,"date":"2025-09-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:07:02","slug":"introducing-forma-building-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/2025\/09\/16\/introducing-forma-building-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Forma Building Design: An easy-to-use detailed building design solution with automated design tools and integrated analyses\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UPDATE: Forma Building Design has now launched! <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/2026\/04\/07\/introduction-to-forma-building-design\/\">Read more here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Forma Building Design, available in the AEC Collection, Revit standalone license, and Forma for Buildings bundle, helps architects explore more ideas before it&#8217;s time for BIM.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/forma-building-design\/overview\" class=\"\n            MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root\n            wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\n            \n            \n            \n            MuiButton-contained\n        \">\n\n        <span class=\"MuiButton-label\">\n            \n            \nLearn more about Forma Building Design\n\n            \n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/forma-for-buildings\/trial-intake\" class=\"\n            MuiButtonBase-root MuiButton-root\n            wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\n            \n            \n            \n            MuiButton-contained\n        \">\n\n        <span class=\"MuiButton-label\">\n            \n            \nTry Forma Building Design for free\n\n            \n        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>At Autodesk University 2025, we are thrilled to unveil Forma Building Design \u2013 a pioneering cloud-based solution for schematic design that&#8217;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 to create detailed building models with speed and precision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/forma-building-design\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Forma Building Design<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/forma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/Frontpage.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessible and intuitive design<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We made Forma Building Design with accessibility and intuitiveness at its heart. 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