• Develop early insights on the daylight potential of your design projects  

    Individuals residing in major countries spend over 90% of their lives indoors, within buildings that receive limited exposure to daylight. Research highlighting the benefits of daylight on health, happiness, and productivity, suggests that we should be more concerned about the effects of this environmental factor. It is appropriate, therefore, that many countries have requirements and…


  • 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…


  • Chicago skyline

    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. The Forma Add-in for Revit allows users to transfer a proposal from Forma into Revit through the…


  • Sun hours analysis using Autodesk Forma

    Balancing comfort and efficiency with Forma’s sun hours analysis 

    In architecture, the hours of sunlight a building receives is one of the major driving factors that impact design decisions. The orientation of the building 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…


  • 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…


  • Designing cantilevered buildings with Forma’s 3D Sketch tool

    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,…


  • 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…


  • Forma’s AI-powered rapid noise analysis offers instant insights into noise conditions

    Leveraging machine learning, the rapid noise analysis is a predictive analysis that complements our standard noise analysis. What’s the difference between the two, you might be asking? To find out more, we caught up with Principal Machine Learning Engineer and rapid noise project lead Renaud Danhaive from our Boston office. He gives us a quick…


  • Celebrating the launch of Forma at the Autodesk Gallery

    On May 8th we unveiled the first set of capabilities of Autodesk Forma, the industry cloud that will unify workflows across the teams that design, build and operate the built environment. We’ve been delighted by the overwhelmingly positive response from customers, who are already taking advantage of Forma’s automations and AI-powered insights for early-stage planning.…


  • Rødovre becomes the first Danish municipality to collaborate with Forma

    Autodesk Forma’s cloud-based platform will help Rødovre Municipality to better visualize and optimize future urban development projects, positioning the municipality at the forefront of digital urban development in Denmark. Initially, Forma will be used for three urban development projects totalling around 200,000m2.  The agreement follows several months of testing, and the new digital tools will help…