This interview is part of a series featuring the members of our diverse AU community, from speakers and conference attendees to authors, forum participants, and online commenters. You are AU. READ MORE >

Automation can take many forms, from steam turbines to industrial robots to design software. Anytime a technology replaces work done by a person, that’s automation. And as our automation changes, our work changes, too. READ MORE >

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Digital twins originated as an approach for manufacturing—a way to replicate, verify, and optimize production lines. The idea was to create a digital version of a physical space—including every object and system within it—that was constantly updated and updating via a two-directional flow of data with the physical version. The goal of a twin goes beyond the merely descriptive: it is a functional representation of a model, able to simulate, predict, and inform. READ MORE >

As negotiations continue over the American Jobs Act, the Biden administration’s big infrastructure package, one thing is clear: the definition of infrastructure has changed. To start, access to data is now almost as important as access to water and power. And how we collect, manage, and share that data is as important to the construction process as it is to the final infrastructure we build, as Autodesk pointed out in recommendations for the administration earlier this year. READ MORE >