AU—it’s where innovation meets inspiration, ideas meet intention, and possibility meets purpose. It’s where professionals from the fields of making and building come together to share new ways of working that can help us meet the challenges of our changing world. And next on the docket: AU London, happening June 23-24. Registration is now open. READ MORE >

Whether or not your business card says CAD Manager or BIM Manager, if you’re the person who makes sure your team has the right software installed, the right hardware to run it, the right standards in place, and the right training lined up, then you’re playing that role. It may be your whole job, it may be something you do in between design projects, but someone has to wear that crown.   READ MORE >

Airbus has been using generative design for more than five years now, and their progress provides a great view of just how far the capabilities of generative design have come in that time. Their first foothold was a single part, a partition wall, that would need to be additively manufactured. In the years since they first showed the part, other kinds of fabrication processes have been woven into the generative design framework. Airbus can now make the same part by 3D printing a mold and casting it in a material already certified for flight. READ MORE >

This interview is part of a series featuring the members of our diverse AU community, from speakers and conference attendees to forum participants and online commenters. You are AU. 1. What’s your current job role? I’m a mechanical engineer at FATHOM in Oakland, California. READ MORE >

Modular construction isn’t exactly new—you could buy a mail-order home kit from Sears in 1908. But with BIM and other digital technologies, plus recent advances in precision manufacturing, modular construction is entering a new phase—one that allows for greater customization, more efficiency, and better buildings. READ MORE >