January 22, 2020
Modular Gets Popular: New Approaches to Off-Site Construction
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.
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January 15, 2020
AU London 2020 Call for Proposals Is Open
The AU learning journey for the year is just getting started. Our first event, AU London 2020, doesn’t happen until June. But now is the time to think about what class you might teach this year. Call for Proposals for AU London is open. And we want your ideas.
What makes a great AU class? It depends on what you have to offer.
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January 8, 2020
The Future of Work: Adapting to an Era of AI-Driven Automation
Increasing automation—it’s both a reality and a necessity. A reality because automation and innovation have already transformed our processes for making and building in radical ways. A necessity because, to meet the needs of a growing human population in sustainable ways, we’ll need to automate and innovate even more.
And make no mistake: that will mean continued disruption for those who work in these fields today, not to mention the workers of tomorrow. How we approach these changes and adapt can make all the difference to the future we forge.
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December 23, 2019
Happy Holidays from AU
2019. It’s the end of another year and also the end of a decade. And what a decade it’s been. A time of transformation in our tools and our processes, our mindsets and our means, our roles and our relationships to learning.
Just think: what was your job like 10 years ago? What did your workstation look like in 2009? How different were your workflows? Today, learning is part of the work week. If you’re part of the AU learning community, you’re right where you need to be to survive and thrive in your ever-changing industry.
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December 16, 2019
Announcing the Winners of the AU 2019 Speaker Awards
The knowledge that’s shared at AU Las Vegas comes from the AU learning community itself—the users, creators, experts, innovators, and Autodesk employees who share their experience, their insight, and their workflows as speakers at AU.
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