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Executive insights

Design and Make leaders embrace digital transformation in the face of uncertainty

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Emerging Tech

How AI, skills-based hiring, and green jobs are reshaping the workforce

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Emerging Tech

SAGA Space Architects: Building habitats for the next frontier

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Emerging Tech

Conconcreto forges a digital path to sustainable infrastructure in Colombia

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In a rendering, an aerial view of a suspension bridge spans a calm body of water at sunset, with a town and rolling hills on either side.

Emerging Tech

Norconsult’s new Sotra Bridge embodies a fully digital approach to infrastructure

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Emerging Tech

What is a digital twin? How intelligent data models can shape the built world

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An elevated walkway winds through New York City in autumn.

AECO

What is adaptive reuse? Repurposing buildings for a sustainable future

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A still from “Iwájú” shows a young African girl standing in front of a staircase with her hands on her hips.

M&E

Kugali Media is on a mission to bring African stories to global audiences

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A still from Parasyte: The Grey shows a person with alien tentacles and eyeballs on stalks in place of a human head.

M&E

Korean VFX company Dexter Studios is becoming a total content powerhouse

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Illuminated skyscrapers rise above the cityscape at twilight, showcasing modern architecture and bustling activity.

AECO

Shaping the Istanbul skyline: Ziraat Towers and the power of digital tools

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AECO

Oslo’s structured collaboration solves complex issues for new government builds

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AECO

7 ways the AECO industry can advance climate-positive design for a greener future

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ADSK News

Autodesk announces AI workflows for artists and producers at SIGGRAPH 2024

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Autodesk Research

From Gestures to Greatness: Autodesk Research Transforms Filmmaking at MIT AI Hackathon

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M&E

z-emotion drives convergence between the gaming and fashion industries

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Emerging Tech

Why carbon removal matters—and what it needs to succeed

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PD&M

Kia Global Design explores generative AI for automotive design

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AECO

What is embodied carbon?

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Emerging Tech

Navigating AI data security risks: strategies for responsible innovation

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PD&M

How convergence drives innovation in the design and manufacturing industry

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AECO

What is building information modeling (BIM)?

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PD&M

Native Instruments connects teams in the cloud to deliver world-class music tools

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