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Nikita and Nishita Baliarsingh, identical twin sisters and founders of Nexus Power

Emerging Tech

Nexus Power achieves sustainable battery manufacturing, fueled by plants

Image courtesy of Nexus Power.

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Executive insights

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

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Two women discussing a project at a desk where there is a model of a house with solar panels on the roof.

Emerging Tech

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

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SAGA Space Architects habitat

Emerging Tech

SAGA Space Architects: Building habitats for the next frontier

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An aerial view shows a busy highway interchange in an urban cityscape with surrounding industrial and commercial buildings, green spaces, and distant mountains.

Emerging Tech

Conconcreto forges a digital path to sustainable infrastructure in Colombia

Image courtesy of IDU.

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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

Image courtesy of Norconsult.

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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

Image courtesy of Kaylon Construction.

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Students in matching t-shirts and lanyards smile and wave at the camera.

M&E

88 Pictures tackles the media production talent gap via innovative training

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Several people sit around a conference table with open laptops showing architectural plans for a building.

AECO

Collaboration and interoperability are the future of preconstruction

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David Sisson and Rick Gardner stand in front of a banner for Rough Rider Industries

PD&M

Rough Rider Industries: Turning time served into job skills and second chances

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Aerial view of some of the buildings of the Paris Athletes’ Village showing solar panels and green spaces on their roofs.

AECO

Paris Athletes’ Village finds second life through eco-friendly design

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A view of the Quartyard stage at night shows the cargo containers that form the basis of the structure.

AECO

From blight to bright: RAD LAB’s cargo container architecture sparks urban renewal

Image courtesy of Darren Bradley Photography.

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ADSK News

Autodesk announces AI workflows for artists and producers at SIGGRAPH 2024

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Autodesk Research

AU 2025: The Design & Make Conference

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A sound stage with wraparound LED screens displaying the red, futuristic virtual environment of the shuttle bay from season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery.

M&E

Meet virtual production, the workflow that’s transforming content creation

Image courtesy of Pixomondo.

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Several automobile wheel designs created by generative AI are shown alongside actual wheels that served as prompt material.

PD&M

Kia Global Design explores generative AI for automotive design

Image courtesy of Kia Global Design.

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Person with welding mask looking at a welding machine working on a metal part.

PD&M

Manufacturer drives efficiency and growth by transforming its production workflow

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A worker in safety gear walks toward a wooden structure under construction in a rural area.

AECO

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

Image courtesy of Iwan Baan.

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Solar panels cover the rooftops of multiple buildings as a dense cityscape stretches into the background.

AECO

Building a better world—and future-proof buildings—with sustainable design

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In a rendering, an aerial view shows a city district featuring modern buildings surrounded by green spaces and wide pedestrian areas.

AECO

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

Image courtesy of Nordic Office of Architecture.

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A man sits at a computer in a technology lab.

AECO

Howard University is leading with AI in AECO education for a better built environment

Image courtesy of Autodesk.

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