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This year\u2019s National AIA Conference on Architecture<\/a>, hosted in the impressive glass atrium of the Javits Center in New York, was all about looking forwards. Technological innovation was a common thread throughout the Expo floor, as manufacturers showcased pioneering products that will form the future of construction. But as materials and building-products are made increasingly complex, it has never been more crucial for architectural workflow tools to stay up to the task for designers.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, the technology zone at AIA 2018 was buzzing with activity. Thousands of architects were attracted to exhibits by the most renowned players in BIM and architectural visualization, including Autodesk, Vectorworks, Graphisoft, SketchUp and more. Here, we run through some of the tech highlights at this year\u2019s Architecture Expo to give a glimpse of what will appear on architects\u2019 screens in 2018 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BIM 360 Design places the project model squarely at the center of the organizational matrix, allowing great transparency to design updates in real time.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Autodesk launched BIM 360 Design<\/a>, a collaborative platform that aims to realize the company\u2019s long-term vision of a single, holistic suite of design and project management tools for the construction industry.\u00a0Unveiled in April this year, the software is designed to make project delivery smoother and more transparent than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

“BIM 360 Design fully connects the design and construction sides of Autodesk for the first time,\u201d explained Angi Izzi, Autodesk\u2019s Global Industry Strategy & Business Manager. The program effectively brings together the company\u2019s full suite of tools, placing the project at the center of the organizational matrix. Multidisciplinary teams can then track and coordinate deliverables with great transparency, collaborating in real time via the cloud.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In BIM 360 Design, project delivery is laid out visually for all stakeholders to see, giving greater clarity to the construction process and project timeline.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The BIM 360 Design service builds upon a platform that is already proving popular with large-scale international firms such as AECOM. \u201cThe use of BIM allows on-going, real-time collaboration for digital design coordination reviews \u2013 saving many hours of time for all stakeholders, keeping teams focused on critical design challenges, and setting up contractors and owners for success,” said\u00a0Russ Dalton, Americas director of building information modeling at AECOM. “Autodesk\u2019s BIM 360 is a game-changer for AECOM and the industry.”<\/p>\n

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Autodesk’s photoelastic pavilion, build for AIA 2018; left image via Autodesk, right image via World Liberty TV<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Autodesk took its technological showcase into the real world at the Expo with a unique photoelastic pavilion, designed by Autodesk graduate interns in collaboration with Foster + Partners. The Pavilion was constructed from cross laminated layers of polarized film and plastic and designed with Dynamo with the HowickMaker plugin, illustrating the ways in which Autodesk\u2019s newest software can push the limits of material and structural innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n