4 ways AI impacts building design beyond dramatic imagery

Company promises new product will bring "easy creation process" to holographic imaging in AEC community.

Offices can “download” their furniture to be made locally, anywhere.

The tool offers high-resolution aerial maps, like the one used in Google Earth, to estimate the total sunlight a rooftop receives throughout the year.

Having the right counsel on your team can be the difference between long drawn-out negotiations and breaking new ground to meet the owner’s needs.

The merger is expected to help standardize how WeWork designs and builds out office space. 

Given their size, AEC Giants possess the resources and scale to research and test the bevy of software and hardware solutions on the market. Some have created internal innovation labs and fabrication shops to tinker with emerging technologies and create custom software tools. Others have formed R&D teams to test tech tools on the job site.

The competition, called "What Works Cities," promotes innovation in city government by making the massive amounts of city operations data more publicly accessible to better improve issues like job creation, public health, and blight. 

The site allows users to submit information about new projects, or supplement information on those already posted.