For many Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) organisations, developing a design technology strategy involves determining the number of Autodesk AEC Collection subscriptions required and allocating the corresponding budget. Mix in a bit of Generative AI, and job done. However, this simplified approach overlooks the longer-term forces shaping the future of work. This isn’t about grandiose statements that the future is AI. It is about understanding the profound technical forces already in play. So, what are these forces, and how will they impact the way AEC organisations do things?
The future of BIM
Most AEC organisations have explored generative AI to some extent, as evidenced by the AI slop proliferating on social media. But when it comes to the future of design technology, often coined BIM 2.0, most discourse centres on two topics: the cloud and (open) data. The AEC Magazine, for example, defines BIM 2.0 as cloud-based BIM with better data and…