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As the architecture industry explores agentic workflows, AI-driven automation, and new approaches to BIM, a keynote from Carl Christensen, Vice President of Forma Design, will focus on what these shifts mean in the context of architectural design. Rather than focusing on tools or interfaces, it will examine how software is evolving to support architects in exploring options, understanding trade-offs, and moving more confidently toward better outcomes from the outset.
A key part of this shift is the move toward more connected workflows across the lifecycle, where insights and decisions made during planning and design can carry forward into construction and beyond. This enables architects to build on prior work while carrying design intent and decisions forward across the lifecycle and operate within real-world constraints such as cost, carbon, and coordination across disciplines without losing context as projects evolve.
The session will also explore how emerging approaches — including automation, real-time feedback, and AI applied within project context — are beginning to reshape how design decisions are made and carried forward. Grounded in real-world workflows, it will highlight what distinguishes approaches that can scale in architectural practice from those that remain experimental, and why connecting workflows, intelligence, and outcomes is critical to unlocking the next phase of BIM.
