Bill Allen
Jan 24, 20232 min
AI, machine learning, and other digital tools are changing what’s possible for architecture. Bill Allen shares his thoughts.
From Generative Design to Automation (video: 1:49 min.)
Data-Driven Design (video: 1:37 min.)
Why Connected Data Matters (video: 1:37 min.)
These videos were recorded on-site at Autodesk University.
Generative design brings the scale, speed, and precision of algorithmic problem-solving to the building design process, while computational design enables you to automate routine tasks and create more advanced geometries with less work. Originally part of Project Fractal, then Project Refinery, these technologies are now included in Revit 2021, enabling you to set constraints and requirements for your designs, generate options, then evaluate and optimize them based on data. Bill Allen of EvolveLAB sat down with us at AU Las Vegas 2017 when these technologies were first becoming available, and his thoughts remain relevant today.
About the speaker
Bill Allen is CEO and president of EvolveLAB, Disrupt Repeat, and On Point Scans. These firms synergistically help architects, engineers, and contractors optimize the built environment. He has over 15 years of experience managing technology for buildings in the AEC industry. He has been a keynote speaker and featured speaker at multiple events, and he led the most-watched Autodesk University talk ever, The Future of BIM Will Not Be BIM, and It's Coming Faster Than You Think. Bill has also co-founded The Bare Roots Foundation, a nonprofit organization that believes each human being deserves the right to basic needs including shelter, food, and clean drinking water.
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Post originally published at https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/content/Generative-Design-and-Power-Data-Driven-Automation-2020