AEC Magazine reported on 16 October 2026 that Autodesk used Autodesk University 2026 to present 'Project Intelligence', which CEO Andrew Anagnost described in his keynote as a connected brain that brings every data point, decision and discipline together and grows smarter as a project advances.
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If the main design-software vendor moves from tools to an assistant that does the work, how practices staff projects and check deliverables will change.
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Rising input costs and steel lead times squeeze contractor margins and schedules, including on the data-center builds that are keeping demand up.US nonresidential construction input costs rose 11.9% in a year, the most in four yearsThe Architecture & Construction Technology beat · Associated General Contractors of America
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The gap in AI design tools has been going from a convincing image to a buildable model; this tool targets that gap directly.Formas.AI launches Cartesian, an agentic 3D modeller that turns AI concepts into editable geometryThe Architecture & Construction Technology beat · AEC Magazine
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AI infrastructure is now holding up US construction activity while other sectors contract, a concentration risk for contractors.US construction spending rose in August as data-center projects kept growingThe Architecture & Construction Technology beat · AGC of America
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If the main design-software vendor moves from tools to an assistant that does the work, how practices staff projects and check deliverables will change.