This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders about:
• The award-winning Central Station Memphis hotel reconstruction project
• How Autodesk aims to bring generative design and AI tools to the AEC masses
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THE WEEKLY SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH 4, 2021
BD+C's Group Director Tony Mancini runs down the highlights from this week's show.
SEGMENT #1
Award-winning Central Station Memphis hotel reconstruction project
Central Station Memphis is a new hotel formed from the bones of the historic train station in the Home of the Blues. BD+C's Rob Cassidy chats with the developer, McLean Wilson; the design firms, LRK and Bounds & Gillespie Architects; and the general contractor, Robins & Morton, about the reconstruction, which won Bronze honors in Building Design+Construction's 37th Annual "Reconstruction Awards" in 2020.
SEGMENT #2
Bringing generative design and AI to the masses
BD+C's David Barista sits down with Vikram Dutt, Associate Vice President, Building Design Strategy and Marketing with Autodesk, to discuss the tech giant's recent acquisition of AI and generative design platform provider Spacemaker. Dutt talks about common applications for generative design in today's market, and hints at future applications for this technology.
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