At Autodesk, we often find ourselves pondering the profound influence of technology on the future—especially during these unprecedented times. As we navigate a global pandemic, it's easy to dwell on the daunting challenges posed by climate change, social equity, and systemic resilience. However, we strive to focus on the brighter aspects, emphasizing how our customers leverage technology to craft a thriving future. Automation and artificial intelligence hold immense potential when used to support and enhance human efforts in tackling significant issues.
Our vision revolves around providing individuals with the freedom to unleash their creativity while allowing technology to manage routine and time-consuming tasks. This is the future of work we envision—a harmonious blend of human ingenuity and technological prowess.
We're thrilled to collaborate with the Smithsonian to bring an innovative experience to life, set to debut this November at the historic Arts + Industries Building (AIB), America's first national museum. After nearly two decades of dormancy, the AIB is reinventing itself as a national platform for exploring ideas and questions about the future.
FUTURES, the Smithsonian's inaugural large-scale exploration of the future, will merge awe-inspiring art, cutting-edge technology, design, and history, encouraging visitors to dream big and envision multiple futures on the horizon.
As part of FUTURES, we've partnered with the Smithsonian to create The Co-Lab, featuring an interactive experience called Future Communities. This activity invites participants to collaboratively construct a sustainable community block using analytics and goal-driven design powered by Autodesk's generative design technology. Each visitor adopts a distinct role with specific objectives, balancing social, ecological, and economic factors such as green spaces, low-carbon transportation, public service accessibility, and employment opportunities. The evolving community block will be displayed in real-time, showcasing the trade-offs necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
What excites me most about this exhibit is the chance for visitors to engage directly with AI, witnessing firsthand the collaborative potential between humans and technology. Together, we can explore better ways of living, empowered by advanced design tools.
To learn more about The Co-Lab, head to Smithsonian Magazine.
Our longstanding relationship with the Smithsonian has been a source of great pride, particularly collaborating on meaningful projects like this one. Previously, our work involved preserving the past, such as 3D scanning the Apollo 11 command module and integrating Smithsonian 3D models into Tinkercad collections. With FUTURES, we're helping guests look forward, experiencing the wonders of what lies ahead.
Recently, I spoke with Rachel Goslins, AIB director and visionary behind this project. She shared, "Since its opening in 1881, the Arts + Industries Building has always been a place for bold thinking. With 'FUTURES,' we're partnering with our visitors to imagine and create a future where everyone thrives. Autodesk is the ideal partner, bringing their technical expertise and passion for creative collaboration to this ambitious initiative."
Watch how humans and AI collaborated to design The Co-Lab on YouTube.
The exhibit itself embodies the power of AI, featuring a generatively designed structure built sustainably using wood and metal joints. Constructing a 22-foot-tall structure with minimal resources within a historic building was no small feat, but our designers and generative design technology rose to the challenge. We sourced lumber for the wooden beams and fabricated metal joints using modular space-frame components. Advances in generative design helped us determine the precise size and placement of materials, resulting in a design that is robust, lightweight, and easy to assemble and disassemble, minimizing waste.
The structure, designed by The Living, an Autodesk Studio, exemplifies the synergy of low-tech, low-cost materials with high-tech iterative design processes. Generative design is also showcased through artifacts like a model of the Hyundai Elevate ultimate mobility vehicle.
Inspired by the great World’s Fairs pavilions, the Arts + Industries Building first opened in 1881, showcasing groundbreaking inventions like Edison's light bulb, the first airplane, and NASA's rockets. As the nation celebrates the building's 175th anniversary, we're proud to be part of its next chapter, marking the innovative spirit of the future.
For more information on FUTURES, visit here. The exhibit opens this November and will be free and open to the public through July 2022.
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