The May/June edition of AEC Magazine dives deep into new technology for construction, explores design automation in MEP, and uncovers the barriers to agentic BIM workflows. Plus we give an in-depth preview of NXT BLD 2026 – our biggest event yet which celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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Highlights of our May / June edition
- Zuru Tech: more than a $2 billion hobby
Off-site construction hasn’t had a great decade, but one company with deep pockets is looking to change that - Eleven themes for NXT BLD 2026
With AEC tech arriving at unprecedented pace, NXT BLD is the perfect place to stay ahead - Palantir in AEC
Palantir is targeting AEC, positioning itself to integrate project, financial, and operational data into a single enterprise decision layer, for faster project control - NXT BLD – time to rethink your tech stack
With budgets under pressure and new AI-driven capabilities reshaping workflows, NXT BLD is the place to re-evaluate your software stack - Arcol’s play for general contractors
Arcol’s view of the agentic future is shaped as much by the GC market as it is by arguments over authoring tools - Agentic BIM’s missing infrastructure
A Google research paper provides the framework for making agentic BIM work – but also exposes a yawning gap - HVAKR: integrated AI HVAC design
Hvakr provides further evidence that discipline-specific AI is landing in engineering software faster than it is in mainstream BIM - Hypar’s big bet against schema
As AI sweeps into AEC software development, the ‘how, why and what’ of implementation is hotly debated. We asked Hypar’s Ian Keough for his take - 10 years of NXT BLD
As we approach the 10th anniversary of NXT BLD, we look back at the highlights, and industry shifts that have shaped our future gazing event - Connecting the physical and digital worlds
While 2D still dominates in construction, HP is looking to deliver new efficiencies by keeping digital CAD files, printed drawings and site layouts in sync - The great brain robbery
Will agentic AI quietly steal the role of ‘design thinking’ from AEC professionals? asks Richard Harpham - Front-loading the future
The disconnect between what architects envision and what actually gets built is narrowing, thanks to a shift in how construction knowledge flows into design
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