If you are coming to the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA24) this year (June 5-8 in Washington, DC), there are a couple official TAP events plus many more great sessions to consider!
TAP events
Wednesday: TAP Symposium at AIA24
TAP100 | 9am-4pm | 4.75 LUs | $99
There's no denying the growing presence of artificial intelligence in our industry. This event will examine how technology is reshaping the industry and illuminate ways these advancements can enhance your practice. Keynote presentations from leading experts will delve into topics such as the integration of AI in the design process, the impact of digital tools on project management, and the ethical considerations surrounding the use of this technology in architectural projects. Join us for the chance to network with industry leaders, share best practices, and explore collaborative opportunities that leverage AI to drive innovation in architectural design and construction.
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Thursday: TAP Open Forum
EV211 | 11am-12:30pm
As the way we practice architecture rapidly changes through innovation, how are you keeping up with the trends? What technologies should our industry develop further to improve our built environment? The Technology in Architectural Practice Advisory Group welcomes you to join in this open discussion and connect with others who are facing these pressing questions.
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Other sessions of interest
Note: click here for the AI, Technology, & Research track filter on the AIA24 schedule, or you can click here for the Technology Trends topic filter.
Wednesday
Integrated Design: Building Duke Ellington School of the Arts
WE108 | 9-11:30am | 2.5 LUs
The award-winning Duke Ellington School of the Arts utilized cutting-edge Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology to develop a process for integrated design. The single-model workflow and Open BIM approach meant design, engineering, and fabrication could happen in quick succession while also efficiently solving issues that would otherwise have taken months. This workflow cut out typical project paper-pushing and addressed issues head-on to ensure accuracy within a tight schedule.
In this session, you'll learn how to harness Open BIM technology to create seamless workflows for any project by examining the team's collaborative approach and the technology that made it possible.
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AI Generative Imagery for Architects
WE304 | 1:30-4pm | 2.5 LUs
Get hands-on with AI in this engaging seminar. You'll develop core skills and explore vital tools in AI generative imagery. In this workshop, you'll have an opportunity to hone in on machine learning fundamentals, leading AI modalities, and prompt development. The discussion will be designed to promote understanding of the structures of AI text-to-image prompting, the right syntax to use, and the intention-to-outcome paradigm often faced by AI generative imagery users. Whether you have never used AI, are actively exploring, or want to enhance your teams' existing capabilities, you'll find this workshop essential to your practice.
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Learning a better way to apply AI to building codes
WE407 | 3:30-4pm | .5 LU
To address the problems often encountered when using AI for code content, the International Code Council (ICC) has taken many unique steps, including building an AI Navigator tool. This session will help you learn more about AI and how to effectively utilize it for improved outcomes. Explore how to use vetted questions and answers from ICC technical experts to build tools for self-evaluationas well as how to program AI to "know what it doesn't know." Plus, by investigating challenges associated with AI and building codes, you'll gain strategies to make AI an effective resource for code investigation.
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Thursday
Specifications in the Age of AI
EX104 | 10:30-11:30am | 1 LU
Some design professionals are cautious about AI, particularly with regard to specifications due to their contractual nature. However, organizations that embrace AI have the potential to enhance project efficiencies, enable specifiers to be even more productive, and provide a valuable tool to help emerging professionals and less-experienced project teams develop specifications. This session will offer practical insights and real-world examples illustrating how AI can assist professionals in developing more accurate specifications with ease.
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Architectural design with AI in Third World Countries
TH102 | 1-1:30pm | .5 LU
The socio-economic limitations in developing nations makes for unique challenges when it comes to architectural design, from peer collaboration and communication about design to content delivery and cost efficiency. Enter AI. Not only can AI-driven software help you overcome these hurdles, but the latest advancements offer solutions that can deliver design efficiency, sustainability, historical data analysis, structural integrity, and even community engagement.
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Empowering Architects: Harnessing AI and ML for Enhanced Performance
EX106 | 1-2pm | 1 LU
Generative AI, traditional AI, and machine learning (ML) are technologies revolutionizing the architecture industry. In this session, you'll learn the basic concepts of these innovations, their real-world applications, and strategies to prioritize them in your firm. Additionally, you'll discuss how the adoption of these technologies is impacting firm-wide operations, from how firms manage, acquire, and retain talent to the changing landscape of architectural roles. By understanding these key technologies, prioritizing their adoption wisely, and understanding their potential, architecture firms can deliver projects more efficiently and win more business through innovative differentiation.
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Visualize Net Zero Energy, 2030 Data and Tableau
TH215 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
Experience the value of data collected by AIA 2030 Commitment firms. Thanks to an interactive exploratory dashboard that visualizes AIA DDx data using a free online tool, Tableau Public, practitioners are already benefiting from it. This session will help you make the most of this free resource.
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Be a Laser-Scanning Hero: Introduction to Reality Capture
EX115 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
Specifications relay intrinsic information to contractors about your design, and standards help keep your projects on track. To add further detail, why not specify and standardize your as-builts too? In this session, you'll learn about the standards and specifications used to ensure your as-built models and documentation are appropriate for your project. Be the hero of your next remodel by gaining a thorough understanding of the standards, methods, technology, and specifications for reality capture and building documentation.
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Merging Realities: AI & Augmented Spaces in Future Architectural Practices
TH207 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
Through a lively, interactive talk incorporating animated demonstrations, you'll use the latest advances in AI, AR, VR, and 3D printing to explore a proposal for a research facility on Mars. Join us to experience the power and promise of these emerging technologies and their implications on the architectural industry—as well as those in extra-terrestrial habitats. You'll witness these revolutionary ideas, glean insights into the research, and take your practice to a whole new realm in this unforgettable seminar.
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Friday
The Future of Design Authoring
EX203 | 10:30-11:30am | 1 LU
Explore how cloud-first design authoring solutions can enhance workflows. Join us to learn about the role of integrated data pipelines in a cloud-first world and how they enable multi-player collaboration across the project lifecycle. Plus, explore the role of AI-driven decision-making in an integrated world and how Snaptrude is making all of this a reality.
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Sustainable Resources for Small-Scale Building Information Modeling
EX201 | 10:30-11:30am | 1 LU/HSW
This session will demonstrate how the inherently data-rich nature of building information modeling (BIM) can be used to refine building design and use resources like building materials more sustainably. By incorporating the design techniques discussed, you'll learn how to create richer, higher-performing buildings using fewer resources. Instead of only being utilized for an improved documentation and sharing environment reserved for large projects, BIM can also serve smaller design-oriented projects. These applications will be explored through technical vignettes.
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Tour: Innovation on the Anacostia: D.C. Water Headquarters
ET207 | 11:45am-3:15pm | 3 LUs/HSW
The new LEED Platinum D.C. Water Headquarters is the District's latest landmark on the Anacostia Riverfront. The project demonstrates that modern civic architecture can be both beautiful and functional in its pursuit of sustainability. It also reimagines an entirely paved, urban location and an operational water and sewage treatment facility while returning the landscape to a functioning ecosystem. On this tour, you'll experience the building's state-of-the-art technology, including the first wastewater thermal recovery system installed in the United States, parametric modeling to develop the curved building form and layered curtain wall, and bioretention plantings and a green roof that absorb and filter stormwater.
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Tour: The Future of Sustainable Architecture: The Nature Conservancy
ET209 | 12:30-3:30pm | 1.5 LUs/HSW
Join an exclusive site tour of The Nature Conservancy's Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where architectural innovation meets sustainability excellence. You'll discover firsthand how meticulous analysis and cutting-edge design transformed this eight-story office building, achieving a remarkable 50% reduction in energy consumption. The tour will highlight the project's strategies for optimizing energy efficiency through state-of-the-art equipment, a cloud-based building management system, and cost-effective envelope enhancements. Your guide will unveil a maglev chiller, air scrubbers, storm water management, rainwater storage, and a bio-solar roof. You'll be inspired and educated, gaining invaluable insights into sustainable design and LEED Platinum certification.
Technology Enablers for the New Age of Productivity
EX210 | 1:30-2:30pm | 1 LU
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your workload or looking for ways to increase productivity? Turning to technology may be the answer. Architects can unburden themselves from tedious yet necessary tasks by harnessing technological innovations such as cloud licensing, AI-powered compliance checking, digital twin technology, and streamlined sustainability assessments. These innovations are already here and many more are on the way. Join us for this session to explore existing processes that will minimize the mundane and inspire you to invest in future innovations.
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From Revit to Digital Twin - Turner Fleischer's Transformational Journey
FR213 | 2-3:30pm | 1.5 LUs
A cutting-edge approach utilizing a digital twin and IoT integration can revolutionize your operational processes, optimize asset performance, and take your project outcomes to the next level. In this session, you'll learn how this studio transformed a Revit design model into a digital twin that simulates real-world scenarios throughout the design-build-operate lifecycle. Discover how SQL, Revit, Autodesk Tandem, ACC/BIM360, and ReCap integration for 3D modeling can help you monitor asset performance remotely and capture accurate project data. Explore the benefits of the digital twin concept including efficiency, quality improvements, and IoT technology advantages.
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Worth a Thousand Words: Why Data Should be Visualized
FR304 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
Visualization can be a powerful tool to support data representation and analysis throughout project design and delivery. In this session, you'll learn how to visualize data across multiple facets of building design—from energy model results to cost and project specification data. Through a technology demonstration, the presenters will show the contextual visualization of data in real-time, leading to actionable data earlier in the design process. Join this session to discover how to integrate these data visualization techniques into your own design practice to win more work, increase inclusivity and communication between project stakeholders, and deliver better buildings.
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Collaborative Intelligence: Enhancing Our Capabilities Through Partnerships with AI
FR315 | 4-5pm | 1 LU
If you're tired of saying "I'm crazy busy" or "There's not enough people to do the work," this session is made for you. By attending, you'll gain practical insights on prioritizing AI projects, up-skilling your workforce, optimizing infrastructure, and fostering responsible AI deployment. This one-hour session equips you with the tools you need to harness the full potential of AI—reshaping the practice and paving the way for innovation. Get ready to be at the forefront of industry transformation.
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Saturday
Decoding the Latest AI Software in Architecture: A Categorized Exploration
SA204 | 10:00am-11:00pm | 1 LU
With the opportunities presented by AI rapidly evolving, it can be challenging to navigate the expansive realm of architecture-tailored AI software. Get started with this in-depth session that will categorize and spotlight the newest and most impactful AI apps and startups for each phase of the design process. From schematic design innovations to breakthroughs in construction administration, discover tools poised to redefine the industry's future.
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Crafting Your AI Implementation Plan: A Roadmap to AI Integration
SA102 | 10am-12:30pm | 2.5 LUs
This hands-on workshop will highlight how AI can supercharge the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. With a focus on collaborative intelligence, the discussion will review a step-by-step implementation plan—one that offers a clear path to integrating AI into your projects and practice. You'll actively participate, gaining both insight and a tangible guide through engaging tools like Mural and Mentimeter. Whether you're just starting your AI journey or looking to refine your approach, join us to explore how AI can be a game-changer in the future of AEC.
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