Autodesk has officially announced that it was named the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. According to certain reports, this means that, over the next four years, Autodesk’s software, which is used by the engineers, builders, and creators, will support LA28’s more than $1 billion temporary overlay and construction plan. More on the same would reveal how Autodesk will retrofit the 40+ competition and major non-competition venues across Southern California that will make up the LA28 Games’ footprint – including, the LA Memorial Coliseum. This it will be able to do through a technology capable of shortening timelines, and cutting costs, all while also preaching sustainable design principles across the project. To expand upon the sustainability aspect, Autodesk will rely upon its decades of experience in creating technologies that powers sustainable events of the future so to ultimately support lasting improvements for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. On a more practical note, such an objective is likely to include leveraging a circular and low-carbon design to retrofit buildings, and therefore, empower them to emit less carbon. To understand the significance of it, we must acknowledge how built environment accounts for 42% of global carbon emissions. On top of that, Autodesk can also provide data and insights needed to precisely model existing buildings and simulate various retrofit and adaptive reuse scenarios. By doing so, the company’s software will make it possible for various teams to evaluate and balance trade-offs attached with energy and material use, thus significantly lowering carbon emissions of the built environment.
“At Autodesk, we believe the most sustainable building is the one already built. That’s why we’re excited by LA28’s ambitious plan to retrofit existing structures to ensure sustainability is at the forefront of the LA28 Games venue plan,” said Amy Bunszel, Executive Vice President, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Solutions at Autodesk. “Over the next four years, our software will help set a new standard for creating a sporting event that intentionally designs, builds, repurposes, and reuses existing venues.”
Apart from using a circular and low-carbon design to deliver sustainability, Autodesk’s utility here is also rooted in its partnerships with key public transportation agencies. These partnerships will allow residents, workers, businesses, and more, to move more reliably throughout the region as they prepare for the grand event. Even after the preparations are done and the LA28 is underway, Autodesk will continue to play a big role by helping in the design of key games-related transportation elements and traffic control plans. Of course, not just transportation, LA28 will use Autodesk’s software, including Autodesk Construction Cloud, to facilitate better collaboration with thousands of critical stakeholders on the design, development, and delivery of all venues. An example to relay that better would entail using Autodesk’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools to bring to life an ambitious venue plan. Having referred to the role of its technological prowess, though, we must acknowledge how the company will also offer consultative support to help LA28 meet its delivery and sustainability plan.
“Autodesk’s technology is used every day to design and make a better world, which is why we’re thrilled to be LA28’s official Design and Make Platform,” said Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO of Autodesk. “Our partnership will enable Autodesk software to do more than ever before. Together with LA28, we will help prepare Los Angeles for not only a 29-day celebration but also strengthen the greater Los Angeles community by embarking on our shared vision of a more sustainable Games.”
Founded in 1982, Autodesk’s rise up the ranks stems from a technological setup which spans across architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. As for company’s excellence in what it does, it can be understood once you acknowledge more than 100 million users rely on Autodesk software to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business, and environmental challenges.
