This document contains forward-looking statements and cautions readers that actual results could differ materially from projections. It identifies major trends in the architecture, engineering and construction industries such as rapid urbanization and globalization. It also notes challenges around resource scarcity but sees opportunities from new technologies enabling digital prototyping and building information modeling. These tools allow customers to experience designs virtually before building. The document emphasizes that firms must change and adapt to survive in this evolving environment.

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Jay Bhatt
Senior Vice President, AEC Solutions
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2. Industrialization &
Urbanization
In 2007, for the first
time, half the world s
population lives in cities.
By 2030, the urban
population will reach 5
billion — 60 per cent of
the world s population.
Source: United Nations
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Globalization
AEC firms drive to
compete across
physical, economic and
political boundaries
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3. Scarcity of
Resources
Availability of
commodities has
become a global issue
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Challenges &
Opportunities
Redefining design,
improving delivery, and
helping the environment
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4. Technology as a
Catalyst for Change
Digital prototyping and
building information
modeling enable customers
to experience designs
before they re real
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Redefining Design
… survival… if you want to
survive, you re going to
change. If you don t,
you re
going to perish.
— Thom Mayne. FAIA, principal of
Morphosis, Pritzker Prize laureate, and co-
founder of the Southern California Institute of
Architecture
(SCI-Arc).
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BIM & Quantity Analysis
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