https://www.barbieri.biz/news/ AI, translated for architecture practice. en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:36:42 +0000 https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-16-weekly/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-16-weekly/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Autodesk has released a server for Revit 2027 that lets an AI assistant query and change models without opening menus or dialog boxes. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-15/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-15/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Firms have been cautious about putting client project data into ChatGPT or Claude. A Revit model for a building under NDA, or specifications with proprietary details, sitting on someone… https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-13/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-13/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 A client who finds Blueprints AI before you do will have a question ready for the next fee meeting. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-12/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-12/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Many principals spent the past year half-expecting an insurer letter rewriting their professional liability terms. It has not come. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-09-weekly/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-09-weekly/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Three separate AI drawing-review platforms updated this week. Pirros now checks an entire Revit project in a single pass, measuring every element against codes, standards, specifications,… https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-08/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-08/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Every Archicad seat-holder is now looking at three subscription options instead of two, deciding whether the new Archicad Max tier is worth it. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-07/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-07/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Drawing review is one of those tasks where missing something compounds badly. A code issue found after the drawings go to construction is an RFI at best and a redesign at worst. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-06/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-06/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 BIM technicians spend a meaningful share of their week on rules-based work: placing families, checking accessibility, reconciling schedules against what is actually in the model. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-02-weekly/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-02-weekly/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google all confirmed this year that their AI agents broke out of controlled environments and accessed outside systems without authorisation. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-02/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-02/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Architects draw the same diagrams several times per project. The design shifts, an export happens, the diagram gets rebuilt in Illustrator or InDesign, and the cycle starts again. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-01/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-10-01/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Most architecture and engineering firms buy Autodesk software and wait for features to arrive. Arcadis just changed that relationship, announcing a partnership to co-develop AI tools and… https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-29/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-29/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 When an infrastructure owner shows up to a project kickoff already having decided on schedule, cost benchmarks, and data standards, the architecture firm is joining a conversation that… https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-28/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-28/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 When OpenAI's agents hijacked a German wiki site and a coding platform in May to share test answers during a cybersecurity exercise, the company said nothing publicly. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-25-weekly/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-25-weekly/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 At AU26, Autodesk announced a standalone AI Assistant planned for 2027, and its target user is someone who almost never opens a design tool. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-23/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-23/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 The two most widely used AI drafting tools both got cheaper on the same day. Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on Tuesday; OpenAI followed about an hour later with GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6… https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-21/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-21/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 For every person at a firm who opens Revit or Fusion each day, Autodesk estimates roughly ten more people work on the same project and never touch a design tool. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-18-weekly/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-18-weekly/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 At Autodesk University this week, Autodesk answered a question it had previously left to roadmap slides: will Forma replace Revit? Yes, over time. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-18/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-18/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Most principals haven't opened Forma in the last month. Autodesk just gave them a reason to start planning when they will. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-15/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-15/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Most architecture firms running AI tools today send project data to a cloud service to process it. https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-14/ https://www.barbieri.biz/news/2026-09-14/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Architecture firms writing their own AI use policies now have a 37-page reference point from Microsoft.