AEC Tech Symposium
The premier annual technology symposium for AEC technologists, computational designers, and software developers—held in New York—exploring the frontier of digital tools, automation, and AI in architecture, engineering, and construction.
Definition
The AEC Tech Symposium is a highly curated annual gathering for the computational design, BIM, and construction technology community, held in New York City and distinguished by its practitioner-developer hybrid audience. The symposium covers the leading edge of AEC technology: computational design and generative AI, robotic fabrication research, machine learning for construction document analysis, open-source AEC technology development, and the emerging intersection of AI agents and BIM authoring tools. Content at AEC Tech consistently previews capabilities that reach broader industry adoption 2-4 years later—the symposium was discussing RAG for construction documents and agentic BIM workflows before these became mainstream topics at larger conferences. For innovation-oriented AEC professionals, AEC Tech provides access to researchers, open-source developers, and technology practitioners whose work defines the next generation of tools. Research presented at AEC Tech often connects to academic work at MIT, Columbia, ETH Zurich, and TU Munich.
Examples
AEC Tech 2026 session showcasing a live BIMgent demonstration of autonomous Revit modeling from a floor plan sketch
Computational designer presenting at AEC Tech on using MCP servers to connect Claude to Grasshopper for natural language parametric design
AEC Tech 2027 expected to feature first production-deployed agentic BIM workflows from leading architecture practices
Frequently Asked Questions
The AEC Tech Symposium is a highly curated annual gathering for the computational design, BIM, and construction technology community, held in New York City and distinguished by its practitioner-developer hybrid audience. The symposium covers the leading edge of AEC technology: computational design and generative AI, robotic fabrication research, machine learning for construction document analysis, open-source AEC technology development, and the emerging intersection of AI agents and BIM authoring tools. Content at AEC Tech consistently previews capabilities that reach broader industry adoption 2-4 years later—the symposium was discussing RAG for construction documents and agentic BIM workflows before these became mainstream topics at larger conferences. For innovation-oriented AEC professionals, AEC Tech provides access to researchers, open-source developers, and technology practitioners whose work defines the next generation of tools. Research presented at AEC Tech often connects to academic work at MIT, Columbia, ETH Zurich, and TU Munich.
AEC Tech 2026 session showcasing a live BIMgent demonstration of autonomous Revit modeling from a floor plan sketch. Computational designer presenting at AEC Tech on using MCP servers to connect Claude to Grasshopper for natural language parametric design. AEC Tech 2027 expected to feature first production-deployed agentic BIM workflows from leading architecture practices.
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