From Architectural Vision to Built Reality: AI, Digital Design and Engineering Collaboration
From Architectural Vision to Built Reality: AI, Digital Design and Engineering Collaboration
Speaker:
Dong Chen and Aatisha Gupta
Summary:
Join Cundall’s Structural Engineering team for an inspiring CPD session showcasing how AI and cutting‑edge digital design technologies are reshaping the future of the built environment. Through standout project case studies, including the Busan Opera House, Changi Airport Terminal 5, and other high‑impact design ventures, the presenters will reveal how parametric modelling and AI‑driven workflows can unlock new creative possibilities, accelerate design exploration, and elevate interdisciplinary collaboration.
Discover how integrated digital processes can supercharge creativity, streamline coordination, enhance sustainability outcomes, and strengthen buildability from concept to final engineering delivery. This session is designed to spark ideas, highlight real‑world applications, and demonstrate how digital innovation is empowering architects and engineers to deliver their most ambitious projects.
This talk was delivered online on 26 August 2026. Talk duration is 1 hour and 21 minutes.
Speaker Bio:
Dong Chen:
Dong is a Partner at Cundall, leading company’s structural discipline service across the APAC region. As a chartered structural engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK, and a registered engineer with the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects, he brings 25 years of global expertise from projects in Europe, MENA, APAC, and the United States. Collaborating with world-renowned architects, Dong has spearheaded complex structural designs from concept to completion on landmark projects.
Aatisha Gupta:
Aatisha is a Principal Structural Engineer at Cundall Sydney and a Chartered Member of Engineers Australia, with international experience including India, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Australia. She has worked on a diverse range of projects, from tall buildings and cultural facilities to complex steel structures, heritage projects and seismic assessments. She is passionate about computational design, digital workflows and sustainable structural solutions
CPD Details:
This talk is offered as a formal CPD activity for architects, mapped to performance criteria PC35, PC36 and PC47 in the Australian 2021 National Standard of Competencies for Architects.
A copy of the CPD questions can be accessed here. If you take notes in digital format during the video, you will be able to copy/paste your answers into the questionnaire at the end.
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