Arcadis will expand use of Autodesk Assistant, connect its Model Context Protocol capabilities, and co-develop AI agents that bring firm standards, project data, and expertise directly into Autodesk design tools and cloud platforms.
Arcadis is the first global design firm to enter a specific partnership with Autodesk to co-develop AI tools and agents for architectural and engineering work.
The collaboration will extend Arcadis use of Autodesk Assistant across Revit, Civil3D and Forma while connecting Arcadis data through Model Context Protocol (MCP) to retain ownership and context.
# What happened Global design firm Arcadis announced an expanded partnership with Autodesk on Sept. 28 to co-develop artificial intelligence tools and agents that assist architectural and engineering tasks. Arcadis will expand internal use of Autodesk Assistant and connect its own data and standards into Autodesk's platform environment.
# Why the partnership matters Arcadis is the first global design firm named in a specific deal with Autodesk to develop AI tools. The move focuses on putting Arcadis knowledge, project history and standards directly into digital workflows where design decisions are made rather than leaving AI isolated in a separate tool.
# How the technology will be used Autodesk Assistant is designed to work with geometry, engineering intent and project history. Arcadis plans to use the assistant alongside tools it already uses—Revit and Civil3D—and Autodesk cloud platforms such as Forma. Arcadis will also connect its Model Context Protocol capabilities with Autodesk Assistant so Arcadis data sets can be accessed in AI-powered workflows while Arcadis retains ownership over what is built with those data.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that provides secure two-way connections between large language models and external data sources or tools. Autodesk already has several MCP connections that work with Anthropic's frontier models.
# What Arcadis says about control and responsibility Arcadis CEO Heather Polinsky emphasized that designers will remain in charge of project decisions. The firm framed the partnership as a way to bring firm knowledge into the workflows where teams design and decide, with the stated goals of improving efficiency and accuracy and freeing staff to focus on complex client challenges.
# What this means for clients and projects Arcadis says the partnership is designed to make digital and AI-enabled delivery more practical, consistent and valuable across complex projects. By combining Arcadis' asset knowledge, judgment, client standards and sector expertise with Autodesk's AI and cloud platform, the firm expects to apply digital and AI tools to address real-world project challenges.
# How this compares with other approaches Other technology companies promote AI agents that exist inside a design tool. Arcadis' approach emphasizes connecting data externally via MCP so firm datasets and standards can feed AI workflows without ceding control of those assets.
# Immediate next steps and scope
# Bottom line Arcadis and Autodesk are formalizing a development path that connects firm-held project data and standards into Autodesk's AI assistant and cloud tools. The stated benefits are more practical and consistent AI-enabled delivery, retained data ownership, and keeping human designers responsible for decisions while shifting routine work into AI-assisted workflows.
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