Arcadis Partners with Autodesk to Enhance Data-Driven Project Delivery Through AI

Arcadis, a leading global company in sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy, has announced an expanded collaboration with Autodesk. The aim is to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), connected data, and digital workflows in both the built and natural environments.

This strategic partnership seeks to leverage the collective industry knowledge and growth ambitions of Arcadis while harnessing Autodesk's innovative platforms. The goal is to create added value and ensure long-term success for both corporations. Central to the collaboration is the idea that human expertise and judgment continue to play a vital role in project delivery.

Bridging Expertise and Innovation
Arcadis's extensive knowledge in planning, engineering, sustainability, and project delivery will be integrated with Autodesk’s design capabilities. This includes the usage of Autodesk AI tools, such as the Autodesk Assistant, which is engineered to understand geometry, technical intentions, and project histories.
The collaboration aims to enhance Arcadis's AI and data strategies, streamlining the incorporation of its knowledge, standards, and customer experiences into these digital workflows, where important decisions are made.
One prime example of this teamwork is the 'See Through Walls' project, which utilizes AI, sensor data, and predictive modeling to assess the conditions of hidden structures within existing buildings. This initiative promotes material reuse, circular economy, and decarbonization efforts.

Enhancing Client Outcomes
By working together, Arcadis and Autodesk aim to make digital and AI-driven project completion more practical, consistent, and valuable for clients. Arcadis will apply its expertise on various assets, leveraging human judgment, customer standards, and industry-specific knowledge to address real challenges through digital and AI tools.
The collaboration operates on the Autodesk platform, where AI results can be validated using actual project data and the design requirements needed to ensure a project’s success. This capability will enable clients to make informed decisions, improve quality and resilience, mitigate risks, and enhance productivity during project execution.

Human Expertise is Key
It’s essential to note that technology alone cannot create value; its application is what truly makes a difference. Employees at Arcadis continue to play a pivotal role in transforming AI and digital capabilities into superior, tested, and verified outcomes for clients. This enhances the ability for teams to apply their expertise innovatively, improving speed, precision, and consistency in project implementation.

Heather Polinsky, CEO of Arcadis, shared her insights on the collaboration stating, “Our clients choose Arcadis for the knowledge, judgment, and experience of our professionals. This expertise remains central to our value creation. By collaborating with Autodesk, we inject this knowledge directly into workflows where our teams design and make decisions.”
She emphasized that by pairing their expertise with AI, data, and digital capabilities, they can help teams work smarter and more effectively, allowing them to dedicate more time to solving complex challenges—the very solutions that clients expect from Arcadis.

Andrew Anagnost, President and CEO of Autodesk, remarked that “Arcadis and its strong leadership are clearly focused on the future and do not limit themselves to merely introducing new technologies. They recognize that AI creates the most value when based on solid industry expertise, trusted data, and real contexts.” This perception transforms AI into project intelligence, enabling individuals to make better decisions and yield improved results for clients.

Implementing Complex Solutions Effectively
The collaboration also emphasizes leveraging Arcadis's Model-Context-Protocol (MCP) capabilities alongside Autodesk Assistant. This flexible approach allows for the application of Arcadis' knowledge, standards, and guidelines within AI-enabled workflows, all the while maintaining complete autonomy over what is created.

Arcadis's broader digital ecosystem involves partnerships with other leading organizations, combining expert teams, product specialists, data experts, and customer teams to reimagine workflows that deliver repeatable and scalable value around clients, industries, and regions. Successful AI and automation initiatives in North America and Europe are already yielding measurable efficiency gains. For example, automation has reduced the duration of quality inspections from five days to about half a day, showcasing the potential to free capacities, enhance consistency, and expedite project completion.

Creating Meaningful Results
Arcadis adds value for its clients by combining a focused group of top-tier digital technology partners like Autodesk, dynamic start-up solution providers, and Arcadis’s engineering expertise. This strategy allows Arcadis to integrate proven platforms with new innovations and industry knowledge, delivering practical and well-connected solutions that improve project execution, support better decision-making, and generate real outcomes for clients.

About Arcadis
Arcadis stands as the globally leading provider of data-driven sustainable solutions in design, engineering, and consultancy for natural and built assets. The firm is composed of approximately 34,000 professionals including architects, data analysts, planners, engineers, project coordinators, and specialists in water management and sustainability, united by a shared commitment to enhancing quality of life. Committed to impactful futures on the planet, Arcadis collaborates with clients to foster sustainable project decisions, merging digital innovation with human ingenuity while utilizing forward-thinking capabilities in areas such as the environment, energy, water, buildings, transportation, and infrastructure. Operations span over 30 countries with a projected gross revenue of €4.9 billion for 2025. For more information, visit www.arcadis.com.