Hexagon supports new centre for digital planning and construction

(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 27 May 2021)bob体育报道六边形的地球系统部门participates in a new centre at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) as a strategic partner with a donation via the ETH Foundation over six years. The centre for Computationally Augmented Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, known as Design++, is intended to help ETH further strengthen its globally leading position in digital design, planning and construction.

六边形的捐赠将主要用于建立在Desibob体育报道gn ++中心增强计算设计的新教授职位。新中心旨在开发数字工具和流程，以同时提高设计，提高施工过程中的生产率，提高建筑物的质量并减少环境影响。为此，建筑和土木工程领域结合了人工智能的当前知识，重点是机器学习和扩展现实。该中心和新教授职位旨在在建筑，土木工程，建筑和计算机科学之间建造桥梁。

“We are pleased to announce the partnership with ETH Zurich and Design ++. We share the ambition, purpose, and entrepreneur spirit with Design ++. We are looking forward to enabling professionals to simultaneously increase productivity, improve the quality of work processes, and substantially reduce the environmental footprint of the AEC industry,”Hexagon总统的地理系统部门托马斯·哈林（Thomas Hbob体育报道arring）说。“We have ambitious plans in place for AEC, and we are eager to learn more from leading research institutes such as Design++.”

“技术创新是我们业务的关键成功因素，也是我们DNA的关键要素。成为Design ++的战略合作伙伴，使我们能够将核心能力带入合作伙伴关系，并使我们能够为AEC行业推动这项技术创新，”emphasises Burkhard Boeckem, CTO at Hexagon.“We are looking forward to collaborating in visual computing, immersive design, extended reality, and accelerating intelligence-based technologies in the AEC space through this strong and meaningful partnership.”

bob体育报道Hexagon是Design ++的第二个战略合作伙伴Basler＆Hofmann之后。新中心和身临其境设计实验室（IDL）的正式开放将于5月27日举行。