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Autodesk named as Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games with no-new-permanent-build plan
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Autodesk announced that it has been named the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Autodesk announced that it has been named the Official Design and Make Platform of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Team USA. Over the next four years, Autodesk's software – used by designers, engineers, builders, and creators – will support LA28's more than $1 billion temporary overlay and construction plan, incorporating sustainable design principles. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nAutodesk's Design and Make Platform will be supporting LA28's no-new-permanent-venues plan: a commitment to build LA28's footprint by adapting existing or building temporary infrastructure.\n\"Autodesk's technology is used every day to design and make a better world, which is why we're thrilled to be LA28's official Design and Make Platform,\" said Andrew Anagnost, Autodesk President and CEO. \"Our partnership will enable Autodesk software to do more than ever before. Together with LA28, we will help prepare Los Angeles for not only a 29-day celebration but also strengthen the greater Los Angeles community by embarking on our shared vision of a more sustainable Games.\"\nLA28 and Autodesk to design and make the Olympics and Paralympics with no new permanent venues\nAutodesk software will help retrofit the 40+ competition and major non-competition venues across Southern California that will make up the LA28 Games' footprint – including the LA Memorial Coliseum. Autodesk software will be critical in enabling this, with its technology helping to shorten timelines, cut costs, and incorporate sustainable design principles across the project.\n\"Autodesk's software is a part of our LA28 story: the behind-the-scenes technology that brings our vision of the LA28 Games to life,\" said Casey Wasserman, LA28 Chairperson. \"Together, we will develop the right plan to support 12-15 million ticketed fans over such a short period of time. We are honored to have Autodesk on board for the next four years as we embark on our shared commitment in innovative design that can serve as a precedent for many Games to come.\" \nOver the next four years, LA28 will use Autodesk's software, including Autodesk Construction Cloud, as a central tool to facilitate better collaboration with thousands of critical stakeholders on the design, development, and ultimate delivery of the venues.\nLA28 will use Autodesk software and Bu...