Talking Architecture & Design

Episode 318: Liam O’Donohue, Managing Principal ANZ, Arup, on how AI is set to change the role of the engineer

Engineering has traditionally been understood as a discipline focused on solving technical problems—designing structures, calculating loads, moving people and water, generating and distributing energy, and ensuring the infrastructure around us works safely and efficiently. But that role is changing. Engineers are increasingly asked to think beyond individual assets and projects—and instead consider how infrastructure interacts with cities, communities, the environment, technology, energy syst...