The Rise of Unreal Engine in AEC

October 16, 2021

In light of AEC and related applications (such as Smart City and Digital Twins), there has been an increased focus in recent months on the Unreal Engine technology developed by Epic Games, Inc.

Unreal Engine 4 editor. Image credit: Epic Games.

For instance, at the upcoming Build Architecture 2021 event, taking place on November 2, Zaha Hadid Architects will present an architectural “configurator”, which enables users to switch scene components in real time. Another large architecture-engineering firm, HOK, will talk about their use of Unreal Engine for digital twins of buildings.