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The Co-Lab

Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall, 2021, Courtesy FotoBriceno.

Design shapes billions of lives. What if we could invite everyone to create, together, almost every aspect of their own communities? The Co-Lab is a first-of-its-kind opportunity to engage with other FUTURES visitors and an artificial intelligence (AI) partner to solve complex design problems. Build skyscrapers and parks, get carbon-neutral, increase public services, or create more jobs while the AI partner solves conflicts for you in ways you may not expect, faster than the human brain can process.

This collaborative design experience developed with Autodesk, a leading provider of 3D design software, is housed in the first large-scale public structure in a museum designed with generative AI. At 22ft tall, the structure is unique, lightweight, and assembled with entirely sustainable materials.

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Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy Mariah Miranda.
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Visitors interacting with Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy FotoBriceno.
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Rendering of Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy Autodesk.
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Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy FotoBriceno.
Sculpture with people looking at screens
Rendering of Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy Autodesk.
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Futures that Unite hall view, Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy Farrah Skeiky.
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Rendering of Co-Lab in Futures that Unite hall at Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building, 2021, Courtesy Autodesk.