BuiltWorlds Conversations: AI’s Evolving Role in Europe’s AEC Industry

In this installment of BuiltWorlds Conversations, we sat down with two of Europe’s leading innovators—AIRA CEO Tom Lipnski and Buro Happold CTO Alain Waha—to discuss how AI is being received, applied, and developed in the various AEC markets throughout Europe. The two, who both have deeply technical backgrounds as well as histories of entrepreneurship, provided clarifying and enlightening insights into how governments are responding to AI, the scalability of AI-powered startups in the wider European AEC industry, how the technology is being developed and successfully applied throughout the continent, where the hurdles are, where the potential is, and much more.

You can catch both Lipinski and Waha at the 2025 Munich AI Conference, a members-only event where we’ll be digging deeper into the challenges and opportunities of AI in Europe’s built environment ecosystem, complete with engaging panels, collaborative roundtable discussions, and a showcase of the region’s leading AI-powered startups. If you’re not a member, considering joining via our special promotion, which includes a full year’s Digital Membership plus two tickets to any BuiltWorlds events.