Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is a renowned global architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. Known for some of the world’s most technically and environmentally advanced buildings, SOM applies creativity and emerging technologies to design buildings for the future. SOM designed the new United States Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles to be an open and transparent public space, while also constantly considering the materials used in the project and the project's environmental footprint. The structural design specialists at SOM used Altair OptiStruct to generate an ideal project plan that considered sustainable regulations and manufacturing constraints.

Officially known as the Caleido project, the Fifth Tower in Madrid is owned by Inmobiliaria Espacio, a company that, among other services, deals with infrastructure and construction for all types of buildings.

對於尋求終極、輕盈、纖薄、優雅的浮動形狀（可以克服重力的那種）的建築師，他們越來越傾向於採用更全面的方法，將設計、工程和製造結合起來，讓他們的想法栩栩如生。

由於 AEC 專案的規模和複雜性，在沒有實際工作流程的情況下設計新結構幾乎不可能有效地開發和驗證新設計。在項目之初，應用模擬可解決專案時間進度減緩並可能因延遲交付而遭受巨額罰款的問題。