The Intranet + AI Search Solution for AEC Firms
Over 150 top firms run Synthesis, our AEC intranet platform.
AI Search for AEC Firms
Synthesis AI Search combines next generation search technology with AI to instantly generate rich answers to natural language searches and questions by summarizing the most relevant content on your Synthesis intranet.
Build a Central Hub for Firmwide Knowledge + Information
Synthesis will be your central hub for firmwide knowledge and information, so even if content doesn’t live in Synthesis, your employees will know that they can find links to get what they need.
Stay Connected As Your Firm Evolves + Grows
Whether you are adding new offices, services, or markets, acquiring new firms, transitioning ownership, leadership, or organization structures, or any of the other common changes that AEC firms go through as they evolve and grow, Synthesis can help you engage your employees and make them feel like they are part of the process.
Offer On-Demand + Social Learning Opportunities
Upskill and engage your employees and amplify your learning + development program by centralizing video libraries, putting learning resources in context using pages and guides, promoting new learning programs, and crowdsourcing ideas and answers in our activity stream.
Discover Employee Skills, Experience, + Interests
Search, filter, and browse Employee Directories and dive deep into employee skills, experience, and interests with our highly configurable Employee Profiles, which integrate with Deltek, Unanet, OpenAsset, Azure Active Directory, and Teams.
Daylight Key Project Information
Search, filter, and browse Project Directories to discover projects by project type, client, state, square footage, construction cost, and more with data sourced from Deltek, Unanet, OpenAsset, and Newforma. Dive deeper into project images, data points, descriptions, employee teams, contacts, and more with our highly configurable Project Profiles.
Create + Maintain Beautiful Content
We designed Synthesis to empower non-technical content owners to easily create and maintain beautiful content on their own. Configuration wizards, content blocks, drag-and-drop, and page templates make it a pleasure to build your firmwide knowledge base.
Reinforce Your Firm's Brand
Configure your colors, fonts, logos, text styles, and more to make Synthesis feel like home for your brand.
Integrate With Your Core Software Stack
Synthesis integrates with leading AEC industry software to give you one searchable source of truth.
Keep Your Intranet Content Secure
Knowledge Architecture is SOC 2 and GDPR compliant, which underscores our commitment to safeguard the privacy and security of your intranet, your firm, and your data. Our Trust Center, powered by Drata, provides real-time transparency into our security posture and the opportunity to review our security attestations, reports, and policies.
Learn about launching and growing successful intranets from KA Community members.
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KA Connect 2025 | Sundance
Unlocking the Promise of Knowledge Management with AI
KA Connect 2025, our annual knowledge management conference for the AEC industry, will take place at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Sundance, Utah from August 12th to August 13th, 2025.
Our focus will be on Unlocking the Promise of Knowledge Management with AI. We’re excited about this new era of AI-powered knowledge management and look forward to discussing how your firm can accelerate learning, streamline workflows, and empower your experts to more effectively share their knowledge through the strategic use of AI.
Learn more about Knowledge Management through our KA Connect Talk Archive.
