2024-05-09T12:17:36-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150355981/maurice-s-last-shift-top-prize-winner-in-archinect-s-generative-futures-an-ai-architecture-storytelling-challenge Archinect 2023-07-11T12:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1bcfaedc682aa3ff7f86a720c3dcfeae.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>Maurice's Last Shift</em></strong> by Tim Papienski</p> <p>Just after dawn, as light rain pattered down on the tarps of the construction site, Maurice stepped gently, trying not to land in the mud. As he passed through the guarded entrance, the banner above proudly proclaimed &ldquo;847 days without a workplace accident.&rdquo;&nbsp; Mounted on a pole below, was the ever-present red Stop Work button.</p> <p>Maurice was a Sensor Jockey.&nbsp; Led a crew of them, in fact.&nbsp; He was retiring after 40 years, and today was his last shift. Maurice has spent his entire working life on jobsites such as this&mdash;big, sprawling constructions. He knew everything a person could know. &nbsp;</p> <p>The jobsite was a repurpose of an abandoned office complex, a mix of apartments, businesses and &ldquo;Temps.&rdquo; Maurice headed to the end of the site, the final section block of Temps being printed.&nbsp; The great gantry had been rolled into place, the concrete extruder paused dramatically, like a monk about to illuminate the edges of a medieval bible.</p> <p>Nobody really knew what wa...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150356197/dystopian-dreams-and-gigabyte-gleams-honorable-mention-in-archinect-s-generative-futures-an-ai-architecture-storytelling-challenge Archinect 2023-07-11T12:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/de/deab4c28391a6055d0beb4559f147c1f.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>Dystopian Dreams and Gigabyte Gleams</em></strong> by Mason Miles</p> <p>Forming a representation of a nature-infused city of the future, hybridizing optimism and entropy, the project lends a satirical outlook on the AI city. The images are each accompanied by a correlating haiku, prodding at what the future may hold while providing space for the viewers' imagination to run free.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56d5172af0ee65d1f45ecd542169f38a.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/56/56d5172af0ee65d1f45ecd542169f38a.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Mason Miles.</figcaption></figure><p>Robots at the helm,&nbsp;</p> <p>"Mind the gap," they tease and beep,</p> <p>Humans, mere backseat.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/602fda4cfc089c45f22e1b1ddc69753f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/602fda4cfc089c45f22e1b1ddc69753f.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Mason Miles.</figcaption></figure><p>Metallic green thumbs,</p> <p>Nature's gone on vacation,</p> <p>Farmers press 'reset.'</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc899ea1fda7f4435f80ac6d27cd0298.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bc/bc899ea1fda7f4435f80ac6d27cd0298.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Mason Miles.</figcaption></figure><p>Concrete transformed green,<br></p> <p>Skyscrapers wear foliage gowns,</p> <p>Nature's high fashion.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b8f0f850d480b80a7b30cfc7928f3e8.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b8f0f850d480b80a7b30cfc7928f3e8.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Mason Miles.</figcaption></figure><p>City's glass garden,</p> <p>Where selfies bloom, ego grows,</p> <p>Botanical fame.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fb/fb3802b32b0eee0fb4e90ca97dfc60bd.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fb/fb3802b32b0eee0fb4e90ca97dfc60bd.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Mason Miles.</figcaption></figure><p>Desk at the throne's edge,</p> <p>Futurist's fibber's delight,</p> <p>Green screen, real city.</p> <p>---</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150355978/open-to-cover-image-suggestions-meet-the-winners-of-archinect-s-inagural-generative-futures-ai-architecture-storytelling-challenge" target="_blank"><strong>Click here</strong></a> to view the list of honorable mentions!</p>