A new research project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has produced a useful documentation of four hard-to-access multireligious architectural heritage sites in Afghanistan using a combination of digital renderings, satellite imaging, crowdsourced data, and XR technology.  MIT... View full entry

Florida-based 3D printing construction startup Printed Farms has announced the completion of a structure it claims is the world’s largest 3D printed building — a "luxury horse barn." The company is known for completing Florida’s first permitted 3D printed house in Tallahassee. It... View full entry

Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented or adopted vocabulary within the architectural community. For this installment, we're featuring a term that featured heavily in our recent conversation with Felecia Davis on biases in artificial intelligence. "Positionality" refers to the social... View full entry

Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented (or adopted) vocabulary within the architectural community. For this installment, we're featuring a term that recently found prominence with the unveiling of the new Apple Vision Pro device. "Spatial computing" represents a fusion of diverse... View full entry

Phil Bernstein speculated on the set of opportunities "that architects will see in the next decade as such systems (AI language transformers and image generators) become more capable and available" and proposes "five strategies to guide its future". As he sees it, this future will be one not... View full entry

Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented (or adopted) vocabulary within the architectural community. For this installment, we're featuring a term that was recently presented in an Archinect feature article on the architectural implications of generative AI tools such as... View full entry

Zaha Hadid Architects has offered The New York Times an insight into how the firm has deployed artificial intelligence in workplace design. Times writer Farah Nayeri spoke with Arjun Kaicker and Ulrich Blum from Zaha Hadid Analytics + Insights (ZHAI) which uses data and artificial intelligence to... View full entry

Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented (or adopted) vocabulary within the architectural community. For this installment, we're featuring a term that has risen to prominence with the advent of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. "Hallucination" in the context of... View full entry

Following the launch of Archinect's Generative Futures: An AI + Architecture Storytelling Challenge, we are very happy to see the first wave of submissions roll in well ahead of the June 12 deadline next week. The competition invites architects, designers, students, and storytellers to imagine the... View full entry

Artist Janet Echelman’s soft-fiber Current installation premiered over the weekend in Columbus, Ohio, adding the city to a list of others to have showcased her experiments with site-specific sculptures and computational design since 2009. Stretching to a total of 126 feet at its zenith, the... View full entry

Apple has publicly unveiled the Apple Vision Pro, which the company describes as a “revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world.” The device is set to be available for purchase in the U.S. early in 2024, with a starting price of $3,499. Image... View full entry

Interested in entering Archinect's Generative Futures: An AI + Architecture Storytelling Challenge? You're not too late yet! With the submission deadline set to next Monday, June 12th, prospective entrants still have one week left to imagine the future of architecture and the built environment... View full entry

A new law is set to take effect in New York City, which will regulate how companies can use artificial intelligence in hiring decisions. Enforcement of NYC 144 will begin on July 5th, 2023, requiring companies using AI software in the hiring process to notify candidates that such software is... View full entry

Last month Archinect announced the launch of a special competition, Generative Futures: An AI + Architecture Storytelling Challenge. This open competition invites participants to envision a future, using text and images, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and architecture. We... View full entry

Archinect's Lexicon focuses on newly invented (or adopted) vocabulary within the architectural community. For this installment, we're featuring a term central to how technology and artificial intelligence may be seamlessly incorporated into future buildings and cities. "Ubiquitous computing,"... View full entry