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

The code compliance platform UpCodes has raised $3.5 million in funding. The San Francisco-based company describes itself as a “platform for architects, engineers, GCs, tradespeople, building owners, and homeowners” to provide a “searchable library of the adapted codes, updates, amendments... 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 current conversations on how architects can use artificial intelligence in the design process. "Generative design" is a... View full entry

The Israeli startup SWAPP has raised $11.5 million in funding for its solution for the streamlined creation and management of architectural construction documents. The platform, which has now raised $18.5 million since its founding, describes itself as providing clients with “AI-powered... 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. A "Prompt Engineer" is a professional who... View full entry

Archinect is excited to introduce the esteemed panel of jurors for our Generative Futures: An AI + Architecture Storytelling Challenge. The competition prompts participants to envision a future combining text and images, exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and architecture. We... View full entry

The White House has announced that it is seeking the public’s help in understanding the risks posed by artificial intelligence to labor conditions. The public request for information (RFI), led by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, is centered on how AI tools are “used by... View full entry

In a recent interview with AFP, architect Sir Norman Foster shared his reservations about the role of artificial intelligence in architecture. Foster maintains that AI cannot replicate the physical world, including buildings, streets, and squares. The Foster + Partners-designed Beijing Airport... View full entry

OpenAI, the company behind AI applications such as ChatGPT and text-to-image tool DALL-E, has unveiled a new model that allows users to generate 3D objects from text or images. Named Shap-E, and available for free on GitHub, the tool generates 3D objects that can be opened in Microsoft Paint 3D... View full entry

Autodesk has unveiled a new software program that integrates automation and artificial intelligence-powered insights. Autodesk Forma is described by the company as an “industry cloud” that will use AI to “simplify the exploration of design concepts, offload repetitive tasks, and help... View full entry

Archinect is calling for submissions to a new competition launched this week: Generative Futures: An AI + Architecture Storytelling Challenge invites architects, designers, students, and storytellers to imagine the future of architecture and the built environment through the lens of artificial... View full entry

Florida-based AI solutions company Levatas has equipped Boston Dynamics’ famous robot dog Spot with ChatGPT and Google’s Text-to-Speech model, allowing the robot to answer questions about past and future missions. Humans can talk to the adapted Spot model using normal language commands, with... View full entry

A team from Princeton University and the IE School of Architecture and Design are constructing a vaulted pavilion with the aid of artificial intelligence, holograms, and augmented reality at IE University’s campus in Segovia, Spain. The team, comprised of architects, engineers, craftspeople, and... View full entry

The field of architecture has always been an intersection of art and science, a place where creativity meets practicality. In recent years, we have witnessed the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on various industries, with architecture being no exception. As we delve into the... View full entry