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AI is already supporting architects and engineers — but how far could it go?
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AI is already supporting architects and engineers — but how far could it go?
The rise of the robots will make millions of jobs obsolete in the very near future. What are we going to do?
Cities are the new battleground of the global economy and infrastructure will be their secret weapon, writes Tom Cargill
3D archive brings threatened heritage to a wider audience
A railway interchange south of Stockholm is getting a new lease of life
The latest digital modelling technologies allow us to step inside building designs and conceive of places we never thought possible
The smarter our lives, homes and cities become, the greater the risk that they could be taken over by hackers and used against us, says Peter Richards
Johan Edstav is a Green politician in one of the world’s most sustainable countries. So why does he want to build a city on this field?
Architecture and engineering are both fixated on the idea of genius. Could this be the source of their gender imbalance, asks Andrei Cimpian
Architect and workplace strategist Kay Sargent on a smart office that skilfully balances the high-tech and the human
Transport hubs play a key role in their communities as places to gather or pass through. How can we get the most out of them?
More than ever we are leading solitary lives, isolated by changing social structures, digital networks and denser cities, writes David Symons
It could happen sooner than you think, says Barny Evans
Smart urban technology has the potential to transform our cities — but not always for the better, warns Mark Bessoudo
WSP’s 3D model incorporates infrastructure and covers 450 square miles
Wellness is not a universal concept, it comes down to local factors and individual preferences
It is a US$43bn market and growing. But is the focus of building developers and designers on wellness entirely healthy?
The Terrapin Bright Green founder explains why natural light and views are so important to the health and productivity of building occupants
By 2030, co-working spaces could account for 30% of corporate office portfolios. If you can’t beat them, join them …
Aaron Taylor Harvey, creative director of Airbnb Environments, explains how the company’s app inspired its immersive office
Is this the end of the office, or the start of its finest hour?
Goodbye “class A” office space, hello “class T”
BDP’s Neil Cadenhead considers comfort, mythology and hospital design in a post-antibiotic world
We need to start looking at the world from the next generation’s perspective, writes Steve Burrows — they’re the ones who will be solving the problems we’ve created
In a circular economy, how could we design a completely recyclable building?
Does bureaucracy hold cities back, wonders Grimshaw’s Keith Brewis
Jonathan Ledgard is seeking to build the world’s first droneport in Africa. By 2030, he predicts, there will be one in every town in the tropical world
The Stanford engineering professor Martin Fisher talks about the challenges of teaching the instant-gratification generation to think
Carbon-neutral alternative uses no Portland cement at all
A sociologist analyzes BIM
Education is booming, the results of a growing global population with a keen thirst for knowledge. But how can today’s schools and universities prepare students for a world that doesn’t yet exist?