The Trial of AI: Who Pays for the Hallucination?
Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering professional communication and knowledge production. Large language models frequently produce hallucinations, which are confident but…
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Architectural Design for Twenty Dollars
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp A few days ago I was watching one of the Arab economic channels. An analyst was…
A Conversation with AI from 2035
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp Today we are breaking from our usual format at ArchUp. For years, our conversations have been…
Beyond the Render: A Systemic Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence and Civilizational Infrastructure
Artificial intelligence is far more than a tool for generating facades or automating floor plans. This article examines AI as a civilizational substrate reshaping medicine, education, manufacturing, and the built environment through machine learning, deep neural networks, and autonomous decision-making. It also confronts the ethical, technical, and governance challenges these systems introduce, arguing that the future belongs to those who understand the machine as a new organizational foundation.
The Great Re-Pricing: An Architectural Manifesto on the End of Scarcity
The current discourse surrounding the arrival of Artificial Intelligence in our cities is trapped in a predictable cycle of alarmism….
When Production Outpaces Thought: Architecture, AI, and the Crisis of Meaning
By Ibrahim Fawakherji Something strange is happening in architecture, and it is happening with a velocity that the human intellect…
The Last Resting Place of Architecture: Who Will Carry the Craft into 2026?
In Arab and Islamic cultures, the final act of honoring a human being is not symbolic. It is physical, intimate,…
Hetao Vision: Innovative AI Video Competition (UABBHK 2025)
Competition Brief Purpose Artists in the competition will have to bring to life AI generated video works that visualize the…
How AI and BIM 2.0 Are Shaping the Future of Architecture: A Journey from Digital Drafting to Intelligent Partnership
The Beginning: The Digital Turning Point in an Architect’s Life The first moment an architect engages with software has always…
The AI Marketplace: When Architecture Meets Instant Checkout
For decades, architects, designers, and manufacturers have treated the web as a showroom. A place to display catalogs, publish project…
AI and Architecture: Between Media Hype and Practical Reality – An In-Depth Analysis
Amid the media frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence, architects find themselves at a crossroads between exciting future expectations and the daily…
MindOne: Redefining Smartphones with AI, Minimalism, and Innovation
MindOne, developed by Chinese tech company iKKO, represents a bold reimagining of the smartphone. Breaking away from the trend of…
Ismail Seleit at [AEC] Event: How AI is Redefining Architecture?
Inaugural Edition in Paris – November 17, 2025 | 100% Free for AEC Professionals Ismail Seleit, a leading expert in…
AI won’t replace architects. But it will multiply the creative power of one by a hundred.
In a world still intoxicated by the afterglow of the digital revolution, Jensen Huang’s declaration cuts like lightning through a…
White Collars in Architecture and Design: Are We Witnessing the Rise of a New Class?By the Editor-in-Chief
In the early 20th century, the term white collar emerged to distinguish office workers—clerks, administrators, professionals—from the industrial blue collar…
Concrete Doesn’t Shudder: What Does Job Extinction Mean for the Future of Construction?
In an era where brains are replaced by processors and years of experience are compressed into a .zip file, global…
The Resurgence of Hand-Drawn Architecture: How AI is Reviving the Art of Sketching
In an era dominated by hyper-realistic renders and algorithmic precision, one might assume architectural visualization has reached its zenith. Yet,…
AI in Architecture: Redefining Creativity, Efficiency, and Competitive Edge
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry stands at a pivotal crossroads. While artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms countless sectors,…
Artificial Intelligence in Architecture: How Generative Technology is Changing the Future of Design
From Younan Hawk to zgf.ai: AI’s Journey in Architecture Younan Hawk grew up surrounded by architects but didn’t take the…
Vernacular Architecture and AI
AI and Traditional Architecture in the Digital Age As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into various fields, it’s essential…
Artificial Intelligence: A Tool to Enhance Our Daily Lives
AI: A Tool to Enhance Our Daily Lives Joanna Matychewska, the author, once said:“I want AI to wash my clothes…
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