A Week in the Age of AI in Architecture
We're collecting our thoughts this week, assessing how things are going, and trying to boost things that work and avoid things that might lead to a burnout. Let's check it out.
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Last Week in AI
Now, let me bring you up-to-date on the week that was! We have been tracking the latest AI News to bring you some breaking news and discoveries in the AI world. These news articles are posted on our Substack page and not directly sent to your email. Have a look at some of the recent updates here:
Revolutionizing Design: How Perplexity Spaces is Reshaping Architectural Creativity
Imagine a world where your entire design firm's collective knowledge, from historical precedents to cutting-edge material specifications, is at your fingertips, intelligently curated and instantly ac…
Adobe Enhances Premiere Pro with Generative AI: A Game-Changer for Architectural Visualization
What if the limitations of physical space and time could be overcome with a simple click? This isn't a hypothetical scenario from a sci-fi novel, but the new reality offered by Adobe's latest innovat…
Black Forest Labs Unveils FLUX 1.1 Pro: A Game-Changer for Architectural Visualization
In the realm of architectural visualization, a seismic shift is underway. Black Forest Labs, a company born from the minds of former Stability AI engineers, has just unveiled FLUX 1.1 Pro, an AI imag…
For more AI News stories, head over to our Substack page, click on the “AI NEWS” Section and find everything that went down in the AI world. Here’s a link to it to jump right in :
Updates from the RBDSai Lab:
It has been a whirlwind of speeches and workshops on AI in architecture, not to mention some really interesting collaborations underway with some wonderful people from all over the country, and a lot more coming up. I’m fearing that I risk burnout and I have decided that I should start saying “No” more often. Mainly to those requests that start with “I just wanted to get your opinion on….”
In the last couple of weeks, I have delivered introductory lectures on AI for architects and conducted hands-on corporate workshops for architecture and interior design firms to help them get started with AI integration into their practices. Here’s a glimpse of things:
In the weeks ahead, RBDSai Lab is honoured to be at the AI Week 2024 in Qatar with a booth showcasing our AI Architectural artwork throughout the week and a keynote on AI in Architecture for the Qatar Technological University. I’m also conducting a day-long workshop on the Fundamentals of AI for Architects at Visakhapatnam. You can register for it here: The Utsav at Vizag
At the end of November, I have some exciting stuff happening at the DesignURU 4.5 in Bangalore with an Interactive workshop on AI in Architecture. Later in December, delivering a keynote at the Eastern Regional Conference at Ranchi on the role of AI and sustainability in modernising architecture.
If you are reading this and you want me to speak at your event or conduct a corporate workshop for your team, you can reach out to me at sahil@rbdsailab.com. Alternatively, you can also book me on SpeakIn here: Speaker Profile: Sahil
Realtime Spatial Design
Recently, we have been experimenting with real-time spatial design where generative AI can help come up with initial concept ideas for architecture and interiors with everyday objects or basic 3D models. It is potentially even possible to imagine something on your empty site using the power of a few GenAI tools and a few minutes. Here’s a look at what we’ve been doing:
I’m Sahil Tanveer of the RBDSai Lab signing off for the week. I promote, consult, and apply AI for Architects along with my Architecture and Design Studio, RBDS. If you liked this Substack,
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I’m talking about AI. Our team is set to visit key cities of India for architectural conferences, Podcasts and exclusive student interactions at architecture schools. We’d love to come over for an engaging meetup, hands-on workshop, or a creative collab. Enquiries to sahil@rbdsailab.com