Serra Utkum Ikiz

Serra Utkum Ikiz is a city planner, writer, and researcher who previously served as Managing Editor at Parametric Architecture. Her work explores cities through urbanism, politics, everyday sociology, and emerging design trends, combining critical research with architectural and urban storytelling.
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Hassan Ragab’s perspective on adapting AI to the changing landscape of creativity

Over the past few months, various updates have been made to AI tools, and various…

Snohetta’s Beijing City Library is set to be completed in 2024

The new Beijing City Library, designed by Snohetta and set to open in early 2024,…

Daniel Libeskind’s ‘The Crystal’ inspired by the crystalline forms in the ROM’s mineralogy galleries

Daniel Libeskind and his office designed a deconstructivist 'add-on' in 2007 to expand Canada's largest…

Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta have joined forces for a collaborative maps project

A collaboration between Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services, with TomTom, is releasing data that…

Stability AI has launched its newest image-generating model, Stable Diffusion XL 1.0

Stability AI has recently launched its latest product, Stable Diffusion XL 1.0, which is a…

Emergent has completed California’s first-ever 3D Concrete Printed (3DCP) home

Emergent, a pioneer in advanced construction technology, is pleased to announce the completion of California's…

Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI collaborated to create safe and responsible AI ecosystem

Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI today announced the formation of the Frontier Model Forum, a…

IHG Hotels & Resorts signed an agreement for a Hotel Indigo property in Oxagon

IHG Hotels & Resorts, which boasts 18 different brands and a total of 6,000 hotels,…

Apple testing an AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT and Google Bard

According to Blomberg, Apple is working on an artificial intelligence chatbot called 'Apple GPT' that…

Foster+Partners-designed Southern Dunes resort set to open end of 2023

The Southern Dunes is a luxury resort in Saudi Arabia, designed by Foster + Partners…

Ying Gao’s “Flowing Water, Standing Time” is a collection of robotic clothing that responds to the colors

Ying Gao's "Flowing Water, Standing Time" was inspired by neurologist Oliver Sacks' novel, "The Man…

The construction of BIG HQ in Copenhagen is almost finished

BIG recently shared images of its soon-to-be-completed office located in Copenhagen Harbor. The BIG HQ…

People’s Architecture Office creates a unique and innovative design for a public restroom

Sky Light Public Restroom is an all-female facility designed to meet the needs of women…

Salon Alper Derinbogaz’s MUKO, a metaverse spatial platform for predicting future of Koleksiyon Furniture

MUKO is a curated meta-space for uploaded individualities learning through the roots of our design…

Breakwater Beacon draws inspiration from local maritime traditions of Saudi Arabia

Australian-based Urban Art Projects designed the "Breakwater Beacon" tower with the architecture office Bureau^Proberts. The…

Kengo Kuma created accessories inspired by ancient Japanese craft techniques for Fendi

Fendi, an Italian fashion house, has collaborated with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to create accessories…

HKS has scaled back its plans for the Austin skyscraper, reducing its height by half

HKS has reduced the plans for its supertall Wilson Tower in Austin, Texas. The 80-story…

Santiago Calatrava honors with the Leonardo da Vinci Lifetime Achievement Award for Design at XIV Florence Biennale

The XIV Florence Biennale of Art and Design announces that architect, artist, and engineer Santiago…

Pavilion of Floating Lights aims to reinvent East Asian timber architecture

The Pavilion of Floating Lights' aims to reinvent East Asian timber architecture, especially '-ru', the…

Alef Aeronautics had the approval to conduct test flights in the US

The Federal Aviation Administration granted Alef Aeronautics, Special Airworthiness Certification for its Model A flying…

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