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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Peter Cook, Saudi Arabia’s The Line has “an amazing absurdity”

During an event at the NEOM exhibition in Venice on 20 May, Peter Cook expressed…

IGY Marinas partnered with NEOM to develop and operate marina at Sindalah

On June 7, 2023, IGY Marinas announced a partnership with NEOM to develop and operate…

Snøhetta-designed stunning shade canopy located outside of the Blanton Museum of Art

Outside the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin, 12 three-story-tall…

Nike ISPA Universal, the perfect fusion of 3D printing, AI-design, and sustainable materials

Nike created ISPA Universal, a new shoe that combines 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI) design,…

Heatherwick Studio unveiled the design of a new exhibition hall in Shanghai

Heatherwick Studio unveiled the design of an exhibition hall on Shanghai’s West Bund waterfront. The…

Revolutionizing computational design with Blender: Insights from Alessandro Zomparelli and Tissue add-on

Alessandro Zomparelli is a talented computational designer with a diverse background in Engineering and Architecture.…

MVRDV unveiled the design of Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Towers

The Jiaozi Park Financial and Business District in Chengdu now has a mixed-use complex that…

Skyscraper ban reinstated amidst Tour Triangle controversy in Paris

The ban on skyscrapers has been reinstated in Paris after facing backlash over the proposed…

Discussion with curators of Turkiye Pavilion on the carrier bag theory of architecture – Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

Turkiye Pavilion's exhibition, titled "Ghost Stories: Carrier Bag Theory of Architecture," challenges traditional approaches to…

Apple announced its long-awaited new headset, Apple Vision Pro

Apple presented its long-awaited augmented reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, in its first big hardware…

Here’s a rundown of what Apple has for WWDC 2023

The 34th Worldwide Developers Conference hosted by Apple is scheduled for the week of June…

Researchers created GPT-4 bot called ‘Voyager’ to solve problems inside Minecraft

A team of researchers from NVIDIA, Caltech, UT Austin, Stanford, and ASU developed a Minecraft…

Foster+Partners-designed Zayed National Museum set to open in 2025

Located at the center of Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island Cultural District, Foster+Partnes unveiled Zayed National…

6 futuristic museums and their exhibitions you should see

The importance and pertinence of museums extend beyond the confines of art enthusiasts, history lovers,…

Exploring the AI frontier in architecture: Insights from Joshua Vermillion

In our recent interview with Joshua Vermillon, an expert in the field of AI-based design…

Adobe integrates Firefly Generative AI into Photoshop

Firefly was released six weeks ago and has quickly become one of Adobe's most successful…

Venice Architecture Biennale “should stop laying claim to the title of architecture,” says Patrik Schumacher

Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher published a critique titled Venice Biennale Blues on Facebook,…

Arja Renell: “Huussi” critically examines the current sanitation systems – Pavilion of Finland at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023

The exhibition "Huussi: Imagining the Future History of Sanitation," presented at the 2023 Biennale Architettura…

BIG announced as masterplanner of NEOM’s floating mega project, Oxagon

At the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, the Danish studio BIG was announced as the masterplanner…

Lessons from Zaha Hadid

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