Serra Utkum Ikiz

Serra is passionate about researching and discussing cities, with a particular love for writing on urbanism, politics, and emerging design trends.
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Beijing City Library opened as the largest climatized reading space in the world

Beijing City Library designed by Snohetta has opened recently. It features the world's largest climatized…

Burning Man reveals Caroline Ghosn’s central installation for 2024

The central installation for Burning Man 2024 is "The Temple of Together" designed by Caroline…

Kind Designs installed the world’s first 3D-printed living seawall

A Living Seawall created through 3D printing has been installed in Pine Tree Drive Circle,…

Raffles Hotels and NEOM have announced a new resort in Trojena

The resort, named Raffles Trojena, is expected to open in 2027 and aims to revolutionize…

Sora: OpenAI’s new text-to-video model can create realistic scenes

OpenAI's latest model, Sora, generates complex scenes with multiple characters and specific motions, resulting in…

Adobe collaborated with Christian Cowan to create an interactive dress

Adobe collaborated with Christian Cowan to create a new dress made of 1,264 petals, 144…

BIG proposed Freedom Plaza, a mixed-use development in Manhattan

Bjarke Ingels Group has recently introduced its design proposal for Freedom Plaza, an upcoming civic…

Qatar Museums reveals Lusail Museum’s new visuals

Qatar Museums has unveiled new details of the Lusail Museum through new renderings and a…

Apple released its new instruction-based AI image editing tool

Apple and UC Santa Barbara have jointly developed an AI model called MGIE that allows…

MAD’s Jiaxing Nanhu Future Plaza is currently under construction

Jiaxing Nanhu Future Plaza by MAD Architects is under construction. The grid shell phase was…

Google announced that Bard became Gemini

Google has announced new AI updates, including the Google One AI Premium plan with Gemini…

Masdar City completes region’s first net-zero commercial building

Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is a sustainable urban hub and home to the region's…

Hassell and ESA unveil its masterplan for the world’s first lunar habitat

Hassell Studio collaborated with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Cranfield University to design the…

Trahan Architects to design USA Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

Trahan Architects has unveiled the design of the USA Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka. The…

Nikken Sekkei completed the longest skyscraper cantilever in the world

Nikken Sekkei has built a new structure in Dubai's financial district, named "One Za'abeel." It…

Studio Libeskind’s Maggie’s Royal Free opens in London

Maggie's Royal Free, situated at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London, was designed by…

10 skyscrapers expected to be completed in 2024

Around the world, many skyscrapers are currently under construction, from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai. Here…

Royal Art Complex expected to become the world’s largest urban park

The Royal Art Complex will cover an area of over 500,000 square meters and feature…

Google introduces a new AI model for video generation: Lumiere

Google Research has introduced a new diffusion model for video generation called Lumiere, which uses…

KKAA designed a wooden community center for the people of Hokkaido

Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA) designed a wooden structure called Higashikawa Town Community Plaza in…