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Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI
Construction

Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI

Text-to-image generators are visualizing the next wave of architectural innovation. Patrick Schumacher, principal architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, explained how the company uses generative AI to come up with ideas. He made the remarks at an industry roundtable called AI and the Future of Design.

May 24, 20231 min read
Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI
Construction

Architect’s Sketchbook: How a top architecture firm is using generative AI

Text-to-image generators are visualizing the next wave of architectural innovation. Patrick Schumacher, principal architect at Zaha Hadid Architects, explained how the company uses generative AI to come up with ideas. He made the remarks at an industry roundtable called AI and the Future of Design.

May 24, 20231 min read
Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery
Construction

Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery

Computer vision systems are scanning satellite photos to track construction on the Earth’s surface — an exercise in behavior recognition on a global scale.

July 6, 20223 min read
Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery
Construction

Tracking Changes on Earth’s Surface: AI Tracks Land Change from Satellite Imagery

Computer vision systems are scanning satellite photos to track construction on the Earth’s surface — an exercise in behavior recognition on a global scale.

July 6, 20223 min read
Building Sites Meld Real and Virtual: Buildots creates digital twins using computer vision.
Construction

Building Sites Meld Real and Virtual: Buildots creates digital twins using computer vision.

Everyday cameras and computer vision algorithms are digitizing construction projects to keep builders on schedule. Based in Tel Aviv, Buildots maps output from building-site cameras onto simulations of the work n progress, enabling construction managers to monitor progress remotely.

November 11, 20201 min read
Building Sites Meld Real and Virtual: Buildots creates digital twins using computer vision.
Construction

Building Sites Meld Real and Virtual: Buildots creates digital twins using computer vision.

Everyday cameras and computer vision algorithms are digitizing construction projects to keep builders on schedule. Based in Tel Aviv, Buildots maps output from building-site cameras onto simulations of the work n progress, enabling construction managers to monitor progress remotely.

November 11, 20201 min read
Workers of the World, Don’t Unite: Computer vision helped workers maintain social distance.
Construction

Workers of the World, Don’t Unite: Computer vision helped workers maintain social distance.

Computer vision is helping construction workers keep their social distance. Smartvid.io, a service that focuses on construction sites, offers a tool that recognizes when workers get too close to each other. The tool sends distancing warnings and reports to construction superintendents.

April 22, 20201 min read
Workers of the World, Don’t Unite: Computer vision helped workers maintain social distance.
Construction

Workers of the World, Don’t Unite: Computer vision helped workers maintain social distance.

Computer vision is helping construction workers keep their social distance. Smartvid.io, a service that focuses on construction sites, offers a tool that recognizes when workers get too close to each other. The tool sends distancing warnings and reports to construction superintendents.

April 22, 20201 min read
Robots Put Down Stakes
Construction

Robots Put Down Stakes

Construction projects require teams of surveyors who continually map blueprints to precise, real-world locations. Drones might do it faster, saving time and money.

September 25, 20191 min read
Robots Put Down Stakes
Construction

Robots Put Down Stakes

Construction projects require teams of surveyors who continually map blueprints to precise, real-world locations. Drones might do it faster, saving time and money.

September 25, 20191 min read

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