{"id":8873,"date":"2023-02-05T11:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/blueprints-for-a-dream-the-new-age-of-virtual-architecture\/"},"modified":"2023-02-05T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T10:40:12","slug":"blueprints-for-a-dream-the-new-age-of-virtual-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/blueprints-for-a-dream-the-new-age-of-virtual-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Blueprints for a dream: the new age of virtual architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aspiring architects are using using social media, AI and digital technology to showcase their fantastical creations to the full<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething big is happening,\u201d says Hamza Shaikh. \u201cArchitecture is entering a new age.\u201d The ways in which buildings are imagined and communicated are, he argues, being transformed by a combination of social media and the ever-evolving techniques of digital drawing, to which artificial intelligence is adding new capabilities. And indeed, if it is not yet clear how blocks of flats or schools or shopping centres near you might be changed by this revolution, the energy and invention behind it are undeniable.<\/p>\n<p>There is also, as Shaikh justifiably claims, a social transformation. If, in the past, aspiring architects had to claw their way up a profession that favoured those with connections and money, now anyone from anywhere can make a name for themselves, if they have the talent, determination and access to technology. They do this not by realising completed buildings, but through compelling images of imaginary architecture. They don\u2019t all use the most advanced techniques all the time \u2013 some work by hand, some (Shaikh included) with hybrids of manual and digital \u2013 but all use the internet to spread their work and exchange ideas.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2023\/feb\/05\/blueprints-for-a-dream-virtual-architecture-drawing-attention-architecture-in-the-age-of-social-media-hamza-shaikh-vanishing-points-roca-london-gallery\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/46ac879ee8f3b8362f544ad2a215700be3d654e7\/0_0_3669_2202\/master\/3669.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=0946e53e3a49ab4d340b0ea833dcd158\" title=\"Blueprints for a dream: the new age of virtual architecture\" \/>Aspiring architects are using using social media, AI and digital technology to showcase their fantastical creations to the full<br \/>\n\u201cSomething big is happening,\u201d says Hamza Shaikh. \u201cArchitecture is entering a new age.\u201d The ways in which buildings are imagined and communicated are, he argues, being transformed by a combination of social media and the ever-evolving techniques of digital drawing, to which artificial intelligence is adding new capabilities. And indeed, if it is not yet clear how blocks of flats or schools or shopping centres near you might be changed by this revolution, the energy and invention behind it are undeniable.<br \/>\nThere is also, as Shaikh justifiably claims, a social transformation. If, in the past, aspiring architects had to claw their way up a profession that favoured those with connections and money, now anyone from anywhere can make a name for themselves, if they have the talent, determination and access to technology. They do this not by realising completed buildings, but through compelling images of imaginary architecture. They don\u2019t all use the most advanced techniques all the time \u2013 some work by hand, some (Shaikh included) with hybrids of manual and digital \u2013 but all use the internet to spread their work and exchange ideas. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspiring architects are using using social media, AI and digital technology to showcase their fantastical creations to the full \u201cSomething big is happening,\u201d says Hamza Shaikh. \u201cArchitecture is entering a new age.\u201d The ways in which buildings are imagined and communicated are, he argues, being transformed by a combination of social media and the ever-evolving &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/05\/blueprints-for-a-dream-the-new-age-of-virtual-architecture\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Blueprints for a dream: the new age of virtual architecture<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8873"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}