Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act

Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that came into force last week.

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act Article 50, which came into force on 2 August, requires creators of realistic-looking images, audio or video to disclose if the content is AI-generated or modified to reduce incidences of harm through deception.

Many creative works are exempt from the provisions, but realistic AI-generated visualisations of buildings and interiors appear to fall under the act's categorisation of "deepfakes", according to Szymon Sieniewicz, a counsel at law firm...

RTA Studio designs mass-timber groundscraper in Auckland as "continuous ribbon"

Local architecture firm RTA Studio has completed a curve-edged office building in Auckland, New Zealand, built from a diagrid structure of locally grown timber.

Situated within a regenerated wetland, the expansive, 11,500-square-metre campus serves as a global headquarters for appliance brands Fisher & Paykel and Haier Australasia, combining their offices and research facilities into a single, three-story volume.

The building's mass-timber structure was built using locally sourced pine wood and, according to RTA Studio, is one of the largest mass-timber buildings in New Zealand.

"Our response is a continuous ribbon of workplace wrapped around...

Помогает ли обращение к клиентам по имени?

Звоню тут в одну компанию, задаю свой вопрос, а девушка вместо ответа такая:

— Подскажите, как могу к вам обращаться?

И потом в разговоре постоянно говорит «Илья» в неожиданных местах. Раздражает и сам исходный вопрос, и противоестественное использование ответа в дальнейшем разговоре — люди не называют имена друг друга так часто.

Каждый раз, когда я сталкиваюсь с подобными тупыми вещами, я слышу что-то вроде «ну это тебя бесит, но большинству нравится». Поэтому я всегда сомневаюсь, может, я зря по себе сужу?

Взять уродские открытки на праздники в Вотсапе — очевидное дерьмо, но люди обмениваются ими и, видимо, через это чувствуют какой-то контакт и внимание. Или искусственное подсмехивание в ситкомах — тоже бесит, но вроде как измеримо повышает зрительские симпатии. Вероятно, существует и какая-то теория, что насильственное обращение по имени...

Design profession receives own classification in upcoming Australian census

Australian designers across every discipline will be counted, for the first time, under a dedicated professional group in the upcoming census on 11 August.

The Australian Census of Population and Housing, which is held every five years, is a compulsory national population count that reveals information about the country's demographics, including respondents' occupation.

This year marks the first time that design will have its own classification. In total, 92 design occupations across 11 occupation codes will be recognised within their own dedicated occupational group: Minor Group 242 Design Professional, which sits under Sub-Major Group 24, Design, Engineering and Science Professionals.

In the country's...

Aspen Search

FWA of the day 10 August 2026:

Aspen Search

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NOTHIN'

Nothin' is a Paris studio at the intersection of fashion, luxury and tech. Branding, editorial, art direction and AI systems — built so a single idea can become anything.

Crystal-shaped sauna rises from former industrial site in Sweden

Stockholm-based artist duo Bigert & Bergström has created a pink crystal-shaped sauna on a remediated industrial site in Skellefteå, northern Sweden.

Named Lithium Crystal Sauna, it is the first permanent structure completed for WasteLand Climate Action Park – a project transforming one of Västerbotten's most polluted industrial sites into public space.

After more than a century of pollution caused by toxic chemical emissions from pulp production, the Scharin industrial site underwent 17 years of extensive soil remediation work before being turned into a public park.

"Rather than erase the site's history, we wanted to...

Eight interiors where picture windows frame picture-perfect views

This lookbook collates eight bedrooms and living spaces where slim-framed picture windows help landscapes become art.

A picture window is square or rectangular in shape, lacks transoms or crossbeams of any kind, has a slimline frame and comprises one singular – often large – pane of glass.

These qualities allow the views beyond to be displayed in an unobstructed way that could be mistaken for a painting hung on the wall.

The following views captured include rolling hills, dense forests, river valleys, salt marshes, desert mountains and seascapes all over the world.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration...

I IN clads Human Made store in handcrafted Korean celadon tiles with "powerful presence"

Tokyo studio I IN combined handcrafted tiles with an industrial-style gridded ceiling and playful animal sculptures in a store for designer Nigo's Human Made brand in Seoul's Lotte Mall Jamsil.

The lifestyle store, located inside a contemporary department store, was designed to "truly embody Human Made's philosophy, 'the future is in the past'," I IN co-founder Hiromu Yuyama told Dezeen.

To reference the past, I IN chose to clad the store with traditional Korean celadon tiles, a beloved material in South Korea.

Korea began producing celadon ceramics in the 9th century AD, with the ceramic type quickly...

United Carriers

FWA of the day 09 August 2026:

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With teams across Australia, New Zealand, China, and Hong Kong, plus a global network spanning 100+ countries, we combine local expertise with international capability to move freight with precision and reliability.

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