Designers have given a glimpse into the future of urban architecture:AI-generated inflatable skyscrapers.
The buildings are the brainchild ofZumo, a Barcelona-based architectural practice.
Their latest project adds Midjourney to the art of architecture.
Zumo used the text-to-image model to visualise the wobbly edifices in urban parameters.
First published by Design Boom, the images depict the superstructures towering over future cities.
To my unsullied eyes, they resemble illuminated balloons soaring into the skyline.
But my cruder colleagues compared them to giant condoms.
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Inevitably, theres a sustainability component to the project.
Just check that to dispose all sharps before entry.
One day, perhaps they will be.
But critics say the systems are biased towards certain architectural and visual styles.
There is also a broader concern about the threat to human designers.
In January, three artists turned the issue into a class action lawsuit.
Its hardly a contentious claim Midjourneys founderhas admitted tothe practice.
But if they can deliver a glorious future of living in condoms, perhaps its justifiable.
Story byThomas Macaulay
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