News14/08/2026
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A fire left 300 children without classrooms. DeepSeek raises API prices by as much as 1,100%.
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Fifteen stories about how empty offices, timber, energy, AI models and new rules are changing architecture and work.
AI + technology14/08/2026
DeepSeek built its advantage on low prices. Now its API is rising by as much as 1,100%
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Reuse14/08/2026
Germany will not demolish its tower by the UN: two studios will rebuild it from within
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AI + technology14/08/2026
Apple cannot bring the same AI to China. It is preparing another one with Alibaba
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Under construction14/08/2026
Eindhoven is building 36 social homes almost entirely from timber
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Design
Quetzal House gains space without adding a single metre to its footprint
Sertão Arquitetos reorganised a 105-square-metre Brazilian home through light, openness and a more direct relationship with the courtyard.
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How it is built
A former Los Angeles sewing factory aims to run at net-zero energy
Emeco House retains the 1940s structure, adds passive ventilation, roof light and solar energy, and combines work, events and short stays.
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Look at this
Six Chinese interiors let timber, plaster and their marks remain visible
The projects keep joints, texture and variation in view. Imperfection becomes information about how the space was made.
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Design
A Mumbai textile factory becomes a showroom without losing its industrial scale
ROAR reuses a warehouse for Jaipur Rugs with fractal-inspired geometry, display areas and workspaces.
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Cities
Two stone houses reopen as shared space for a Chinese village
Shiji Commons connects existing buildings through light, voids and reclaimed stone. Community infrastructure can begin by repairing two houses.
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Work
Only 16% of Japanese companies use AI across the whole organisation
A Reuters survey shows that broad adoption remains a minority. The obstacle is not buying an assistant; it is reorganising data, responsibility and process.
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Architecture in numbers
AI investment is beginning to show up in UK growth
New figures connect part of economic performance with data centres, software and professional services. Digital statistics now contain construction, power and physical jobs.
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Architecture in numbers
Vantage explores a public listing at a $100 billion valuation
The data-centre operator is considering an IPO or sale. The valuation turns land, contracted power and future capacity into one of AI's most contested assets.
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AI + technology
Shopping agents may separate stores from their own customers
Adyen warns that delegating search and payment to AI may hand the commercial relationship to an outside interface.
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AI + technology
Taiwan says an AI-assisted hacking campaign selected and pressured targets
Authorities describe an operation supported by artificial intelligence. Automated research and messages can widen the number of organisations attacked without a large human team.
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