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Physics integration remains a challenge for accurate architectural design

Current Marble generations produce visually plausible structures but do not guarantee structural stability.
Architects need models that respect material strength, load‑bearing constraints, and real‑world construction tolerances.
Embedding a full physics solver inside the generative loop would dramatically increase compute requirements.
Ongoing research aims to balance visual fidelity with physically correct predictions, possibly via multi‑stage pipelines.

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“The model can generate 3‑D worlds that are plausible for architectural design, but may not capture physical forces.” — Fei-Fei Li

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“But does the model actually understand how the arch is actually drawing on the centre kind of stone and the actual physical structure of it?” — Fei-Fei Li

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Integrating Physics into World Models

Adding dynamics and force reasoning to generative 3-D models is essential for applications like architecture and robotics. The team explores two pathways: attaching physical properties directly to splats and distilling classical physics engine simulations into neural weights. Accurate physics remains a hard problem, especially when models must generalise to unseen forces.

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