Webinar | AI and the Future of Architecture
Thursday, 15 August, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm (EST)
Provider Name: AIA Canada Society
Provider Number: 100100113
Course Number: 2024AIACS014
Credit: 1 AIA Learning Unit (LU)
Registration Link | AI and the Future of Architecture
Course Description |
This presentation will include a review of AI and how it is affecting all of our lives in our day to day activities. It will then turn to the realm of architecture and explore the good and bad ways AI is interfacing with architects and architecture. AI will undoubtedly be a useful tool in all spheres of architectural design, including the design of healthcare facilities, but is there also a dark side to AI? This course will explore both of these scenarios so architects can be ready to act and not just react to the implementation of AI in the practice of architecture.
Learning Objectives |
1. Learn about the overall world of AI and how quickly it is advancing
2. Understand the liabilities of AI as well as its positive aspects
3. Understand the ramifications AI is having and will have on architecture practice
4. Become informed on best practices in interfacing with AI
Presenter |
Neil Leach is an architect and professor from the UK. He currently directs the Doctor of Design program at Florida International University. He has taught at many leading schools of architecture, including the Architectural Association, Harvard GSD, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell University and SCI-Arc. He is the co- founder of DigitalFUTURES, an online educational platform that operates in 10 languages; a former researcher for NASA, where he developed 3D printing technologies for the Moon and Mars.
Books
He has published over 40 books on architectural theory and digital design, translated into 8 different languages, including Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects (Bloomsbury, 2021), the first book on Architecture and AI in the English language. This book is being translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Korean, Ukrainian, Spanish and Farsi.
Praise for Architecture in the Age of AI by leading architects:
Patrik Schumacher, ZHA Architects
‘A brand new set of tools has inspired a new wave of transformative creative energy within architecture. This book is essential reading for all who want to join the thrilling quest of bringing the power of AI into architecture.’
Thom Mayne, Morphosis Architects
‘Critical in our current condition, Neil Leach’s research into artificial intelligence broadens the implementation and importance of AI as a conceptual tool for students, designers, and thinkers.’
Wanyu He, XKool
‘Clearly written and well informed, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in AI and its potential application in architecture.’
Wolf dPrix, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
‘AI – which I like to call “Architectural Intelligence” – is a tool that one day will allow us architects to fly. This book, like all Neil Leach’s books, is a multi-perspective view of a possible future for architecture.’
Neil has also published Machine Hallucinations: Architecture and AI (Wiley, 2022), and is currently working on 3 new books on AI and Architecture.
Lectures
In addition to teaching at some of the leading schools of architecture in the world, Neil Leach has been invited to lecture at some of the leading professional institutions, including:
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK)
Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)
Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)
Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects (WCCA)
Casa del’architecttura, Italy, 2024
Keynote Addresses
He has given keynote addresses on AI and Architecture at many international conferences, including:
Arabic Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design (ASCAAD), Beirut, Lebanon, 2022 DigitalFUTURES Architectural Intelligence Conference, 2022
Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Ahmedabad, India 2023
AIA Large Firms Roundtable, Nashville, USA, 2023
Iberio-Americano Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDI), Punta del Este, Uruguay 2023 Turner Construction Innovation Summit, New York, 2023
Ferrovial Executive Forum, Madrid, Spain, 2023
XArch Symposium, Suzhou, China, 2023
Architecture Informatics from the Perspective of Content Generation AI, Tokyo, 2023 BOAT International, Kitzbuhel, Austria, 2024
CEO Forum, San Diego, 2024
AI Conference, MOMus, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2024
Design Fest, Izmir, 2024
Milo Annual Lecture, RIBA London, 2024.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Leach Instagram: @neilleach14
