# Artificial Intelligence

AI in intelligent architecture enhances design efficiency, sustainability, and user‑centric spaces. Key benefits include automation, data‑driven insights, and optimized building performance. Challenges involve data privacy, high implementation costs, and skill gaps. The future promises adaptive buildings, predictive systems, and seamless human‑AI collaboration shaping more resilient, responsive, and sustainable built environments. 1. AI-Driven Design Innovation Generative … Read more

Design via Experimentation with the Black Box When I started my MaCAD program this semester, AI felt like a threat. As an industrial designer, I saw it as this incomprehensible pattern-finding machine that could somehow analyze thousands of products simultaneously, finding relationships I’d spend years trying to notice. The black-box nature terrified me—I couldn’t trace … Read more

The conversation around Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) often begins and ends with the concept of “efficiency”. We discuss doing things faster, reducing man-hours, and automating mundane tasks. But as the industry faces unprecedented challenges, the true purpose of AI is shifting. It is no longer just about speed; it is about … Read more