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# Artificial Intelligence

Optimizing For The Mind: Integrating Generative AI and Game Engines into BIM


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MaCAD 2025-2026

How architectural neuroimmunology is redefining the relationship between design and human health. The AEC industry optimizes for physical efficiency but neglects the neuro-physiological impact of built environments. This research investigates how Generative AI and Game Engine simulations, integrated into BIM workflows, can enable predictive cognitive performance analysis, transitioning the discipline from Building Information Modeling to … Read more

Automated Scan-to-BIM workflows through artificial intelligence: A Conversation with Václav Nežerka


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

From Point Clouds to Digital Twins: Inside the Cloud2BIM Workflow The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is currently undergoing a major technological shift. We are witnessing a definitive transition from manual, labor-intensive site measurements to AI-driven scan-to-BIM workflows. The goal is clear: to unlock the digital potential of existing buildings by creating high-fidelity records … Read more

The Wind Canopy


MAA 2025-2026 by
MAA 2025-2026

Our concept is about designing a pavilion that works with the wind instead of against it. We wanted to create a space that feels light, open, and alive a structure that shows movement even when it stands still. We see wind not just as a natural force, but as something that shapes space. The pavilion … Read more

The Agariyas of Gujarat


MaCT-01 2025-2026 by
MaCT-01 2025-2026

Salt is an essential mineral for humans and animals alike. When consumed, it breaks down into sodium and chloride – elements vital to muscle and nerve function, fluid balance, and the regulation of blood pressure and pH levels. Because sodium is lost through sweat, both humans and animals must replenish it to maintain physiological stability; … Read more

The Wooded Circle


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MaCT-01 2025-2026

Started off in 1504 as a Renaissance-era fortification system, designed to resist cannon warfare. Over the years, it has undergone many reconstructions, with the latest turning it into a managed heritage park in the early 2000s (Planted rows of trees) . Ecology has played an important role in each of its eras, as we’ll see … Read more

The Epistemic Sensing Functor: Physics-Gated Material Intelligence in Your Pocket


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MAEBB 2025-2026

Santhosh Shyamsundar · IAAC / MAEBB02reMIXED REALITY Seminar · Advanced Manufacturing 2025/26 Beyond the 28-Day Blind Spot In contemporary construction, concrete quality is traditionally verified by “crushing cylinders” 28 days after pouring. This lag creates a critical information asymmetry: by the time a defect is confirmed, the material is already structural. MaOS Unity XR addresses … Read more

IFCore Compliance Checker


MAA-02 2025-2026 by
MAA-02 2025-2026

During the AI in Architecture and Urbanism Seminar, our team built an automated compliance checking system that validates architectural projects directly from IFC models. Building regulation checks are traditionally manual, slow, and error-prone. Architects review 2D drawings, interpret regulations individually, and often wait weeks for compliance feedback. We asked a simple question: what if compliance … Read more

Rethinking Demolition: AI-Assisted Assessment for Sustainable Building Reuse


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MAA-01 2025-2026

AI Theory – IAAC | Group Project by Jinesh, Rafik, Chun Chun, and Vimal The construction industry is responsible for a massive chunk of global carbon emissions, material extraction, and waste. But here’s the thing: even as sustainability becomes more important, demolition is still the go-to solution for most projects, often without anyone really asking … Read more

AI in AEC: Accelerating Decisions, Not Replacing Designers


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

Artificial Intelligence is often discussed in the AEC industry through extreme narratives, either as fully automated architecture or algorithms replacing designers altogether. But in reality, AI’s impact is much quieter and much more practical. Today, AI is not designing buildings for us. Instead, it is supporting the many process-heavy tasks that surround design. AEC workflows … Read more

Repositioning Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making in AEC


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MaCAD 2025-2026

MACAD 25-26 Theory Seminar Reflection This essay reflects on my evolving understanding of the purpose of Artificial Intelligence in architecture, engineering, and construction following the Theory seminar at MACAD. Rather than attempting a comprehensive overview, it centres on a specific experience that crystallised broader implications about how these tools are restructuring design practice. My initial … Read more

Workshop 2.1 – AIRFLIP


MRAC-01 2025-2026 by
MRAC-01 2025-2026

In the following blog post, we will analyse the development of the concept of our project carried out in Workshop 2.1. Team Collaborative Workflow and Modular System Development Guide, in which a Rotatory Gantry structure is proposed for the flip-type movement of a robotic arm. AIRFLIP – Rotary Gantry System for Small-Scale Cobots Overview The … Read more

Policy Automata


MAA-02 2025-2026 by
MAA-02 2025-2026

APPENDIX: BIBLIOGRAPHY Academic Papers Alnuzha, M. & Bloch, T. (2025). The Role of Machine Learning in Automated Code Checking: A Systematic Review. ITcon, Vol. 30. [Link] Peng, J. & Liu, X. (2023). Automated code compliance checking research based on BIM and knowledge graph. Scientific Reports, 13, 7065. [Link] Shi, J.W.L. et al. (2025). BuildThemis: Fine-tuning … Read more

The Kinetic Node Pavilion


MAA-01 2025-2026 by
MAA-01 2025-2026
Architectural render of the final timber pavilion, showing integrated ramps for skateboarding and shaded areas for pedestrians.

The Kinetic Node proposes a dynamic pavilion located in the central pedestrian zone of Plaça de la Universitat, Barcelona. Developed within a computational design seminar, the intervention explores the intersection of generative algorithms and active public space. The design utilizes parametric tools to generate a fluid structure where architectural form seamlessly transitions into skateable terrain, … Read more

URBAN-Ai: AI based forecasting platform that predicts evolution of urban density and land-use.


MaAI-01 2025-2026 by
MaAI-01 2025-2026

The growth of cities on an urban level has been very random and often scattered due to several reasons, like; UNDPREDICTABLE URBAN GROWTH, DYNAMIC ZONING TRENDS and SHIFTING DEMANDS. This has led to the cities being have to be planned reactively rather than proactively. This has led to a problem of cities being inefficient, rising … Read more

Beyond Efficiency


MaCAD 2025-2026 by
MaCAD 2025-2026

The Purpose of AI in the Age of Resource Scarcity Introduction: Redefining the Question The question “What is the purpose of AI in AEC?” often elicits a predictable response focused on speed. For years the industry has viewed Artificial Intelligence primarily as a mechanism for automation. It is seen as a faster way to produce … Read more