Material and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture

What if we thought of AI as material?

Join Head Hi, Pratt School of Architecture and architect and professor Jonas Coersmeier as he shares more about his new book Material and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture which offers a bold and materially grounded rethinking of design with artificial intelligence, and proposes a new model of agency distributed across material, artificial, and human actors. For the occasion, Coersmeier will be joined in conversation by Edward Keller, Gökhan Kodalak, and Danielle Willems.

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More about the book:

Rooted in material philosophy and ecological design thinking, Material and Artificial Intelligence in Architecture establishes a comprehensive framework for understanding AI in architecture. Conceptually rigorous yet accessibly written and visually rich, the book interweaves design, theory, technology, and practice to explore how artificial intelligence, material agency, and human authorship will co-create the built environment of the future.

Challenging both pervasive fear-driven narratives and techno-solutionist hype that…