AI + Design Thinking Symposium
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- Architecture Building
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence is invigorating and challenging the practice of design thinking. In the field of Architecture, the ever-expanding array of AI tools being developed and applied to every phase of the design process—from initial ideation to performance optimization to rendering production—are rapidly being adopted into both architecture practice and education.
How is AI changing the professional practice of architecture? How is AI invigorating and informing design pedagogies in the academy? Can AI be used to tell and amplify stories, including those of underrepresented populations? What do we gain—and what do we lose—when AI augments design thinking?
The AI + Design Thinking Symposium looks toward the futures we can design when we think with AI. The Symposium convenes two thought leaders on AI and architecture, Curry J. Hackett and Cas Esbach, for a moderated discussion on AI in practice and the academy. The event also hosts a curated exhibition of recent student work produced through AI-infused pedagogies developed by UMD Architecture faculty.
This Symposium is made possible through the support of a University of Maryland Teaching and Learning Transformation Center Teaching Innovation Grant, the UMD Architecture Program, and the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation.
This event is free and open to the public.
Location
Architecture Building
The symposium will be held in the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation's Architecture Building Auditorium and Great Space, found on the lower levels.