Artificial intelligence is everywhere from the apps on our phones to the algorithms of search engines. Without us noticing, the AI revolution has arrived. But what does this mean for the world of design? The first volume in a two-book series, Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence introduces AI for designers and considers its positive potential for the future of architecture and design.Explaining what AI is and how it works, the book examines how different manifestations of AI will impact the discipline and profession of architecture. Highlighting current case-studies as well as near-future applications, it shows how AI is already being used as a powerful design tool, and how AI-driven information systems will soon transform the design of buildings and cities.Far-sighted, provocative and challenging, yet rooted in careful research and cautious speculation, this book, written by architect and theorist Neil Leach, is a must-read for all architects and designers including students of architecture and all design professionals interested in keeping their practice at the cutting edge of technology.
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction AI and Architecture Beyond Technophobia The Prosthetic Imagination Cyborg Culture Extended Intelligence An Introduction to AI Intended Audience 1. What is AI? The Different Forms of AI Training Techniques AI Tribes Neural Networks Backpropagation Convolutional Neural Networks DeepDream Generative Adversarial Networks From 2D to 3D ArchiGAN Beyond Representation 2. The History of AI Alan Turing The Birth of AI AI Winters Deep Blue Jeopardy! AlphaGo Sputnik Moment AI and Visibility 3. AI, Art and Creativity A Brief History of AI Art Who Needs Gauguin? But who is the Author? Rethinking Creativity In the Mirror of AI 4. AI, Media Art and Neuroscience Dreaming Machines Dreaming Buildings Machine Hallucinations Architecturalisations Can Machines Dream? 5. AI and Architecture Coop Himmelb(l)au Morphosis Zaha Hadid Architects AI Fabrication 6. The Future of the Architectural Office Superusers Autodesk v the Superuser Developer AI Spacemaker AI XKool Technology Spacemaker v Xkool Re-Designing Design 7. AI and the City of the Future iPhone City The Information Architect The Informational City Ambient Intelligence Swarm Intelligence The Self-Regulating City City Brain Internet-City-Brain 8. The Future of AI Kurzweil's Predictions The Singularity AGI and Beyond Prediction Errors The Future of Intelligence Architectural Intelligence AI and the Future of Architecture Notes Index
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