"Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence", Neil Leach - Post IFoU conference - July 2nd, from 7:30pm to 8:30pm, Auditório, Pavilhão de Portugal
Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Post IFoU conference
Synopsis:
Architecture in the age of Artificial Intelligence, written by Neil Leach, introduces AI for designers and explores its seismic impact on the future of architecture and design.
From ChatGPT and smart assistants to ground-breaking diffusion models for video and 3D modelling, this updated new edition (Bloomsbury, 2025) investigates the profound effects of AI technologies on architectural practice.
It explores how AI transforms every part of the process — from the inspiration and brief, to regulations and copywright, to performance-driven design — and looks beyond discussions of software and funcionality to ask more fundamental questions too: How did AI evolve? How does it work? What does it tell us about creativity? And what does it mean for the very future of the profession itself?
Neil Leach is a professor of architecture from the UK. He directs the Doctor of Design program at FIU, and has also taught at the AA, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, IaaC and SCI-Arc. He is a co-founder of DigitalFUTURES, and a former researcher for NASA developing a 3D printer for the Moon and Mars. He has published over 50 books, including most recently, Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects (2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2025)
Lucinda Correia (moderator) is an architect, researcher and professor at FA-ULisboa. She is the founder of efabula, a cultural co-op and studio on architectural and research practice in arts and humanities.
Date: 2nd July 2025
Hour: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Pavilhão de Portugal — Auditório
Organisation: FA-ULisboa / IFoU 2025
Language: english
Entrance: free, but prior registration is required