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A.I. in Architecture: by Jasir Khan

The document discusses the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in architecture. It notes that AI is growing exponentially and will be worth $70 billion globally by 2020. The document examines how AI can augment the architectural design process at different stages, from site research to building operation. It also provides a case study of a 3D printed steel pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam developed through a collaboration between designers, engineers, and AI researchers. The bridge's performance will be monitored over time through sensors to provide data and inform future 3D printed bridge designs. In conclusion, the document explores how AI has the potential to influence architectural design in the coming century.

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A.I. in Architecture: by Jasir Khan

The document discusses the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in architecture. It notes that AI is growing exponentially and will be worth $70 billion globally by 2020. The document examines how AI can augment the architectural design process at different stages, from site research to building operation. It also provides a case study of a 3D printed steel pedestrian bridge in Amsterdam developed through a collaboration between designers, engineers, and AI researchers. The bridge's performance will be monitored over time through sensors to provide data and inform future 3D printed bridge designs. In conclusion, the document explores how AI has the potential to influence architectural design in the coming century.

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A.I.

IN ARCHITECTURE

By Jasir khan

Abstract

AI is growing at an exponential rate, now understood to be on track to be worth $70bn globally


by 2020. This is in part due to constant innovation in the speed of microprocessors, which in turn
increases the volume of data that can be gathered and stored. The artificial architect with
enhanced Revit proficiency is not coming to steal your job. The human vs. robot debate, while
compelling, is not so much the focus here but instead how AI is augmenting design and how
architects are responding to and working with these technological developments. Through this
research paper , the role of A.I in better designing is put into question.

Hypotheseis

Can A.I help us design better?

Methodology

The research will be done in a scheduled format. The research is based on the above hypothesis
and will deal with the following aspects:

 Where A.I stands right now?


 Scope for A.I in future.
 Compare Human Vs AI design process (top down vs bottom up)
 Doing a background study and literature review.
 Doing case studies and drawing up comparisons for the same
 For example, studying a building which was co designed by A.I
 Finally drawing out a conclusion of the study.

Literature review
At the dawn of personal computing he imagined the creative mind overlapping symbiotically
with the intelligent machine to co-create designs. This dual mode of production, he envisaged,
would hold the potential to generate new realities which could not be realized by either entity
operating alone. Today, self-learning systems, otherwise known as artificial intelligence or ‘AI’,
are changing the way architecture is practiced, as they do our daily lives, whether or not we
realize it. If you are reading this on a laptop or tablet, then you are directly engaging with a
number of integrated AI systems, now so embedded in our the way we use technology, they
often go unnoticed.
As an industry, AI is growing at an exponential rate, now understood to be on track to be
worth $70bn globally by 2020. This is in part due to constant innovation in the speed of
microprocessors, which in turn increases the volume of data that can be gathered and stored. But
don’t panic—the artificial architect with enhanced Revit proficiency is not coming to steal your
job. The human vs. robot debate, while compelling, is not so much the focus here but instead
how AI is augmenting design and how architects are responding to and working with these
technological developments. What kind of innovation is artificial intelligence generating in the
construction industry?
Assuming you read this as a non-expert, it is likely that much of the AI you have encountered to
this point has been ‘weak AI’, otherwise known as ANI (Artificial Narrow Intelligence). ANI
follows pre-programmed rules so that it appears intelligent but is in effect a simulation of a
human-like thought process. With recent innovations such as that of Nvidia’s microchip in April
2016, a shift is now being seen towards what we might understand as ‘deep learning’, where a
system can, in effect, train and adapt itself. The interest for designers is that AI is, therefore,
starting to apply itself to more creative tasks, such as writing books, making art, web design, or
self-generating design solutions, due to its increased proficiency in recognizing speech and
images. Significant ‘AI winters', or periods where funding has been hard to source for the
industry, have occurred over the last twenty years, but commentators such as philosopher Nick
Bostrom now suggest we are on the cusp of an explosion in AI, and this will not only shape but
drive the design industry in the next century. AI, therefore, has the potential to influence the
architectural design process at a series of different construction stages, from site research to the
realization and operation of the building.
Case Study

MX3D bridge , Amesterdam

Robots have finished 3D printing the structure of a steel pedestrian bridge devised by technology
startup MX3D, which is set to span a canal in Amsterdam.

Dutch designer Joris Laarman is working with with Amsterdam-based robotic manufacturing
technology start-up to build the 12-metre-long bridge, which will eventually cross a canal in the
Dutch capital.Six-axis robots were used to "draw" the 4-metre-wide structure in the air from
layers of molten steel. Engineering firm Arup and researchers from Imperial College London are
due to perform several full load tests to prove the structural integrity of the bridge, which is
being printed inside a former shipbuilding hangar. It is expected to be installed on the Oudezijds
Achterburgwal in Amsterdam's red light district once the renovation of the canal is
complete.Mathematicians from The Alan Turing Institute, the Internet of Things specialists, and
engineers will work with MX3D to deploy a smart sensor network on the bridge.

The sensors will monitor the bridge's performance during the load tests and once it is in situ,
collecting data such as strain, displacement and vibration, along with environmental factors
including air quality and temperature.Over time the sensor will show how many people are
crossing the bridge and at what speed. This information will also be input into a "digital twin" of
the bridge, a computer model that responds to the data as it is collected in real time.The digital
bridge can be tested against the physical one, measuring performance and safety and feeding
back to inform future 3D-printed metal bridge designs.Having proven its ability to 3D print large
scale metal structures, MX3D has announced it has partnered with Dutch bridge builder
Haasnoot Bruggen to bring 3D metal printing to the pedestrian and bicycle bridge market in the
Netherlands.
Bibliography

https://archinect.com/features/article/150062492/a-5-part-video-series-on-the-architecture-of-
artificial-intelligence

https://www.dezeen.com/2018/04/17/mx3d-3d-printed-bridge-joris-laarman-arup-amsterdam-
netherlands/

https://www.arup.com/projects/mx3d-bridge

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239928346_Utilization_of_Artificial_Intelligence_Con
cepts_and_Techniques_for_enriching_the_Quality_of_Architectural_Design_Artifacts

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