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- Copyright © The Author(s) 2023
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- 2731-6726
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- 10.1007/s44223-023-00029-w
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Abstract
Chai and Yuan Architectural Intelligence (2023) 2:11 Architectural Intelligence https://doi.org/10.1007/s44223-023-00029-w Open Access EDITORIAL 1 1* Hua Chai and Philip F. Yuan Alongside shifts in the technological landscape, the origin of the intelligence in material, which, influenced by New of creativity in architectural design has been consistently Materialism– “an active matter endowed with its own evolving. According to French philosopher Bernard Stie- tendencies and capacities, engaged in its own diver- gler, the architectural design process is never individualis- gent, open-ended evolution, animated from within by tic but rather shaped by the complex interaction between immanent patterns of being and becoming” (Delanda, human creativity and what he terms the “pre-individual 2015)– has also emerged as a critical driving force for milieu”, the synthesis of various factors such as cultural architectural creation. By leveraging the “tendencies heritage, technological innovation (Stiegler, 2016). Over and capacities” of different forms of intelligences, hybrid the last three decades, the emergence of digital tech- intelligence enables more responsive and performative nologies such as the Internet of Things, virtual reality, architectures with lower environmental impacts that and artificial intelligence has significantly enhanced the transcend mere human imagination. In this process, a dynamism and diversity of human–machine communi- novel aesthetic is being gradually shaped that reflects the cation. With the advancement of digital technologies in emergence of the new creative agency. the field of architecture, artificial intelligence, machine Throughout the various stages of architectural intelligence, and material intelligence are increasingly design and construction, the rapid emergence of digi- integrated into the creative process. In the form of hybrid tal tools has formed a distributed intelligence network, intelligence, this shift expands the scope of architectural which offers an important leverage point for hybrid creativity and creative agency beyond the mere intel- intelligence practices. In the design phases, custom- ligent landscape of the human mind. As suggested by ized design tools and libraries forms an evolving eco- architectural theorist Antoine Picon, “another possibility system with a continuous stream of tool support for is to consider the pairing of man and machine as a new geometric modelling, structural optimization, envi- composite subject……This proposition is suggested by ronmental simulation and digital fabrication. In the various contemporary reflections on computer technolo - production fields, the intelligence of robots is laying gies and their anthropological dimension” (Picon, 2011). the foundation for distributed mass-customization of The creativity of the hybrid intelligence arises from architecture (Carpo, 2022). In this way, architectural the fusion of human creativity and machine creativ- creation is increasingly becoming a collective effort, ity. Machine intelligence possesses a new form of where not only architectural knowledge is collectively intelligence that is completely different from human generated, but also design and production can be thinking, demonstrating greater complexity and crea- achieved through a distributed digital tool network. tivity in architectural creation than human intelligence In this process, the collaborative creation between (Frazer, 2002; Leach & Snooks, 2017). The recognition architects and intelligent tools also breaks through the traditional concept of authorship belonging solely to the architect, promoting further contemplation and *Correspondence: discussion. Philip F. Yuan Hybrid intelligence in architectural design also rep- philipyuan007@tongji.edu.cn College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, resents a shift towards more collaborative and interdis- China ciplinary approaches to design and construction. The © The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http:// creat iveco mmons. org/ licen ses/ by/4. 0/. Chai and Yuan Architectural Intelligence (2023) 2:11 Page 2 of 2 Picon, A. (2011). Architecture and the virtual: Towards a new materiality. Praxis, integration of virtual and physical information in hybrid 6, 101–111. intelligence leads to real-time interaction and informa- Stiegler, B. (2016). Automatic society, volume 1: The future of work. Polity Press. tion integration throughout the design process, break- ing away from the traditional linear design workflow. Publisher’s Note The free flow of information also enables the capture and Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in pub- lished maps and institutional affiliations. utilization of the intelligences of human, machines, mate- rials across various stages from formation, simulation, optimization, iteration to construction. More effective and efficient communication and collaboration mode has been formed between architects, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders, breaking down traditional barri- ers between different fields. This special issue is a compilation of selected papers from the CDRF 2022 (the 4th Conference on Compu- tational Design and Robotic Fabrication) under the theme of hybrid intelligence. The papers in this issue cover various topics related to hybrid intelligence in architecture, such as interspecies design agencies, AI- enhanced design exploration, material computation, performative design, and intelligent construction tech- nologies. By gathering these papers, this special issue endeavors to promote more attention and discussion on the numerous prospects that arise from the adop- tion of hybrid intelligence in architectural design and construction. Acknowledgements Not applicable. Authors’ contributions The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript. Funding The project is supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFE0141400); Science and Technology Innovation Plan of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (21DZ1204500); National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (BX20220228). Availability of data and materials Not applicable. Declarations Competing interests I declare that I have no competing interests. Received: 21 April 2023 Accepted: 21 April 2023 References Carpo, M. (2022). Design and automation at the end of modernity: The teach- ings of the pandemic. Architectural Intelligence, 1(1), 3. Delanda, M. (2015). The new materiality. Architectural Design, 85(5), 16–21. Frazer, J. (2002). Creative design and the generative evolutionary paradigm. In P. J. Bentley & D. W. Corne (Eds.), Creative Evolutionary Systems, (pp. 253–274). San Francisco: Morgan Kaufmann. Leach, N., & Snooks, R. (2017). Swarm intelligence: Architectures of multi-agent systems.
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Architectural Intelligence – Springer Journals
Published: Apr 26, 2023