Expanded Intelligence: pedagogical explorations of text-image discursive design

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5821/jida.2024.13310

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Generative AI, Architectural pedagogy, visual narratives, design ethics, digital education

Abstract

This study explores the integration of Expanded Intelligence in architectural design education through an experimental workshop combining generative AI with traditional methods. Inspired by Laura Lio's concept of "shelter for body and imagination," the text-image discursive design approach enabled students to develop innovative architectural narratives fusing visual and textual elements. Results show that AI amplified students' creative capacity, facilitating the generation of speculative and complex solutions. However, challenges emerged in balancing physical and imaginative aspects, and in addressing ethical issues regarding authorship and technological dependence. This study contributes new pedagogical perspectives, proposing a critical and reflective approach in architectural education that prepares future architects to face the challenges of the contemporary biodigital environment through collaboration between human and artificial intelligence.

Author Biographies

Juan Carlos Lobato Lobato Valdespino, Maestría en Diseño Avanzado / Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Profesor Investigador de Tiempo Completo de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UMSNH. Maestría en Arquitectura en la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM. Diplomado en Estudios Avanzados en Proyectos Arquitectónicos en la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña. Doctorado en Arquitectura en Facultad de Arquitectura de la UNAM. Proyectista, constructor y supervisor de obras arquitectónicas en diferentes despachos. Investigador en la línea de procesos digitales, enseñanza y teorización del diseño arquitectónico. Ex director de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UMSNH. Jefe de Posgrado de la FA-UMSNH. Participa en la Maestría en Diseño Avanzado.

Jorge Humberto Flores Romero, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Architect (UMSNH 1985) with a Master's in Architectural Design (UNAM 2000), internationally certified by FCARM TLC/APEC MXN-0176/11. He served as Technical Secretary for TMM and Banamex trusts at Teatro Mariano Matamoros in Morelia (2015-2016) and has been a board member of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Michoacán since 2014. A speaker at architecture forums, he coordinated the Master's in Advanced Design (MDA) at UMSNH (2014-2017). He has been a part-time research professor at UMSNH since 1991 and a lecturer at Vasco de Quiroga and La Salle universities. He directs PRAXIS academics, linking postgraduate studies with architectural practice. He has experience in residential, commercial, educational, and hospital projects, including collaborations with Cinépolis and Star Médica. His work has been internationally published, and he is currently an associate director at PRAXIS Consultores SC, developing projects for hospitality, housing, and entertainment.

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Published

2024-11-08

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JIDA'24

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