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Neural Architecture: Design and Artificial Intelligence Spiral-Bound |

Matias del Campo, Mario Carpo (Foreword by)

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The book provides an opportunity to survey the emerging field of Architecture and Artificial Intelligence, and to reflect on the implications of a world increasingly entangled in questions of the agency, culture and ethics of AI.  

The main goal of Neural Architecture is to understand how to interrogate artificial intelligence—a technological tool—in the field of architectural design, traditionally a practice that combines humanities and visual arts. Matias del Campo, the author of Neural Architecture is currently exploring specific applications of artificial intelligence in contemporary architecture, focusing on their relationship to material and symbolic culture. AI has experienced an explosive growth in recent years in a range of fields including architecture but its implications for the humanistic values that distinguish architecture from technology have yet to be measured.This book explores the interdisciplinary project that brings the long tradition of humanistic inquiry in architecture together with cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence.
Publisher: Actar D
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 250 pages
ISBN-10: 1951541685
Item Weight: 1.34 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 1.05 x 9.0 inches
"In Neural Architecture, Design and Artificial Intelligence, Matias Del Campo sets sail for an adventure into the unknown. But like the Viennese philosopher, planner and precursor of the Internet and Wikipedia, Otto Neurath, he’s very much aware that, to quote the latter, “We are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship but are never able to start afresh from the bottom. In this way, by using the old beams and driftwood the ship can be shaped entirely anew, but only by gradual reconstruction.” Today, Neurath’s metaphorical old beams and driftwood are the datasets that feed machine learning. It’s like a tradition on speed, leading to unexpected but fascinating results."
Dr. Matias del Campo is a registered architect, designer, and educator. He is an associate professor at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, director of the AR2IL - The Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at UoM, and affiliate faculty member of Michigan Robotics. He conducts research on advanced design methods in architecture, primarily through the application of Artificial Intelligence. Matias del Campo is the co-founder of the architecture practice SPAN. Their award-winning architectural designs are informed by advanced geometry, computational methodologies, and philosophical inquiry.