Shape-finding in Biophilic Architecture: Application of AI-based Tool-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Shape-finding in Biophilic Architecture: Application of AI-based Tool

Published:2022-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:18 Page:68-75
ISSN:2255-8764
Container-title:Architecture and Urban Planning
language:en
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Author:

Viliunas Gediminas¹,Grazuleviciute-Vileniske Indre¹

Affiliation:

1. Kaunas University of Technology , Kaunas , Lithuania

Abstract

Abstract The emerging application of AI-based tools in creative practices encourages analysing how these tools could be integrated into ecological architectural design. This research was aimed at identifying the possibilities of applying AI-based tools and approaches for shape-finding in the field of biophilic architectural design. The research encompasses review and analysis of literature, the experiment of shape-finding using AI-based tool VQGAN+CLIP, and the evaluation of generated images according to the system of biophilic design criteria adapted for the purpose of image evaluation. The experiment of shape finding demonstrated that the use of keywords describing the characteristics of natural systems and the VQGAN+CLIP code allow generating unexpected, interesting forms which correspond to some biophilic characteristics. Such forms can be the start of a further creative search for the architect.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Nature and Landscape Conservation,Urban Studies,History,Architecture,Geography, Planning and Development,Conservation

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/aup-2022-0007

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