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Acknowledging its current limitations, I view AI as a promising tool rather than a replacement \u2013 reminiscent of pivotal technological shifts that will eventually enhance human capabilities.<\/p>\n

At our consultancy, Cityscape, we are currently testing AI for the development of efficiencies in masterplans. However, these outputs remain incomplete without human interaction; mathematically correct perhaps, but the design is not there. AI enables you to move at volume, quickly. Witness how architects are using it to develop concept shapes at speed but a human interpretation is needed to differentiate the bad from the good and then to elevate this.<\/p>\n

I am reminded of the Battersea Square project<\/a> by London Atelier \u2013 the renovation of a former bakery on an irregular footprint. The architect\u2019s solution was to open a void between the ground floor and the basement, making the basement\u2019s low ceiling height feel comfortable, allowing in natural light, expressing the history of the building and making the space feel bigger.<\/p>\n

Based on the reduction of usable space per m2<\/sup>, the void should have removed \u00a3200,000 from the house\u2019s value. But, conversely, it added \u00a3200,000 to the value. Net lettable \u2260 net profit. It is these types of human interventions and decisions, subjective yet correct, that could never be replicated by AI.<\/p>\n

Not only that but there is no match for getting a design team together physically in one room to solve a problem.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, AI as a tool for design is inherently derivative<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On masterplans I have worked on with Cityscape, including High Road West, Aberfeldy, and Canada Water, we have seen first-hand the benefits of facilitated working. The rapid modelling, prototyping, and development of concepts by architects, which are then tested and examined by fellow experts in workshops, can expedite the process of design much faster than any AI tool \u2013 ending a session with a coordinated design and model, rather than a model that is untested by humans.<\/p>\n

Visualising, in real time, the workings out of the project team are also highly valued by clients and stakeholders, who feel more in control of the process and can visualise where their ideas work (or don’t).<\/p>\n

The current limitations in applying AI tools to planning visuals include the production of accurate visual representations (AVRs included in townscape and visual impact assessment documents). These technical renderings, by nature, require a human check and photography. Currently, trained technicians work on overlaying 3D survey data to 2D photography under strict planning guidelines to produce these photomontages.<\/p>\n

There are currently no AI tools that can automate the AVR process but eventually this could be something AI would help progress. Professional photography and 3D survey data checks will always need to be carried out by a trained 3D professional or planning consultant but the process in which these are overlaid could be an AI tool of the future, speeding up production.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, AI as a tool for design is inherently derivative. The output is only as good as the input and, in architecture, there is no large-scale multidisciplinary collaborative approach to developing this (as far as we know).<\/p>\n

AI is a promising tool which, I believe, will enhance human capabilities, but it can never replace the human creative spark.<\/p>\n

John Porter is an account manager at London-based architectural and real estate consultancy Cityscape Digital.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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