Catalogue Api E26

Eduard ANTALUCA

Gilles MOREL, Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Mustapha EL MOUSSAOUI, Faculty of Design and Art, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Mustapha EL MOUSSAOUI will provide the main teaching input and supervise the workshop activities. His teaching and research focus on architecture, urbanism and artificial intelligence, including questions of authorship, creativity, automation, architectural practice, and the control of AI-generated design processes.

This API introduces UTC students to the critical and practical use of artificial intelligence in architectural design. The course explores the intersection between AI, architecture and design practice, with a particular focus on how students can move beyond passive use of AI tools and instead learn to control, direct and refine AI-generated outputs.

The API combines theoretical input, demonstrations and a hands-on workshop. Students will first be introduced to the current state of AI in architecture, including its impact on design methodologies, authorship, creativity, automation and the evolving role of architects and designers. They will then learn how to use an open-source AI workflow tool, ComfyUI, and apply it to a design process starting from sketches and moving toward architectural representations and 3D-oriented outputs.

The second part of the API is organized around a supervised group project. Students will develop a small design proposal using AI as a controlled design instrument rather than as an automatic form generator. The API will conclude with a presentation and discussion of the students’ work, with the participation of the UTC administrative and academic contacts.

Modalité : #Stage

Format : #Enseignant

Complément : #Cours #Projet

Architecture, artificial intelligence, generative design, digital design tools, AI-assisted representation.

À partir de TC03

This API is proposed as an intensive face-to-face activity, combining lectures, supervised practical work and a short group project. It also contributes to the academic collaboration between UTC and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, in the context of Erasmus+ mobility and the Sunrise Alliance.

The API is intended for students interested in architecture, urban design, digital design methods, artificial intelligence, visual representation, and project-based experimentation, from TC03/04 to GX05.

No advanced programming skills are required. A general interest in design, spatial thinking, architecture, urbanism or digital tools is recommended. Basic familiarity with design or representation methods may be useful but is not mandatory.

Objectif de l’Api :

The objective of the API is to introduce students to the theoretical, critical and practical use of AI in architectur. By the end of the course, students should be able to understand the main transformations brought by AI to design practice and to use AI tools in a controlled, intentional and critical way within a small design project.

Objectifs spécifiques :

• Understand the current role of artificial intelligence in architecture.

• Identify the main theoretical issues raised by AI in design, including authorship, creativity, automation, control and hallucination.

• Discover ComfyUI as an open-source tool for AI-assisted design workflows.

• Learn how to structure a basic AI workflow for design exploration.

• Move from sketch-based or conceptual input toward AI-assisted architectural representation.

• Use AI outputs critically, by selecting, refining and adapting them according to design intentions.

• Develop a small architectural design project in group.

• Present and discuss the process, tools, design choices and final outputs.

Objectifs transversaux :

• Work collaboratively in a short and intensive project format.

• Develop a critical attitude toward digital and AI-generated outputs.

• Connect theoretical reflection with practical experimentation.

• Communicate design intentions and technical choices clearly in English.

• Structure a design process under time constraints.

• Reflect on the ethical, professional and methodological implications of AI in design.

• Group mini-project: 70%

• Quiz : 30%

E26

01/07-03/07

24

PG2

1

Travail demandé pendant l'Api : 20h