11 Jul 2023

The Impact Of Tech And AI On The Built Environment And Profession Of Architecture, Ft. Jordan Harris

Technology and AI are changing the built environment, but the useful question is not whether tools are impressive. It is where they save time, improve thinking and create better professional judgement.

Stephen Drew speaks with Jordan Harris about AI, generative design, BIM, visualisation, coding, the metaverse and the skills architecture professionals need as technology becomes part of everyday practice.

The conversation covers:

How AI tools learn and why they can make unpredictable mistakes
Where visualisation and BIM tools can improve design workflows
Why automation is strongest when it removes repetitive work
How Dynamo, Python and coding can support architecture teams
What skills candidates should build as technology changes practice

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to technology and AI in architecture
05:00 Why tech can move faster than traditional building delivery
10:00 Neural networks, training data and how AI learns
15:00 AI mistakes, control and why tools behave unpredictably
20:00 Visualisation, Revit and testing materials inside models
25:00 Automating boring tasks and finding useful AI applications
30:00 Dynamo, Python and learning programming with support
35:00 Productivity dips when learning new systems
40:00 Midjourney, copyright and image generation use cases
45:00 The metaverse, VR and future adoption
50:00 BIM basics, Revit skills and career advice

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