As AI transforms architectural workflows and culture, this panel examines its impact on practice, education, and the business of architecture. This session will discuss the shifting role of graduates in an increasingly automated workplace in architecture. The discussion also considers how AI can be leveraged for long-term impacts, and how architectural education can better prepare students to navigate ambiguity, and become agents of change in a socio-technical landscape.

This CPD will explore the evolving role of architectural professional bodies, such as the NSW Architects Registration Board, in shaping the way that architectural education and practice responds to emerging AI technologies. We will examine how AI integration might influence accreditation frameworks globally, drawing lessons from digitally mature industries such as FinTech and telecommunications, particularly in areas of data science and risk management, while preserving the creative and judgment-based core of design. What emerging competencies will architectural education need to adopt to prepare students for AI-integrated workplaces?

This CPD explores how computational design empowers the creation of organic, biomimetic architecture through digitally driven workflows. Drawing on experience as a Computational Design Specialist at Roth-Architecture and international projects in Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Africa, the session demonstrates how parametric tools, custom scripts, and digital fabrication enable natural forms to be translated into buildable systems. From stone-inspired villas to topography-informed structures, the talk addresses strategies for managing geometric complexity, material efficiency, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Ideal for architects, engineers, and creatives interested in computational design, digital craftsmanship, and integrating biomimicry into contemporary construction practices.

The practice of architecture is deeply contextual, yet AI tools often operate without effectual context unless we provide it. Aimed at architects with little or no background in AI, this session explores how designers can introduce context into AI-enhanced workflows – an increasingly vital skill as AI shifts from rule-following to interpreting user intent. Drawing on a software development perspective, the talk presents straightforward strategies for reusing core values, logic, and goals across evolving tools. It offers practical ways to begin working intentionally and confidently with AI, grounded in accessible examples and design computing insights.

The practice of architecture is deeply contextual, yet AI tools often operate without effectual context unless we provide it. Aimed at architects with little or no background in AI, this session explores how designers can introduce context into AI-enhanced workflows – an increasingly vital skill as AI shifts from rule-following to interpreting user intent. Drawing on a software development perspective, the talk presents straightforward strategies for reusing core values, logic, and goals across evolving tools. It offers practical ways to begin working intentionally and confidently with AI, grounded in accessible examples and design computing insights.

This CPD explores a design methodology that engages Interactive Genetic Algorithms to generate optimised solutions while preserving the creativity and intuition integral to architectural design. It fosters a collaborative process where algorithms augment rather than replace intuition, allowing architects to guide the evolutionary search toward desired objectives while adapting to emerging insights and discoveries.