Teaching with AI: New Pedagogies
Teaching with AI: New Pedagogies
Speaker:
Adam Haddow, SJB Architects
Professor Philip Oldfield, Head of School, Built Environment and a Professor of Architecture, UNSW
Associate Professor Nicole Gardner, Director of Computational Design, UNSW
Summary:
Panel 3 invites a timely and provocative conversation on the future of architectural education in an age of intelligent tools. Through critical dialogue, the panel aims to examine both the opportunities and challenges of integrating AI, while considering its implications for future graduate capabilities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the evolving role of institutions in guiding this change. The discussion will also reflect on how these shifts in education resonate with, and potentially reshape architectural practice itself, as the profession navigates new relationships with technology, learning, and creativity.
This talk was delivered online on 17 July 2025. Talk duration is 1 hour: 14 minutes.
Speaker Bio:
Adam Haddow is a champion of good design and a strong advocate for the value architecture brings to communities. With over 30 years’ experience, Adam has significantly shaped urban policy and planning, consistently bringing a thoughtful, design-led perspective. Adam is currently National President of the Australian Institute of Architects.
Professor Philip Oldfield is Head of School at UNSW Built Environment and a Professor of Architecture. His research examines how we can meet the needs of society by creating housing, buildings and infrastructure, while also reducing the environmental impact of our built environment to mitigate climate change and achieve net zero outcomes.
Associate Professor Nicole Gardner, Director of Computational Design at UNSW, is a registered architect and interdisciplinary design researcher. Her work explores architecture’s digital transformation, design innovation, and technology ethics. She is the author of Scaling the Smart City: The Design and Ethics of Urban Technology (2024) and is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing.
CPD Details:
This talk is offered as a formal CPD activity for architects, mapped to performance criteria PC28 in the Australian 2021 National Standard of Competencies for Architects.
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