Education series 1
(Video will be uploaded in future)
How Does Architectural Education Need to Change to Respond to AI?
Speakers:
Dr Nicole Gardner, UNSW
Dr Kirsten Orr, NSW Architects Registration Board
Dr Sue Keay, UNSW
Summary:
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?
Speaker Bios:
Dr 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.
Dr Kirsten Orr is the CEO and Registrar of the NSW Architects Registration Board, responsible for the operation of the Architects Act 2003 and for leading the effective governance and performance of regulatory functions and registration of 6000+ architects in NSW. This includes the accreditation of architecture programs in NSW.
Dr Sue Keay is an expert in robotics, AI and automation. She is the Director of the UNSW AI Institute and founded Robotics Australia Group the peak body for the robotics industry. She helped convene a Construction Robotics forum and is on the board of computer vision start-up, Visionary Machines.
CPD Details:
This talk is offered as a formal CPD course for architects, mapped to the performance criteria of PC28 in the Australian 2021 National Standard of Competencies for Architects. You will earn 1 formal point upon completing the CPD questions.
A copy of the CPD questions can be accessed here. If you take notes in digital format during the video, you will be able to copy/paste your answers into the questionnaire form at the end.
Upon completion of the video, a link to the CPD questionnaire will be unlocked. Submit your answers via that link to earn 1 formal CPD point and receive your certificate for record-keeping purposes. Note: The questionnaire link will only load if the video is viewed from this webpage. If you navigate to YouTube to view the video, you will not be able to access it.