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Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators
Matias del Campo (Edited by), M del Campo (Author), Lev Manovich (Preface by)
9781394191772, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 29 April 2024
352 pages
27.4 x 21.3 x 2.5 cm, 1.066 kg
“One of the hopes I have with the book is to create a vehicle for thinking through the problem of architecture and Artificial Intelligence. Not limited to AI models that are based on diffusion algorithms, of course, but rather generally speaking. How do you develop a language around this novel tool? I don’t mean just the visual language. I mean also literally writing about it, thinking about it, conceptualizing it, and intellectually interrogating the problem.”
– Matias del Campo
From the interview with Zack Saunders at https://www.arch2o.com/interview-with-matias-del-campo/"
Arch2O
DIFFUSIONS IN ARCHITECTURE A guide to diffusion models and their impact on design, with insight on how this novel artificial intelligence technology may disrupt the industry Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators delves into the impact of Generative AI models and their effect on architecture design and aesthetics. The book presents an in-depth analysis of how these new technologies are revolutionizing the field of architecture and changing the way architects approach their work. The architects presented in the book focus on the application of specific AI techniques and tools used in generative design, such as Diffusion models, Dall-E2, Stable Diffusion, and MidJourney. It discusses how these techniques can generate synthetic images that are both realistic and imaginative, creating new possibilities for architectural design and aesthetics. Twenty-two leading designers and theorists offer their insights, providing disciplinary depth by covering the full impact of these learning tools on architecture.
Acknowledgments xi Contents xii Preface xvi Prologue xxiv Suppositions 1 Rice or Pasta? Choose Your AI 2 Taxonomy 6 Diffusions 10 The Labors of AI 18 An Artificial Tale 28 Resistance Is Fertile 38 Ontology of Diffusion Models 44 Taxonomy Commorancies 55 The Etiology of a New Collective Architecture 56 Noise, Pixels, and Ancient Metamorphic Rocks 66 Timberpunk, Prompt Odyssey, Synthetic Ground, and Other Projects 78 Computation Past Forward 88 Diffusion Models 98 Vestures 109 Design as a Latent Condition 110 AI, Architecture, and Art 120 The Advent of Trees in Architecture 13 Five Points of Architecture and AI 140 De-Coding Visual Cliches and Verbal Biases 15 Light Architecture 160 Driftwood Rock 170 Digital Spoliare 180 Estrangements 191 Imago Mundi Imaginibus Mundi 192 3D Diffusion or 3D Disfiguration? 202 Role Play 212 The Doghouse 222 Do Humans Dream of Furry Houses? 232 Allies in Exile 242 Appendix 253 Epilogue 254 Matias del Campo Glossary 256 Contributor Profiles 264 References 268 Bibliography 284 Index 286 Image Credits 290 About the Author 323
Lev Manovich
Matias del Campo
Mario Carpo
Matias del Campo
Bart Lootsma
Sandra Manninger
Ryan Vincent Manning
Joy Knoblauch
Matias del Campo
Kory Bieg
Matias del Campo
Soomeen Hahm and Hanjun Kim
Marco Vanucci
Alicia Nahmad Vazquez
Daniel Bolojan
Niccolo Casas
Daniel Köhler
Andrew Kudless
Sina Mostafavi and Asma Mehan
Rasa Navasaityte
Igor Pantic
Dustin White
Cesare Battelli
Immanuel Koh
Elena Manferdini
Sandra Manninger
Virginia San Fratello
Kyle Steinfeld
Subject Areas: Architecture [AM]
