Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction to AI for Architects

Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction to AI for Architects

Neil Leach (Author)

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AI has been unleashed. Nothing is going to be the same again.

Updated to cover all the latest developments, Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence introduces AI for designers and explores its seismic impact on the future of architecture and design. From ChatGPT and smart assistants to groundbreaking diffusion models for video and 3D modelling, this updated new edition investigates the profound effects of AI technologies on architectural practice. It explores how AI transforms every part of the process-from the inspiration and brief, to regulations and copyright, to performance-driven design- and looks beyond discussions of software and functionality to ask more fundamental questions too: How did AI evolve? How does it work? What does it tell us about creativity? And what does it mean for the very future of the profession itself?

Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field, this book is a must-read for all architects wishing to stay at the forefront of the AI revolution.

Preface
Introduction

1. What is AI?
2. A brief history of AI
3. Image generation
4. AI, art and creativity
5. AI, media art and neuroscience
6. AI and architecture
7. The future of the architectural office
8. Brain City
9. The future of AI

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published	Jun 26 2025
Format	Paperback
Edition	2nd
Extent	336
ISBN	9781350438743
Imprint	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Illustrations	83 color illus
Dimensions	216 x 138 mm
Series	Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Neil Leach

Neil Leach is an architect and theorist. He teache…

A timely update … Leach's own predictions balance the practical concerns of architects and the aspirations of an AI booster.

World-Architects
We cannot truly discuss AI without also understanding how the brain works, and Neil masterfully bridges this essential connection.

Refik Anadol, Director, RAS
Clearly written and well informed, this book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in AI and its potential application in architecture.

Wanyu He, CEO, XKool
AI – which I like to call “Architectural Intelligence” – is a tool that will one day allow us architects to fly. This book, like all Neil Leach's books, is a multi-perspective view of a possible future for architecture.

Wolf dPrix, Design Principal, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
A brand new set of tools has inspired a new wave of transformative creative energy within architecture. This book is essential reading for all who want to join the thrilling quest of bringing the power of AI into architecture.

Patrik Schumacher, Principal, Zaha Hadid Architects
Critical in our current condition, Neil Leach's research into artificial intelligence broadens the implementation and importance of AI as a conceptual tool for students, designers, and thinkers.

Thom Mayne, Founding Partner, Morphosis