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Call for papers 2026 Revista de Arquitectura N.º 50. + N.º 51.
Call for papers Revista de Arquitectura N.°50
ARCHITECTURE AND INVESTIGATION + FREE THEME
50th Issue | 35th Anniversary
Deadline for paper submissions: March 2, 2026
https://dearquitectura.uchile.cl/index.php/RA/announcement/view/396
No. 51. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURES AND URBAN PROJECTS:
New Themes and Dimensions of the City + FREE THEME.
Deadline for paper submissions: June 22, 2026
https://dearquitectura.uchile.cl/index.php/RA/announcement/view/397
AI as a creative tool: pedagogic comparative analysis in architecture and urbanism
Authors
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Larissa Negris de Souza
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8306-5883
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Camila Zyngier
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6479-7931
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Caio Castriotto
Missão Criativa, São Paulo, Brasil
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1052-5997
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Abstract
This article discusses the design process, intrinsically linked to creativity, when mediated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. The study aimed to analyze pedagogical application frameworks of text-to-image generative AI in two Architecture and Urbanism courses with distinct approaches. The exploratory research examined case studies of this integration and proposed guidelines for its use. The courses, taught in 2024 over thirty hours to approximately twenty students, indicate that the effectiveness of AI depends on prompt strategies that prioritize sensory and contextual language over technical terminology, overcoming the tools’ generalist tendencies. The students’ critical engagement, documented through design journals, proved decisive in generating more original proposals. It is concluded that AI, when integrated into a reflective pedagogical framework, acts as a catalyst for autonomy and creativity in learning, with strategies adaptable to other curricular contexts.
Keywords:
Creative learning , project education , prompt structure , generative AI , teaching methods in architecture and urbanismReferences
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