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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
Spatial materiality in the practices of scanLAB Projects and Marshmallow Laser Feast
Authors
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Rubén Servando-Carrillo
Universidad Europea de Canarias, School of Architecture, Departamento de Proyectos y Representación en la Arquitectura
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8414-6337
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Víctor Cano-Ciborro
Universidad Europea de Canarias, School of Architecture, Departamento de Proyectos y Representación en la Arquitectura
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2199-4273
Abstract
The dilemma raised by this issue on artificial intelligence recalls science fiction narratives where machines gain autonomy and threaten human primacy. Yet this anthropocentric vision now endangers systemic balance and sustainability. This article examines the risks and opportunities of AI and how its models reproduce biases that obscure both human and non-human vulnerability. It explores the role of vision, simulation, and digital representation technologies in artistic-architectural narratives that raise awareness of contemporary challenges. Drawing on Jane Bennett’s vital materialism, it
argues that AI, in convergence with other technologies, can expand perception of previously hidden phenomena. The methodology combines comparative analysis of case studies with the production of drawings and analytical cartographies, highlighting the need to recognize human–non-human interdependence and foster
more sustainable technological practices.
Keywords:
Digital architecture , artificial intelligence , human–non-human interdependence , post- anthropocentric materiality , immersive narrativesReferences
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