Designing with Artificial Intelligence: Reflections on Authorship, Intentionality, and Creativity in Contemporary Architectural Education

Abstract

The integration of artificial intelligence into design processes not only introduces new technical tools but also calls for a critical reassessment of the theoretical foundations upon which the discipline of architectural design has historically been built. This article explores how the concepts of authorship, intentionality, and creativity are redefined within a hybrid design context, where responsibility is shared between human actors and intelligent systems. The investigation focuses on how emerging technologies influence educational processes, reshaping the roles of the instructor, the student, and the design project itself.
The article reflects on a pedagogical model that, by proposing a structural rethinking of architectural education in light of ongoing transformations, considers how training can and must prepare new generations of designers to co-design with machines, without abandoning a critical ethical stance towards architectural practice.