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For many people when in some kind of profession appears Ai it means that human will be trade up to “robots”. This assumption is wrong and become from misunderstanding the topic. In architecture Ai is implemented to help architects with their work and make it easier.
How Ai can be used?
According to the (builderspace.com) there are 11 ways to use Ai in architecture :
- Improving building efficiency
- BIM
- Familiarizing clients with structures
- Improving building safety
- Improving building
- Creating designs for large scale structures
- Introducing parametric architecture
- Preventing cost overruns
- Make construction sites more productive
- Reducing occupational hazards
- Encouraging offsite contrition [i]
Most of these ways facilitate and streamline the work and help architects in their contact with clients.
BIM – What is it?
BIM in fact Building Information Model is an AI software for architects which allows them to design and construct wherewithal 3D Model. Every object in BIM has got geometry and ability to store data. These features allows contractors to maintain design integrity during project development. BIM has got 6 levels. Each level refers that how effectively or how many information is being shared during entire process. The higher the level, the greater the efficiency and sophistication. The greatest advantages are at levels 4, 5 and 6 :
- More efficient site planning and scheduling
- More efficient hand-offs between steps in the construction stage
- Real-time cost visualization
- Simplified cost analysis
- Reduced energy consumption in the long run
- Better operational management of the building or structure after handover
Is AI able to step in for architects?
As we know AI learns from projects to which it has access. Nowadays in most cases it is “just” technology that supports people and improves their work. Why I wrote “most cases” in previous sentence? Because the new reality is coming. Outline AI is Polish company that made AI which ( by creators) ,,outperforms human architects in 92% of cases”. According to the aurhor (OutlineAI) ,,OutlineAI will help you analyze and find the maximum value for your real estate within hours instead of weeks. Our AI can generate up to 8 building schematics per second. This means that we can check tens of thousands of possibilities and find the most valuable by maximizing the units that can be allocated”
Currently AI is not able to step in for humans in architecture, but it improves and increases their efficiency in the workplace. Albeit in the future, who knows. Let me know in the comments what you think about it. 🙂
References:
https://www.builderspace.com/11-ways-that-ai-is-already-being-used-in-architecture
https://constructible.trimble.com/construction-industry/what-is-bim-building-information-modeling
https://www.outlineai.com/index.php
[i] https://www.builderspace.com/11-ways-that-ai-is-already-being-used-in-architecture
[ii] https://constructible.trimble.com/construction-industry/what-is-bim-building-information-modeling