Paper

The Dialectics of Text and Image: From Mechanical Reproductions to AI Image Productions

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Abstract

This paper presents the outcomes of a funded research initiative aimed at developing pedagogical methods for harnessing AI image production in architectural education. In addition to establishing a theoretical framework, the project involved two workshops in which students experimented with refining textual descriptions of design schemes and reverse-engineering AI-generated images. The goal was twofold: first, to mediate the "translation" between textual and visual representations by grounding their reciprocity in context, program, and precedent studies; second, to capitalize on AI's unintended deviations rather than suppress them.

Keywords: architectural images, artificial intelligence, AI, renderings

How to Cite:

Sheikholharam, E., (2025) “The Dialectics of Text and Image: From Mechanical Reproductions to AI Image Productions”, Building Technology Educators’ Society 2025(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/btes.3382