4 papers
Student Perceptions of Large Language Models Use in Self-Reflection and Design Critique in Architecture Studio
Juan David Salazar Rodriguez, Sam Conrad Joyce, Nachamma Sockalingam +2
This study investigates the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into the feedback mechanisms of the architectural design studio, shifting the focus from generative producti…
Designing Knowledge Tools: How Students Transition from Using to Creating Generative AI in STEAM classroom
Qian Huang, Nachamma Sockalingam, Thijs Willems +1
This study explores how graduate students in an urban planning program transitioned from passive users of generative AI to active creators of custom GPT-based knowledge tools. Draw…
To Use or to Refuse? Re-Centering Student Agency with Generative AI in Engineering Design Education
Thijs Willems, Sumbul Khan, Qian Huang +3
This pilot study traces students' reflections on the use of AI in a 13-week foundational design course enrolling over 500 first-year engineering and architecture students at the Si…
Large Language Models in Architecture Studio: A Framework for Learning Outcomes
Juan David Salazar Rodriguez, Sam Conrad Joyce, Nachamma Sockalingam +2
The study explores the role of large language models (LLMs) in the context of the architectural design studio, understood as the pedagogical core of architectural education. Tradit…