The Architects Dream // Exhibition Launch and Designer Talk

The Architect’s Dream

An Exhibition on AI, Architecture, and the Future of Design

Supported by AASA, RMIT (Melbourne), and UniSA Creative (Adelaide).

AI in architecture is largely confined to text and image generation, with tools like Midjourney and DALL-E producing outputs that range from banal to surreal. While discussions often focus on plagiarism and intellectual property, our project sees AI as a way to challenge notions of intellectual ownership and expand the potential of architectural theory in visual practice.

This opening event features an exhibition of work from students and staff at RMIT and UniSA, alongside a presentation and discussion on AI’s role in the creative process. The exhibition brings together a collection of artefacts, drawings, AI-generated images, and digital environments, each responding to theoretical prompts drawn from architectural texts. These works explore how AI can mediate between abstract design thinking and concrete architectural expression—revealing unexpected, provocative, and sometimes even ‘buildable’ possibilities.

The Architect’s Dream interrogates whether AI-generated visions represent a future we want, need, or deserve. Join us for an evening of exploration, conversation, and reflection on AI as both a tool for pragmatic design solutions and a medium for visionary creativity.

Light refreshments provided.