AI, material agency, and architecture’s crisis
Architecture’s relationship with materiality faces an unprecedented crisis as artificial intelligence systems transform how materials are understood, selected, and specified. This paper examines the dissolution of embodied material knowledge through three interconnected developments: the historical abstraction of matter via industrial catalogues, the emergence of circular economy databases as attempted alternatives, and the recent shift toward AI-generated architecture that operates primarily th
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: AI & Society
Category: Research
Topics: Jobs & economy
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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