We live in a time of unprecedented technical and creative possibilities. At the same time, architectural design processes have never been more complicated and constrained by a wide range of requirements. The use of CAD and parametric modelling software, through which computers generate themselves design solutions for complex tasks, seems to be a tempting prospect. But what does this mean for the design of our living environment and for our relationship to it?
According to Rudolf Steiner, forms are expressions of thoughts and in turn stimulate thoughts, values and behaviours. In addition, depending on their specific nature, they connect us with spiritual beings and entities. Can we develop a sense of the meaning and effect of forms? What is the significance of human creativity as a creator of design alongside artificial intelligence, and how can we use AI to create new, meaningful forms in architecture?
We want to explore these topics by means of interdisciplinary contributions from cultural history, human science and media psychology and deepen them through perception and artistic exercises.
The conference and the working groups will be held bilingually in German and English.