The Designer in the Loop: Navigating Informed Creativity through Human-AI Collaboration
44th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2026, Lübeck, Almanya, 7 - 11 Eylül 2026, cilt.3, ss.149-156, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Cilt numarası: 3
- Doi Numarası: 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.3.149
- Basıldığı Şehir: Lübeck
- Basıldığı Ülke: Almanya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.149-156
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Computational Design Education, Human-AI Collaboration, Informed Creativity, Large Language Models (LLMs), Rapid Prototyping
- Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
While Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping computational design, their role in architectural education remains underexplored. This paper presents a study investigating how LLMs support "informed creativity" by analyzing participant outputs across four computational domains: 3D scene generation, interactive mini-games, 2D animations, and data visualization. By positioning the designer as an active cognitive collaborator rather than a passive user, the study examines how language-based steering influences design agency and learning curves. Results indicate that LLM-assisted workflows lower technical entry barriers and expand the speed and breadth of design iteration. However, technical limitations, such as hallucinated code and a lack of contextual awareness, underscore the strict necessity of informed human oversight (Bernstein, 2018). Ultimately, the paper argues for new architectural pedagogical frameworks that integrate LLMs as catalysts for exploration, effectively bridging the gap between conceptual intent and computational materialization.