[ENG]

AURA Istanbul, in collaboration with Responsive Ground Research Lab., is delighted to host architect, curator, and writer Neil Leach, who teaches at Harvard University GSD, the European Graduate School, Tongji University, and the University of Southern California, for a keynote lecture titled “Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Architects.”

The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion featuring architect and academic Can Uzun and independent researcher Özgür Kavurmacıoğlu, co-founder of Responsive Ground Research Lab.

“Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects

Everyone is talking about AI these days. But what exactly is AI? How did it evolve? And what potential does it have to influence the future? This lecture takes you on a roller coaster ride looking at the extraordinary – but often somewhat terrifying – potential of what is arguably the most significant invention of humankind. The lecture concludes that we are about to face a radically different form of intelligence – an ‘alien intelligence’ – that will far exceed human intelligence, and completely transform the discipline of architecture.”

*The event will be held in English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.

[TR]

AURA İstanbul, Responsive Ground Research Lab. iş birliğiyle, Harvard University GSD, European Graduate School, Tongji University ve University of Southern California’da ders veren mimar, küratör ve yazar Neil Leach’i “Yabancı Zekâ: Mimarlar için Yapay Zekâya Giriş” başlıklı konuşması kapsamında ağırlıyor.

Konuşmanın ardından, mimar ve akademisyen Can Uzun ile Responsive Ground Research Lab. kurucularından, bağımsız araştırmacı Özgür Kavurmacıoğlu’nun katılımıyla bir panel gerçekleşecek.

“Yabancı Zekâ: Mimarlar İçin Yapay Zekâya Giriş

Herkes bugünlerde yapay zekâdan bahsediyor. Peki, yapay zekâ tam olarak nedir? Nasıl evrildi? Ve geleceği etkileme potansiyeli nedir? Bu konferans, insanlık tarihinin belki de en önemli icadının olağanüstü – ancak zaman zaman ürkütücü – potansiyeline bakan bir hız trenine sizi davet ediyor. Konferansın sonunda, insan zekâsını çok aşacak ve mimarlık disiplinini kökten dönüştürecek, radikal biçimde farklı bir zekâ biçimiyle – bir “yabancı zekâ” ile – karşı karşıya olduğumuz vurgulanıyor.”

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Neil Leach

Neil Leach is an architect, curator and writer. He is currently Visiting Professor at Harvard University GSD, Professor at the European Graduate School, Gao Feng Professor at Tongji University, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California. He has also taught at SCI-Arc, Architectural Association, Columbia GSAPP, Cornell University, Dessau Institute of Architecture, IaaC, London Consortium , Royal Danish School of Fine Arts, ESARQ, University of Nottingham, University of Bath and University of Brighton.

His research interests fall broadly into two fields, critical theory and digital design. In the field of critical theory, he has published a number of monographs and edited volumes, dealing largely with the impact of importing theoretical tools from critical theory into an architectural arena. These include Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory (Routledge, 1997); The Anaesthetics of Architecture (MIT Press, 1999); Millennium Culture (Ellipsis, 1999); Architecture and Revolution: Contemporary Perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe (Routledge, 1999); The Hieroglyphics of Space: Reading and Experiencing the Modern Metropolis (Routledge, 2002), China (Map Office, 2004) and Camouflage (MIT Press, 2006). In the field of digital design, he has published a number of edited volumes, including Designing for a Digital World (Wiley, 2002), Digital Tectonics (Wiley, 2004) and Digital Cities (Wiley, 2009) and 3D Printed Body Architecture (Wiley, 2017). He has also been co-curator of the Fast Forward>> exhibition at the Architecture Biennial Beijing 2004, the Emerging Talents, Emerging Technologies exhibition at the Architecture Biennial Beijing 2006, and the (Im)material Processes: New Digital Techniques for Architecture exhibition at the Architecture Biennial Beijing 2008.

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