{"id":16577,"date":"2026-06-15T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aura-istanbul.com\/?p=16577"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:27:06","slug":"neil-leach-alien-intelligence-an-introduction-to-ai-for-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aura-istanbul.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/neil-leach-alien-intelligence-an-introduction-to-ai-for-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Leach &#8211; Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[ENG]<\/strong><br><br>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 \u201cAlien Intelligence: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Architects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion featuring architect and academic Can Uzun and independent researcher \u00d6zg\u00fcr Kavurmac\u0131o\u011flu, co-founder of Responsive Ground Research Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 \u2013 but often somewhat terrifying \u2013 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 \u2013 an \u2018alien intelligence\u2019 \u2013 that will far exceed human intelligence, and completely transform the discipline of architecture.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*The event will be held in English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[TR]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AURA \u0130stanbul, Responsive Ground Research Lab. i\u015f birli\u011fiyle, Harvard University GSD, European Graduate School, Tongji University ve University of Southern California\u2019da ders veren mimar, k\u00fcrat\u00f6r ve yazar Neil Leach\u2019i \u201cYabanc\u0131 Zek\u00e2: Mimarlar i\u00e7in Yapay Zek\u00e2ya Giri\u015f\u201d ba\u015fl\u0131kl\u0131 konu\u015fmas\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131yor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konu\u015fman\u0131n ard\u0131ndan, mimar ve akademisyen Can Uzun ile Responsive Ground Research Lab. kurucular\u0131ndan, ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131z ara\u015ft\u0131rmac\u0131 \u00d6zg\u00fcr Kavurmac\u0131o\u011flu\u2019nun kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131yla bir panel ger\u00e7ekle\u015fecek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Yabanc\u0131 Zek\u00e2: Mimarlar \u0130\u00e7in Yapay Zek\u00e2ya Giri\u015f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herkes bug\u00fcnlerde yapay zek\u00e2dan bahsediyor. Peki, yapay zek\u00e2 tam olarak nedir? Nas\u0131l evrildi? Ve gelece\u011fi etkileme potansiyeli nedir? Bu konferans, insanl\u0131k tarihinin belki de en \u00f6nemli icad\u0131n\u0131n ola\u011fan\u00fcst\u00fc \u2013 ancak zaman zaman \u00fcrk\u00fct\u00fcc\u00fc \u2013 potansiyeline bakan bir h\u0131z trenine sizi davet ediyor. Konferans\u0131n sonunda, insan zek\u00e2s\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok a\u015facak ve mimarl\u0131k disiplinini k\u00f6kten d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrecek, radikal bi\u00e7imde farkl\u0131 bir zek\u00e2 bi\u00e7imiyle \u2013 bir &#8220;yabanc\u0131 zek\u00e2&#8221; ile \u2013 kar\u015f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131ya oldu\u011fumuz vurgulan\u0131yor.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u00f6yle\u015fi dili \u0130ngilizce\u2019dir. Simultane terc\u00fcme yap\u0131lmayacakt\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Neil Leach<\/strong><br><br>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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&gt;&gt; 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.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/neilleach.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">neilleach.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[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, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":16580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Neil Leach - Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects","_seopress_titles_desc":"AURA Istanbul is delighted to host Neil Leach for his talk titled \u201cAlien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects.\u201d The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Can Uzun and \u00d6zg\u00fcr Kavurmac\u0131o\u011flu. 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