Architectural ideation instrumented by Generative AI : an introduction

The new modalities proposed by GAI shake up the traditional dynamics between internal and external representations. This chapter begins by introducing the multiple potentialities of GAI tools in order to situate their technological context and potential uses (section 2). We then explore the cognitive dynamics of instrumented ideation, examining how strategies of divergence and convergence foster the emergence or development of ideas (section 3). We also look at how the dynamics of internalization and externalization influence the design strategies and issues of prompts in creative processes (section 4).