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A more-than-human approach using Generative AI to ideate “built” environment concepts

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This research explores the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to develop a more-than-human approach in ideating concepts for future built environments. Traditional architectural practices, primarily human-centred, often overlook the broader ecological impacts, a gap only partially addressed by current regenerative design strategies. Thus, we use a pluriversal design mindset to ensure our process consider a more-than-human perspective. Additionally, we use GenAI as a more-than-human agent in our process to generate diverse design alternatives and aesthetics of a more-than-human future “built” environment. Firstly, we explore the application of a pluriversal design approach, operationalised through GenAI, to envision and create more-than-human environments. We begin by defining pluriversal design mindset and discussing their integration with GenAI to visualise inclusive design proposals that extend beyond human-centric perspectives. Secondly, by using a Research through Design methodology, we detail our process, and highlight how each design iteration broadens the inclusivity of our design prompts/actions/process. Our findings demonstrate innovative design insights that ensure our proposals are not only pluriversal but also actively consider non-human entities. We illustrate the effectiveness of this approach through visualisations that cater to both natural habitats and built environments, thereby showcasing the potential of GenAI to bridge the gap between diverse ecological needs and human architectural requirements.

keywords: more-than-human design; pluriversal design; Generative AI