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Participatory Generative Design Education: On cultivating collective intelligence in design and planning

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Abstract

This chapter presents a pedagogical approach to generative design education for promoting participatory and transparent decision-making in design and planning processes. Generative design processes range from completely automated methods for the mathematical derivation and optimisation of designs to completely exploratory design grammars for the mass-customisation of designs. In the middle of this spectrum lie interactive gamified design processes that enable participatory mechanisms and the formal representation of design rules and provide for the emergence of collective intelligence through gamification. This chapter articulates a position on digital design education from a participatory design and digital-skills development perspective; provides a pedagogical vision rooted in curriculum development and teaching experiences from two courses on generative design; and explains how discretisation, topological modelling, and modularity facilitate participatory generative design education.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTeaching Architecture
Subtitle of host publicationInsights from TU Delft – Research on Education Innovation in Architecture & the Built Environment
EditorsRemon Rooij, Roberto Cavallo, Frank van der Hoeven
PublisherTU Delft open
Chapter2
Pages18-31
ISBN (Print)978-94-6518-081-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2025

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  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

  • Generative Design
  • architectural design
  • Spatial configuration
  • Situated learning
  • gamification

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