RHETORIC, WRITING, AND ANEXACT ARCHITECTURE The Experiment of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Computer Vision (CV) in Architectural Design

Abstract

This paper presents a novel language-driven and artificial intelligence-based architectural design method. This new method demonstrates the ability of neural networks to integrate the language of form through written texts and has the potential to interpret the texts into sustainable architecture under the topic of the coexistence between technologies and humans. The research merges natural language processing, computer vision, and human-machine interaction into a machine learning-to-design workflow. This article encompasses the following topics: 1) an experiment of rethinking writing in architecture through anexact form as rhetoric; 2) an integrative machine learning design method incorporating Generative Pre-trained Transformer 2 model and Attentional Generative Adversarial Networks for sustainable architectural production with unique spatial feeling; 3) a human-machine interaction framework for model generation and detailed design. The whole process is from inexact to exact, then finally anexact, and the key result is a proof-of-concept project: Anexact Building, a mixed-use building that promotes sustainability and multifunctionality under the theme of post-carbon. This paper is of value to the discipline since it applies current and up-to-date digital tools research into a practical project.