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Playing Models: Artificial Intelligence – Architecture – Storytelling 4th Edition
Carnegie Mellon UniversitySymposium
Published: July 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Playing Models: Artificial Intelligence – Architecture – Storytelling 4th Edition
August 13–14, 2025 Hosted by Carnegie Mellon University
We are pleased to announce the 4th edition of Playing Models, an annual international symposium exploring the intersections of artificial intelligence, architecture, and storytelling. Launched in 2022, the symposium has evolved into a platform for critical discourse on the mathematical, political, and philosophical shifts emerging alongside AI technologies.
This year, the symposium will be hosted by Carnegie Mellon University on August 13–14, 2025. It will bring together leading researchers, designers, and educators whose work probes the conceptual and creative possibilities of AI in architectural thinking.
We are proud to acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors: Autodesk, NVIDIA, and MARK III, whose commitment to innovation and design research continues to expand the boundaries of creative technologies in architecture.
Confirmed Speakers
Natasha Sandmeier / UCLA – A+D Museum
Deborah Lopez & Hadin Charbel / pareid – The Bartlett, UCL
Alexandra Ion / Interactive Structures Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
Paula Strunden / Bauhaus University Weimar
Jose Sanchez / Plethora Project – University of Michigan
Andrea S. Ling / ETH Zurich
Dina El Zanfaly / hyperSENSE – Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Cardoso Llach / CodeLab – Carnegie Mellon University
Dana Cupkova / EPIPHYTE Lab – Carnegie Mellon University
Adil Bokhari / ETH Zurich
Dinorah Martinez Schulte / MANUFACTURA
Karla Saldaña Ochoa / SHARE Lab – University of Florida
Wei-Chun Cheng / Carnegie Mellon University
Organizing Committee
Karla Saldaña Ochoa / University of Florida
Juney Lee / Carnegie Mellon University
Wei-Chun Cheng / Carnegie Mellon University
Agostino Nickl / ETH Zurich
Adil Bokhari / ETH Zurich
Lee-Su Huang / Lawrence Technological University
Join us as we continue to expand the dialogue around AI's role in reshaping the architectural imagination.
The full program can be found on the website: https://www.playingmodels.com/
If you're in Pittsburgh or wish to visit and attend this free event in person, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/playing-models-2025-tickets-1458952087969?aff=oddtdtcreator