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🎙️ Designing Forward — Episode 76 | Arthur Mamou-Mani
Can artificial intelligence make architecture more sustainable, or are we simply creating more complex forms with increasingly powerful tools?
In this episode of Designing Forward, host Hamid Hasanzade, founder of Parametric Architecture and PAACADEMY, welcomes Arthur Mamou-Mani, French architect, designer, and founder of London-based Mamou-Mani Architects.
Known for his pioneering work in computational design, circular architecture, and robotic fabrication, Arthur shares his perspective on how emerging technologies are transforming the way we design, manufacture, and construct our built environment.
From his early experiences at the Architectural Association to projects such as Galaxia at Burning Man and Conifera for COS, Arthur explains how parametric thinking has evolved beyond complex geometries into a methodology for creating more efficient, adaptable, and environmentally responsible architecture.
The conversation also explores his work with Fab.Pub, where mobile robotic factories and recycled materials are opening new possibilities for decentralized manufacturing and large-scale 3D printing.

What We Discuss:
Circular Architecture: Why sustainability must go beyond materials to include assembly, disassembly, and reuse.
Computational Design: How Grasshopper and parametric thinking transformed architectural practice.
Robotic Fabrication & 3D Printing: The potential of mobile factories, recycled polymers, and localized construction.
AI in Architecture: How artificial intelligence is changing design workflows, automation, and architectural creativity.
Architecture Entrepreneurship: Why architects should understand business, technology, and the opportunities beyond traditional practice.
The Future of Architectural Education: What the next generation must learn to remain relevant in an AI-driven industry.
Community & Collaboration: Why sharing knowledge and making advanced technologies accessible matters for the future of design.

💡 Is AI Replacing Architects?
Arthur believes artificial intelligence is not a replacement for architectural creativity but a powerful tool that can help architects reclaim time, explore new possibilities, and focus on meaningful design decisions.
As AI becomes increasingly integrated into architectural practice, understanding geometry, materials, fabrication, and computational thinking may become more important than ever.
The question is no longer simply what technology can generate, but why we use it and how it can improve the built environment.

About Designing Forward:
Designing Forward is a podcast by Parametric Architecture, hosted by Hamid Hasanzade, featuring conversations with architects, designers, and creative thinkers exploring the future of architecture, design, technology, and innovation.
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What happens when one of the world’s most visionary designers combines nearly 50 years of creative thinking with artificial intelligence? In Episode 75 of Designing Forward, Hamid Hasanzade sits down with Ross Lovegrove for a wide-ranging conversation about AI, organic design, nature, computational design, advanced manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and where design is heading next. Transcription.txtBest Architecture Courses at PAACADEMY: Learn AI, computational design, parametric design, digital fabrication, 3D printing, and emerging technologies: → ⁠https://paacademy.com/courses/allJoin the global AI design competition to win from $120,000+ prizes pool: → More: https://paacademy.com/competitions/cartesianforms-architecture-reimaginedRoss Lovegrove has spent his career working across industrial design, technology, materials, transportation, furniture, architecture, and experimental fabrication. In this conversation, he explains why he has never felt entirely comfortable with the conventional title of “designer,” instead describing himself as a “sculptor of technology.” Transcription.txtRoss and Hamid explore the difference between simply copying the appearance of nature and understanding how natural systems actually work. They discuss organic design, material efficiency, the relationship between design and the biosphere, and why emerging technologies could allow us to create objects and architecture that behave more intelligently. Transcription.txtA major part of the conversation focuses on artificial intelligence and the future of creativity. Ross shares the story behind his collaboration with Google DeepMind and Gemini, where his drawings and design philosophy were used to generate hundreds of variations for an experimental chair. The process produced more than 600 iterations before one direction was selected and physically 3D printed, revealing both the extraordinary possibilities and current limitations of AI-generated design. Transcription.txtThe discussion also moves into computational design, additive manufacturing, collaboration with designers such as Arturo Tedeschi, the future of design education, and why younger designers need to develop their own creative language rather than simply relying on increasingly powerful tools. Ross argues that access to AI alone isn’t enough; designers still need curiosity, knowledge, experimentation, and an “inquiring mind.”Later in the episode, Ross and Hamid discuss why architects and designers should think more like entrepreneurs, how small teams can use technology to tackle increasingly complex problems, and why the future may belong to independent creative minds capable of combining design, computation, engineering, manufacturing, and business. Transcription.txtIn this episode: Ross Lovegrove’s design philosophy • AI and Google DeepMind • Organic design and nature • Computational and parametric design • 3D printing and advanced manufacturing • The future of materials • Design education • Creativity and authorship in the age of AI • Working with Arturo Tedeschi • Entrepreneurship for designers and architects • The future of architecture and industrial designDesigning Forward is a podcast by Parametric Architecture exploring the future of architecture, design, technology, AI, and creative practice through conversations with the people shaping what comes next. Transcription.txtSubscribe for more conversations with architects, designers, technologists, and creative minds shaping the future.#RossLovegrove #ArtificialIntelligence #Design #IndustrialDesign #Architecture #AI #ComputationalDesign #ParametricDesign #DesigningForward #ParametricArchitecture

AI is transforming architecture, but does that mean replacing the architect?In this episode of Designing Forward, Hamid Hasanzade is joined by Alexander Josephson, Co-founder of PARTISANS, and Arturo Tedeschi, architect and computational designer, for a conversation about AI, technology, creativity, and the changing role of architects.They explore why architects need to take greater control of the technologies shaping their profession, how AI could move beyond generic image generation toward tools built around an architect’s own knowledge and vision, and why the most valuable parts of architecture may remain the ones that are difficult to automate.The conversation also looks at the evolution from computational and parametric design to AI-driven workflows, authorship and originality in the age of generative AI, and a future where technology becomes increasingly invisible, allowing architects to focus more deeply on ideas, experimentation, and architectural quality.In this episode:
Will AI replace architects?
Taking back control of architectural technology
AI beyond image generation
The future of computational and parametric design
Creativity, authorship, and originality
Building AI around an architecture studio’s own knowledge
How the role of the architect is changing
Why architects should become more entrepreneurial
Learn with PAACADEMY:Designing Forward is supported by PAACADEMY, the educational platform by Parametric Architecture, where architects and designers can learn directly from leading professionals working across AI, computational design, parametric architecture, digital fabrication, and emerging design technologies.Explore our upcoming live workshops and learn new tools, workflows, and design methodologies through hands-on sessions led by architects and designers from around the world.⁠Explore Upcoming PAACADEMY Workshops: https://paacademy.com/courses/upcomin...⁠Explore PAACADEMY: https://paacademy.com/Designing Forward is a podcast by Parametric Architecture exploring the future of architecture, design, technology, and creative practice through conversations with leading voices shaping the industry.Hosted by Hamid Hasanzade.Subscribe to Designing Forward for more conversations about architecture, AI, computational design, technology, and the future of creative practice.#Architecture #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ComputationalDesign #DesigningForward #ParametricArchitecture #PAACADEMY

AI is moving beyond generating beautiful images. It can now model, operate design software, make decisions, and increasingly participate in the architectural process itself. So what happens to architects when AI becomes an active collaborator, or even an autonomous agent?In this episode of Designing Forward ↗️, Hamid Hasanzade sits down with architect and Studio Tim Fu founder Tim Fu to explore the next era of AI in architecture.They discuss the rapid evolution from generative AI to agentic AI, the arrival of Astra, AI-powered workflows inside Rhino, AutoCAD and Revit, and Tim’s vision for integrating intelligent agents throughout architectural practice. Tim also shares how Studio Tim Fu has evolved from early AI experimentation into a growing architectural practice working on large-scale international projects, alongside the development of STF Intelligence, his new technology venture focused on AI tools for architects.The conversation goes deeper into one of the biggest questions facing the profession: if AI can eventually model, visualize, document, analyze building codes, optimize designs, and even participate in creative decision-making, what will remain uniquely human about being an architect?They also discuss the “Instagrammification” of architecture, AI-generated design culture, parametric thinking in the age of AI, what Tim looks for when hiring the next generation of designers, and why architects who understand computational and algorithmic thinking may become even more valuable, not less.Learn with Tim Fu at PAACADEMYExplore Tim Fu’s Parametric Intelligence 2.0 course: https://paacademy.com/course/parametric-intelligence-2-0/Explore Tim Fu’s courses and profile: https://paacademy.com/creative/tim-fuDesigning Forward ↗️ is a podcast by Parametric Architecture, previously known as PA Talks, featuring conversations with architects, designers, technologists, and creative minds shaping a brighter, more creative tomorrow.Hosted by Hamid HasanzadeFounder & CEO, Parametric Architecture + PAACADEMYGuest: Tim FuArchitect & Founder, Studio Tim FuSubscribe for more conversations at the intersection of architecture, design, AI, technology, and culture.

In the 72nd episode of PA Talks, we travel to Tulum, Mexico for the 20th Anniversary of AZULIK. Eduardo Neira, known as Roth, welcomes us into a world where architecture becomes an extension of nature itself.Neira is the founder of Roth Architecture and the creative mind behind AZULIK, SFER IK, and Uh May, projects internationally recognized for their organic and immersive spatial language. A self-taught architect with an artistic background, Roth approaches architecture intuitively, placing strong emphasis on craftsmanship and hands-on building.Recorded inside the home he designed for himself, this conversation delves into his interdisciplinary creative process, the inspirations behind his work, and the construction of his eco-friendly structures, many of which were built without traditional architectural drawings. We also explore the future of architecture, artificial intelligence, and his message to the next generations.Check out our weekly courses at the PAACADEMY about AI, computational and parametric design, 3D-Printing, and Metaverse: ⁠https://paacademy.com/courses/© 2026 Parametric Architecture, LLC