Fox Friday: Experiments with Machine Learning

Machine learning engages graphic information differently than designers do. All fidelity towards visual, cultural, political, and geometrical context/agenda is lost, resulting in a new class of compositions that are unique but not critical. This workshop serves as an introduction to the possibilities that machine learning can bring to a design workflow. Participants will learn to use images generated by Machine Learning models like Midjourney and Convolutional Neural Networks to create their own 3-dimensional planets.

Takeaway: Students will produce 3D planets from the machine-learning images.

Instructor: Sharvari Mhatre’s architectural interest lies in exploring the entangled realities in which contemporary life is embedded and enhancing the vibrance of that complexity by using available, non-traditional and emerging technologies to design spaces. She holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture with a concentration in Morphology from Pratt Institute.