On Thursday, December 25th, Professor Harumi Kagawa of Department of Housing and Interior Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering held the final presentation of his practical special lecture series (7 sessions in total) that combined 3D CAD and generative AI.
This lecture was conducted by Professor Kagawa with the cooperation of Anshin Keikaku Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka City) and LibWork Co., Ltd. (Yamaga City, Kumamoto Prefecture), and aims to help students develop a practical perspective and the ability to adapt to the latest technology so that they can work in the field immediately after graduation.
First, the students used "Walk in Home," a 3D CAD program widely used in the construction industry, to learn a series of CAD operations essential for practical use. After that, they designed floor plans and other aspects based on a provided client profile, and used AI to refine the architectural plans and create the final plans.
At the final presentation, all 14 teams presented their plans and received feedback from active architects. As a result of the judging, Team Banka was awarded first place. The team was praised for placing the client's request list at the beginning of their presentation materials and for taking into account their future family plans in the floor plan, which was deemed "deciding factor that would make a client want to entrust us with the design of their home."
Taro Watanabe of LibWork Co., Ltd. said, "I was pleasantly surprised at how high-quality plans you all came up with. A residential architect's job is not just to meet the client's requests, but to exceed their expectations, so I hope you will study hard at university and gain the skills you need."
Shiba Haruki (Kumamoto Technical High School), a third-year student in the same department who presented as part of Team Banka, reflected, "This time we were a team of three, so it was difficult to incorporate each other's opinions, but I think that by discussing things together we were able to produce a good product. In the lectures, I was able to learn about the skills and methods necessary as a designer to create something that exceeds the customer's requests, as well as about structure and earthquake resistance. In the future, I dream of working for a house manufacturer and renovating the vacant house that my great-grandparents and grandparents have lived in, so that my parents can continue to live there, and I would like to use what I have learned in this practical course to help make that dream come true."
The winning team will be decided through a public online vote in the future. Please keep an eye out.
*You can vote here.
[Department of Housing and Interior]
