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FORM AND IMAGINATION: EXPLORING AI-ASSISTED VISUAL CREATION IN ART EDUCATION

Adriana Micu

First published: 2025https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2025/s04.53View metrics

Abstract

This study introduces an experimental approach to integrating artificial intelligence into early-stage architectural education. Within the Study of Form and Representation course, first-year students generated images from textual prompts using AI tools, then reinterpreted them through 2D renderings and collaborative 3D model construction. The process encouraged creativity, critical thinking, aesthetic judgment, and the transformation of digital concepts into tangible forms. The paper situates this practice in the ongoing debate on AI and creativity, addressing questions of authorship, authenticity, and human–machine collaboration. While AI lacks the intentionality of human creativity, its ability to produce novel and valuable visual suggestions functioned as a catalyst for exploration rather than a substitute for originality. Results reveal diverse formal interpretations, enhanced visual literacy, and strengthened spatial reasoning. Students maintained agency over creative decisions, using AI as inspiration within a structured, reflective workflow. The study concludes that AI can serve as a constructive partner in creative pedagogy, expanding the possibilities of traditional studio practice and equipping students for a future where digital and human intelligences intersect.

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Title
FORM AND IMAGINATION: EXPLORING AI-ASSISTED VISUAL CREATION IN ART EDUCATION
Authors
Adriana Micu
Proceedings
Proceedings of 12th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2025
Publisher
SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society
Year
2025
Pages
451-458
SWS Citekey
Micu20258451458
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-3-903438-16-3
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
Artificial IntelligenceArt EducationHuman–Machine CollaborationCreative PedagogyArchitecture
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