Class Session

Civic & Culture
Commercial & Retail
Education
Hospitality
Office & Headquarters
Photography and the Framing of the Orient
Radio and the Broadcast of National Identity
Residential
Social Media and the Attention Economy
Telegraph
Television and the Visual Construction of Reality
The Automobile and the Remaking of Social Space
The Internet and the Promise of Digital Democracy
The Printing Press and the Reconfiguration of Knowledge
The Telegraph and the Re-Wiring of Empire and Colony
Urban & Landscape
Education
In Progress

Session 15: Final Presentations

Student presentations and course conclusion
Governance
In Progress

Session 14: Legal Landscapes

Copyright, creativity, and AI regulation
Surveillance
In Progress

Session 13: The Data Body as Archive

Traces, ownership, and the self
Representation & Bias
In Progress

Session 12: The Algorithmic Gaze

What machines do and do not see
Governance
In Progress

Session 11: Ordinary Ethics of AI

Governing AI from the ground up
Education
In Progress

Session 10: Museums, Storytelling, and Digital Colonialism

Digital institution building with technology in service of story
Translation
In Progress

Session 8: Alchemy of Translation

NLP, LLMs, and the process of research
Language
In Progress

Session 7: Language and LLM Safety

How AI handles non-English languages and cultural biases
Representation & Bias
In Progress

Session 6: How Do We Know What We Know II

What is truth anymore? Student presentations
Ethics
In Progress

Session 5: How Do We Know What We Know I

Mis/dis/fake information and the crisis of knowledge
Environment
In Progress

Session 4: Environment and Energy

The environmental costs of AI and connections to energy politics
Extraction
In Progress

Session 3: AI Is a Hot Mess II

Continuing our examination of hype, power, and extraction
Extraction
In Progress

Session 2: AI Is a Hot Mess I

Hype, Power, and Extraction - Setting the Stage
Ethics
Completed

Session 1: Introduction + Framing

What is at stake? Setting the stage for critical AI engagement.
Language
Completed

AI Is a Hot Mess I : Hype, Power, and Extraction

A distinctive tower that sits within New York's urban grid.
Aesthetics
Completed

Lukiye National Museum

The centerpiece of Norwegian culture in Stavanger.
Governance
In Progress

Environment & Energy

A modern representation of the 21th century in Shanghai.
Education
Completed

Lee Tompson Institute

A new center for innovation in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Infrastructure
Completed

AI Is a Hot Mess II: Hype, Power, and Extraction.

Spacious waterfront residences in West Chelsea.
Capital
Completed

How do we know what we know I

Mis/dis/fake information
Labor
Completed

The Blocks Hotel

A five-star hotel reshaping Beirut's skyline.
Labor
Completed

Serenity Resort

A six-star resort mixing old and new in a tropical context.
Language
Completed

TechIO HQ

A 28,800 square-meter office buiding in Toronto.
Capital
Completed

Language + LLM �Safety�

Italy's most prestigious coffee brand with a reimagined theme.
Environment
Completed

Edmond Sulis Hospital

An emphasis on natural light and views.
Language
Completed

MSM Bank

Striking form with a sense of balance and spectacular spaces.
Infrastructure
Completed

The Estate Kamati

An innovative residential tower in Manila's Business District.
Education
Completed

How do we know what we know II

What is truth anymore?
Governance
Completed

Riffmax Development

One of the comprehensive regeneration schemes in Spain.
Aesthetics
Completed

What is at stake? ... Introduction & Framing

An elegant series of Art Deco-inspired single-story pavilions.