Title: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Landscape Design in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Chair:
Em. Prof. Achille Maria Ippolito
Simonetta Bastelli Cultural Association, Italy
Abstract/Description:
The landscape project has, at its very core, the need for contributions from different disciplinary areas throughout the entire process: from analysis to design, to execution. It is important, however, that the different skills are able to integrate in all phases. In recent years, the landscape project has steadily incorporated the theme of ecological sustainability.
Further issues such as climate change, natural resource management and urban regeneration require an expansion of the disciplines traditionally involved, with a possible contribution from artificial intelligence (AI), which is acquiring an increasingly central role in this historical period. An interdisciplinary approach thus means connecting, as appropriate, disciplinary skills such as architecture, planning, agronomy, botany, ecology, sociology, geography, climatology and digital technologies. Artificial intelligence can act as a catalyst and analytical support, enabling the analysis of large amounts of environmental data, but also simulating possible future scenarios. One premise must be clear: artificial intelligence cannot and should not replace creativity and design. It is and must remain a support that provides data and interpretations and can amplify the ability to understand complex systems. Interdisciplinarity ensures that the results are not only technically efficient but also culturally significant, socially inclusive and respectful of ecosystems. In conclusion, the landscape project must arise from the collaboration between different disciplines also with the intelligent use of technology. With these premises, this special session aims to give each individual discipline the opportunity to make its contribution to the interdisciplinary approach