Cocriatividade e autonomia computacional na especulação de arquitetura

Abstract

This thesis proposes a transdisciplinary approach between Art, Computing, and Architecture, aiming to explore the interconnection between human and computational autonomy in the creative process of residential architectural design. The specific objectives include: investigating how artistic practice, with an emphasis on art and technology, can reconfigure the use of digital tools in the architectural context, rejecting the capitalist-industrial model traditionally embedded in conventional technologies; analyzing the relationship between human and computational creativity and its implications for other forms of co-creation; proposing a method of spatial speculation based on the recursion and contingency of computational agents; and developing experimental applications that materialize these concepts. The central hypothesis investigates whether contingent and recursive computational agents with some level of autonomy, whose results are abstract, unpredictable, and non-deterministic, as observed in computational art practices, can foster spatial speculations and enhance the creative process in the field of architecture. The methodology combines a literature review with practical experimentation. From an experimental perspective, two applications were developed, both operating through recursive and contingent computational agents. The first employs Cellular Automata to generate spatial speculation patterns, where each cell makes decisions based on local interactions. The second simulates the coexistence of individuals through Intelligent Agents, resulting in bubble diagrams that can evolve into an architectural preliminary design. The applications demonstrated pedagogical potential by introducing users to a speculative process that encourages a critical and reflective stance. The results suggested an alternative to the computational determinism characteristic of conventional automation tools, promoting technodiversity and expanding creative potential through the interaction between humans and computational agents. The recursion and contingency observed in computational agents generated creative stimuli, enabling spatial speculations resulting from a dynamic co-creation process. Through the interaction between humans and computational agents, it was possible to observe a point of convergence between computational and human autonomy, expanding the possibilities for creative intervention in architectural design.