Nº 135 :: An interface for planning a city: designing an AI-driven platform
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According to the UN, more than 90% of future population growth will occur in cities. How can we handle this growth in a sustainable manner, while also providing high quality living environments? By utilizing AI, Spacemaker translates mathematical considerations to the user with a variety of ways to solve the problem.
Spacemaker is building a professional design tool for urban development, a development process that has looked pretty much the same for ages. How do expert users, normally in total control of their design, respond to getting solutions served by an AI tool? Are they willing to change their process? Treading new ground, Spacemaker has tested and iterated on this process, and believe they have found a way to use AI and analyses adapted to the people that will use it.
In this talk Spacemaker designers Klara and Bilal will present the company and their vision to design better cities, and delve into how they are working to disrupt established processes in the construction industry. Along the way they will share from their experiences working with an AI design tool, and how the product has fundamentally shifted based on their initial learnings. As a bonus they will also share how they structure the design work in a fast growing startup.
📝On the agenda 📝
:: 18:00—18:30
Chats, snacks and mingling
While we run around and get the final pieces in place for the event, you can get welcomed in, grab a seat, have a snack and chat to one of our other lovely attendees.
:: 18:30—18:35
Opening remarks
:: 18:35—19:30
HOW CAN WE DISRUPT THE WAY WE BUILD OUR CITIES?
Klara and Bilal will take the stage and walk us through their process and experience at Spacemaker.
:: 19:30—19:45
Q&A, ask your burning AI-meets-architecture question!
:: 19:45—Until MESH kicks us out
Back to mingling! Connect to the rest of the community, have a chat with us, and meet the speakers!
🗣The speakers 🗣
:: Klara Vatn is a UX designer with 15 years experience designing great products, both as consultant and at the Norwegian Broadcaster (NRK). She is now using her specialization in combining design process with agile mindset in her role as Design Lead in Spacemaker, building both the product and organization from scratch.
:: Bilal Chaudhry is a designer at Spacemaker, working with concept development and digital product design. He previously worked several years at some of Norway’s most recognized design agencies, acquiring extensive experience working with digital products and services for both consumer and professional users and applications.
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