10/09/2025
AI in Design and Architecture | A Think Piece by Steve Hodgson
Love it or hate it, AI is here and it’s here to stay.
It’s increased the power & speed of Google Search, it’ll summarise and write reports for you, they’ve even developed an AI body scanner that can detect whether you have cancer.
But can it design buildings better than a human? We say not.
When we engage with a client to discuss their requirements, our team understand a businesses needs better than AI.
We have real world design expertise; we carry out work place studies, we look, we listen, we visit site, we learn what the client wants, needs and can afford, then we consolidate, discuss within our multidisciplinary team, review costs and compliance, then review in detail with the client.
This cannot be replicated by AI.
AI will trawl previous schemes and may create something that looks good, but it won’t be exactly what the client wants. AI doesn’t have that human touch, that understanding of a client’s needs, or the ability to issue a thorough cost plan along with the design.
That’s why we will always be better than AI.
Try us.
- Steve Hodgson, Technical Director of headoffice3