Profile

Email

id11351@alunos.uminho.pt

Science ID

0F1C-3AFF-738F

Ciênciavitae

ORCID

Lab2PT Group

SpaceR - Space and Representation

Scientific Area

Architecture and Urban Planning Architectural Culture

Supervision

Pedro Bandeira (EAAD/UMinho) Gleice Azambuja Elali (PPGAU/UFRN)

Project Title

Inside: A guided tour of images of our everyday homes

Abstract

Designing residential interiors is a core activity for architects and designers, prompting them to seek out references and innovative solutions—a process in which access to the virtual realm has become increasingly frequent. Recognizing the need for the academic community to better understand this reality, this research examines the visual culture of architecture and design students (in Portugal and Brazil), focusing on images of home interiors within a context defined by the ubiquity of digital algorithmic production and Artificial Intelligence. Proceeding from the premise that algorithmic logic influences both critical capacity and design choices, the study explores how the vast volume of digital imagery—across various media and physical spaces—shapes students' aesthetic expectations. It further investigates whether the encounter between this existing visual repertoire and the synthetic images generated by AI reveals the presence of "pathos formulas" (pathosformeln) or enduring, dominant visual motifs. The theoretical framework is rooted in Visual Culture Studies (Mirzoeff, 2003; Mitchell, 2005; Balicei & Stein, 2015), which treats social media imagery as cultural artifacts requiring decoding—artifacts that often reveal historical constants and repetitions. The research aims to reflect on the relationship between thought, visual language, and architectural visual culture as manifested in images of home interiors. The methodology involves the creation of maps or "atlases" of interior spaces (drawing on Warburg, 2015, and Didi-Huberman, 2013), which are then analyzed through the critical lens provided by Carpo (2017). This approach supports a discussion on the impact of algorithmic logic and current trends in the production of architectural and design imagery. Ultimately, the study seeks to deepen the understanding of these interactions and propose new pedagogical approaches for the field.

Keywords

Architectural Visual Culture; Multiple Case Studies; Images and Generative Artificial Intelligence; Domestic Interiors on Social Networks; Algorithmic Aesthetics

Organic Unit

School of Architecture, Art and Design of University of Minho