Online: AI Design Symposium


Thursday, March 5, 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PST)
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Category: TAP

AIASF's AI Design Symposium brings together designers, firm leaders, and technologists to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the practice of architecture today. Through expert-led panels and hands-on workshops, attendees will gain practical insights into AI-driven design, project efficiency, and the ethical and legal considerations shaping the future of the profession.

Program Highlights

  • How Firms Are Harnessing AI in Practice (Panel)
    Learn how leading firms are integrating AI into real-world design workflows, decision-making, and practice management.

  • AI for Design & Creativity (Workshop)
    Discover how AI tools support concept development, visualization, and creative exploration in architectural design.

  • AI for Project Efficiency (Workshop)
    See how AI is improving productivity, coordination, and project delivery across teams.

  • Ethics, IP, Legal, and Neurological Impacts of AI (Panel)
    Explore the ethical, intellectual property, legal, and human implications of AI adoption in design practice.


AI Design Symposium Leadership

Argelia Barcena, AIA
TAP Chair

Cesar Escalante, AIA
TAP Past Chair

Niknaz Aftahi
Symposium Lead


AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00 AM: Check-in & Coffee

10:00 - 10:15 AM: Program Welcome

10:15- 10:35 AM: Keynote

10:40-11:30 AM: Panel 1 - How Firms are Harnessing AI in Practice

11:40 - 12:45 PM: AI Slam Rounds

12:45 - 1:30 PM: Lunch 

1:40-2:30PM: Panel 2 - AI for Design & Project Efficiency

2:40-3:30PM: Panel 3 - Ethics, Intellectual Property, & Legal Implications of AI



3:30-3:50PM: Closing Remarks

3:50-4:00PM: Thank you and passing baton 

4:00-6:30PM: Networking Happy Hour 


In Collaboration with the AIASF Knowledge Community - Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP). TAP educates and advances the understanding of new trends in design technology and its impact on practice in the AEC industry.

TAP helps AIA promote and accelerate the integration of digital transformation in AIA's local communities through dialogue and the adoption of disruptive technologies.

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Sponsorship Opportunities
Partner with AIASF at our inaugural AI Design Symposium. Gain thought-leadership visibility, reach 100+ architects and designers, and exhibit and directly support panels and workshops on AI for creativity, efficiency, and legal and neurological issues. Learn more and choose your sponsor level.

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