Artificial intelligence is transforming the way knowledge is produced, shared and applied, and is challenging long-held practices in higher education. For spatial planning in particular, this change is profound: AI is reshaping analytical reasoning, design thinking and ethical judgement, all of which are central to the discipline. The question is no longer whether AI has a place in the classroom, but rather how it is altering the ways in which planning knowledge is taught, learnt, and assessed. This international workshop will bring together universities and practitioners to explore these changes through keynote speeches and collaborative sessions. Themes will include: rethinking assessment when AI tools are part of the learning process, addressing ethics and bias through critical AI literacy, and reimagining curricula to foster new forms of teaching and reflection. The event aims to clarify how education can adapt to ensure that graduates use AI effectively and think critically alongside it, thereby helping to redefine the foundations of spatial planning education.
Workshop programme:
9:30am – 5pm (CET)
Speakers:
- Rico Herzog, City Science Lab, HafenCity University Hamburg
AI in practice: From algorithmic support to hyperreal planning?
- Juliana Martins, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
Embracing, tolerating, or resisting AI? Reflections on the future of planning education
Parallel working sessions:
- Proving knowledge in the AI era
- Ethics and bias in AI for planning education
- Innovating curricula through thinking with AI
Registration by December 15:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIEcS2Uv-ylUTCfOElIpOb7whDoIe3CyvsXZJ_V1ohSlYWKQ/viewform?usp=dialog
Contact: Fabio Bayro Kaiser (bayrokaiser@
