Promotion: Hong Kong-based school My ArchiSchool has announced a competition calling for children to use artificial intelligence tools to design a school village.
For My ArchiSchool’s annual Youth ArchiDesign Competition, this year’s edition is tasking children ages six to 17 to design a school village that facilitates learning and social interaction, containing two schools, a canteen and at least one garden with a sustainable farming area.
My ArchiSchool said it believes empowering rather than shielding children with AI tools from a young age will empower them to be more creative.
The online submission period is open from 15 December 2024 to 28 February 2025, and it costs 750 Hong Kong dollars to enter. Children aged six to 10 will be entered into a junior group, and those aged 11 to 17 will enter the senior category.
Designboom managing editor of branded content, Tim Spears, will judge the entries on creativity, sustainability, buildability and presentation. The top 10 designs from each age group will be announced in an exhibition of works on 22 June 2025.
My ArchiSchool is asking entrants to create their designs using generative artificial intelligence (AI), which it argues allows people to create more 2D and 3D designs without the need for expensive software and hardware.
“Why generative AI for students? Students can enjoy greater support for establishing their ideas and options through cloud-based computation,” said My ArchiSchool.
“For education purposes, generative AI removes the barriers between students and visualisation and production,” My ArchiSchool continued.
“It will help young designers to produce their artworks with affordable resources and present their ideas and artworks to a wider public.”
Although using AI for creative purposes can be controversial, My ArchiSchool argued that it encourages creativity in children when used as an additional tool to physical artistic practices.
“We have run rounds of trials with various software and plug-ins, and it came to my attention that students could actually enjoy the creative process of obtaining design options,” it said.
“Like Photoshop, it helps photographers and designers to enhance photos taken, although it cannot replace the enjoyment of doing traditional acrylic painting and alike.”
Now in its fourth edition, My ArchiSchool hopes the Youth ArchiDesign Competition will serve as a platform to showcase young designers in architecture.
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