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Following the success of last year's program, AIA|DC and SEA-MW are once again bringing together architects, engineers, educators, and technology leaders to explore how AI is reshaping the design and construction professions.

Panelists will cover topics from AI-assisted design workflows and architectural education to digital twins and intelligent infrastructure, sharing practical insights into how organizations are moving beyond experimentation to real implementation. Through real-world examples and cross-disciplinary discussion, attendees will come away with a clearer understanding of the opportunities, limitations, and responsibilities that AI brings to the AEC community.

As AI grows more capable of generating images, concepts, analyses, and recommendations, the design professions face a fundamental question: when technology can produce countless possibilities, what is the role of human judgment? Join us as design professionals and educators consider how creativity, expertise, and professional responsibility are being redefined in an era of AI-assisted practice.

*Please Note: The event will take place in the Entry Level Living Room Space and will move to the rooftop for Happy Hour afterwards.

Learning Objective 1

Evaluate how AI-assisted tools and digital-twin technologies can support design, analysis, monitoring, and decision-making that affect the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants and communities.

Learning Objective 2 

Identify limitations and risks associated with AI-generated design and engineering outputs, including issues of accuracy, bias, data quality, and reliability that may affect project performance and public safety.

Learning Objective 3

Assess the role of professional judgment, quality assurance, and human oversight in validating AI-assisted recommendations and maintaining accountability for design decisions.

Learning Objective 4

Examine how emerging AI applications in architecture, engineering, and intelligent infrastructure may improve resilience, sustainability, lifecycle performance, and risk management across the built environment.

Panelists

Julian Arrington, AIA - Associate and Lead Designer, SmithGroup

Michael Ezban, RA, ASLA - Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech Washington - Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC)

Dr. Nadine Alameh - Founder, LunateAI

Steven Kane, P.E. – Senior Associate and CORE Studio Representative, Thornton Tomasetti