The Power of Design and Convergence of AI

This book aims to illustrate the value of design in a systematic and scientific manner, to reap the full benefits of design. The authors aim to address the challenges in the quantification and evaluation of the value of design.

Tai Lee Siang is Deputy President/Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer, Director of DesignZ (the next-generation design centre set up to further reinforce design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design - SUTD), Programme Director of Design and Artificial Intelligence, and the Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professor at SUTD. He champions the innovation and enterprise initiatives at SUTD, with a focus on Design AI. He has practiced as an architect and urban planner since 1990. He was also the elected Chairman of the World Green Building Council between 2016 to 2018. Ong Eng Hong is Program Director of design research at DesignZ. He was formerly the chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Information Storage and Processing Systems Division, and prior to joining SUTD in 2013, he was a Senior Scientist and Division Manager with a national research laboratory under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Together with his adjunct associate professorship with the Mechanical Engineering Department of the National University of Singapore before joining SUTD, he has more than 20 years of experience in research and development and tertiary teaching.

Section 1: Renewing and Revitalizing Itself through Embracing AI and Humanities, Charting New Territory by Designing from/with/by Data, Initiating a "Limited Design Trend," and Adapting to an Endemic Culture. 1. A STEAM-Powered Design, AI, and Technology Education. 2. Integrating Emerging Technologies in Arts Education: Creative Boundaries through AI Innovation and Global Collaboration. 3. Human-AI Collaborative Product Conceptual Design. 4. Designing from/with/by Data: An RMIT Approach. 5. Limited Design Explores New Territory of Design. 6. Exploring Culturally Informed Design Innovation in Japan. Section 2: Making Our World More Sustainable, Livable and Pleasant to Live in through Optimal Architectural and Environmental Design, as well as Solving Social Issues through Innovation. 7. Social Innovation as Business: New Design Method for Architecture Offices. 8. The Power of Architecture: Transhistorical Dimensions and Contemporary Parameters. 9. Ways of Being Together: Imagining New Urban Sensibility through Design Education. 10. Designing Possible Futures. Section 3: Driving Innovations That Transform Industry, Society, and Businesses. 11. Rise of Reconfigurable Robots: From Lab Innovations to Deployable Applications. 12. Driving Value, Navigating Change: The Strategic Impact of Design to Sustain Business Success.