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The Agentic Architect : AI and the Resurgence of Practice - Randy Deutsch

The Agentic Architect

AI and the Resurgence of Practice

By: Randy Deutsch

Hardcover | 15 July 2026 | Edition Number 1

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Architectural education and the profession are at a crossroads, grappling with the climate crisis, housing shortages, migration, and the omnipresent rise of AI. While AI excels at generating visuals, its true value for architects lies not in replicating existing strengths, but in solving practical, time-consuming problems. This frees architects to tackle larger societal challenges and leverage their core competencies for the public good.

The Agentic Architect explores how current and future architects can harness AI to become indispensable. The book addresses the critical gap between AI's current (mis)use in academia and practice and how to pivot towards its full, effective adoption. Central to this pivot is the concept of agency. Agentic AI autonomously completes tasks; an agentic architect acts with purpose, meaning, and fulfillment, making informed decisions and contributing unique insights. Many architects, however, are experiencing a crisis of agency, feeling disempowered and immobilized. This book reveals how agency is lost—from school through professional life—and provides concrete solutions for rebuilding it for career growth, workforce relevance, and societal impact. Beyond technical skills, The Agentic Architect emphasizes educating the "whole architect" to prevent demoralization in the face of powerful AI. It focuses on identifying and cultivating agency, showing how to work agentically with AI throughout one's career. This isn't a doom-and-gloom narrative, but an optimistic, practical guide on "who we need to be" to thrive alongside AI.

The Agentic Architect is a high-level, tool-agnostic resource for students, faculty, design professionals, and firm leaders.

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