Research on the Transformation Path of Undergraduate Architecture Education in the Context of New-Era AI: A Case Study of Architecture Education in Universities in Western China

Xiaofang Duan

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¹ College of Architecture and Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 8300001, Xinjiang, China,

erd 2025 , 7(9), 166–172; https://doi.org/10.26689/erd.v7i9.12355

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

With the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, architecture education is undergoing a profound transformation from traditional experience inheritance to innovation-driven development. Starting from undergraduate architecture education, this paper takes architecture education in universities in western China as an example to analyze the characteristics of its curriculum system and the practical model of the “apprenticeship system,” and explores the impact of AI technology on architectural design teaching as well as corresponding response strategies. By integrating a three-in-one reform framework of “technology empowerment, cultural inheritance, and teaching reconstruction,” the paper proposes curriculum optimization paths and practical training methods. The aim is to construct a new model of architecture education adapted to the intelligent era, and cultivate interdisciplinary talents with innovative capabilities, technical literacy, and a commitment to cultural inheritance.

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