Gothic Reimagined is the first AI. generated image translated into 3D form and created physically in stone.

AI-generated media surged across the internet in 2022 as designers and artists collectively figured out the purpose of these disruptive tools. MidJourney, one of the more popular platforms focused on Text-to-Image generation, was the platform chosen for this particular project.

Dustin White, collaborator and faculty member at FSU, created a collection via. MidJourney titled “Gothic Reimagined”: a series of images visualizing Gothic Architectural styled details and compositions through the lens of AI. As the power of this software currently exists in the 2D space, it was then our job as the design team to interpret these images into the 3D realm for further exploration. To us, this is the first step in discovering how a designer might utilize this media in a design process outside of concept sketching. With that said, because it was the first trial, there was an active decision made to interpret the images as directly as possible in order to preserve the character that emerged from the A.I.

Concr3de, a company specializing in 3D printing with powdered stone, created an opportunity to realize these images in physical material. The process and materials lend themselves to the existing conversation given that the existing context (Gothic Architecture) has a strong relationship with solid stone and analog procedures. Being able to translate this imagery through 3D printing and in a material not widely explored with this technology truly grounds this lens in the 21st century.

The following process was a fruitful collaboration between A.I., the designer, and the fabricator. The original four images were translated into two joined towers and finally presented at MARMOMAC 2022 in Verona, Italy.

Watch the process video produced by Concr3de at: https://www.cwpope.com/gothic-...