Dr. Arman Arisman
Architect · Design Technologist · Researcher
Arman Wu
Architecture // Computation // Design Cognition
I'm a practicing architect working in architectural computing—AI, BIM, computational design, and the tools in between—and I write when something about them doesn't add up.
Recent Works
Recent Essays
The Meta-Designer: Why AI Doesn’t Kill Architectural Craft—It Elevates It
As generative AI shifts architects from makers to curators, the new craft isn’t just picking outputs—it’s designing the design process.
Building a Better Bridge: A Revit-SketchUp Story
Exporting Revit to SketchUp shouldn't mean broken geometry and lost data. I built an open-source JSON bridge to fix that—now available on GitHub.
A Building Can Perform Well and Still Feel Wrong
Buildings can meet every technical target and still feel wrong. Why performance data alone cannot guarantee good architecture.