The AI Midjourney helps us imagine what mixing a traditional school bus, with a mobile school, would look like

DesignBoom informs us of the work of designer and architect Shail Patel, who plays around with AI and visualisation of his pet projects. This one is described below:

[Patel envisions] a surreal, futuristic urban environment where mobile schools are the norm. The Mutated School Bus series conceptualizes inflated multi-story vehicles that roll the neon-lit streets of the city while engaging their students in lessons on the go. Incorporating elements of art, technology, and innovation, the design of these vibrant vehicles creates a distinct transportation and learning experience that is somewhat both practical and visually striking.

The conceptualization of The Mutated School Bus utilizes an inflated stacked bus structure and architectural design elements within and outside. Continuing his exploration of AI design tools and their potential to generate both practical and playful design solutions, Shail Patel here conjures a dream-like fusion between education, urban, and transportation infrastructure.

The architect incorporates the latest algorithms to create striking structures that blend artistic vision and functionality. His Midjourney explorations reveal vivid volumes set starkly against mundane cityscapes, with surreal vertical forms that both echo and enhance the architectural landscape of the city with their dynamic presence.

We like the idea that generative AI could help non-experts visualise unusual social and urban projects, in such a concrete way that they seem buildable. But we’re also worrying that a new specialism of “prompt engineer” is raising, who use their expertise in computer science to extract the best results from these machines. What would a community-empowering knowledge and expertise in generative AI look like? Who’s proposing it?