Creating Future Stations: The Application of Large Generative Models in Metro Design

New technologies, including the use of generative models, are beginning to actively influence design decisions in the decoration of metro stations. The study of the possibilities of using generative artificial intelligence as an art design tool in the decoration of metro stations is relevant, because it can significantly accelerate the design process, reducing time and labour costs for the development and optimization of projects. The novelty of the article lies in the fact that for the first time the process of interaction between the designer and software and hardware of large generative models is considered in detail on the example of designing the interior of a metro station on the theme “ocean”.

The problem of creation of original design project in conditions of generative models at the moment is not solvable without direct control on the part of a human, as this technology, for lack of human perception, first of all orientate on expressive means contained in training databases. Therefore, when designing metro stations using generative models, images generated through text often lose the semantic and emotional meanings that the designer put into them. As a result, the generated design project does not fully conform to the designer’s intent and requires further manual adjustment and optimization. Thus, as long as there is a need for conscious and purposeful communication of ideas and feelings through art and design, the problem of endowing a work with meaning using generative models will require human involvement.

At the same time, it should be noted that in the artist’s work, the use of generative pre-trained transformers is manifested in the ability to easily create realistic visual effects, to execute images in different styles, focusing on the creative individual manner of famous masters, and to improve design ideas. The advantage of this technology is that it can reduce the designer’s workload while improving the efficiency and accuracy of the design.

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