About

SPECT Community z.s. is an independent association founded by architects, researchers and educators Lukáš Kurilla, Šimon Prokop and Šimon Knettig.

It brings together architects, designers, scientists and artists who believe that the future of making lies where traditional disciplines meet new technologies. Our goal is to develop education, research and community in computational design – and to respond actively to the changes that artificial intelligence brings to the field.

AI is fundamentally changing how architects and designers work: from generative design and shape optimisation to automated documentation and the simulation of environmental impact. SPECT Community creates space for critical and practical reflection on these changes – not as a passive observer, but as an active community of professionals and students who work with these tools, test what they can do and ask what it means for the role of the architect and designer in the near future.

Beyond AI tools, we focus on computational thinking in a wider sense – a way of reasoning that includes parametric modelling, procedural workflows, scripting and non-destructive design methods. These approaches are not a technical extra; they are becoming part of the core skill set of every architect who wants to work on complex and ambitious projects.

SPECT Community runs workshops, talks, courses and research projects. We work with educational institutions and connect academia with practice to prepare the Czech and European professional community for the challenges of the field’s digital transformation.