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A Pathway Through the Study of Contemporary Latin American Architectural Theories: From Traditional Qualitative Methods to AI

No. 42 (2025-05-30)
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq42.2025.04

Abstract

This text examines the methodological development used to explore a field that remains under-researched in the 21st century: Latin American architectural theories. Addressing this topic is essential, given the vast array of dissemination materials and the thematic, contextual, and ideological differences that characterize them. To address this, we outline the transition from a traditional qualitative research approach to the development of an artificial intelligence model. This process includes an explanation of the analytical framework—comprising seven approaches—the selection of academic journals as primary sources, and the validation of both through a natural language processing model.

Keywords: Latin America, digital humanities, research methodologies in architecture, artificial inteligence, contemporary architectural theory

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