Student Perceptions of Large Language Models Use in Self-Reflection and Design Critique in Architecture Studio

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00041v2
• Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:28:03 GMT
• Title: Student Perceptions of Large Language Models Use in Self-Reflection and Design Critique in Architecture Studio
• Authors: Juan David Salazar Rodriguez, Sam Conrad Joyce, Nachamma Sockalingam, Khoo Eng Tat, Julfendi,
• Abstract summary: This study investigates the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into the feedback mechanisms of the architectural design studio.<n>The research analyzes student perceptions across three distinct feed-back domains: self-reflection, peer critique, and professor-led reviews.
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• Abstract: This study investigates the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into the feedback mechanisms of the architectural design studio, shifting the focus from generative production to reflective pedagogy. Employing a mixed-methods approach with surveys and semi structured interviews with 22 architecture students at the Singapore University of Technology and De-sign, the research analyzes student perceptions across three distinct feed-back domains: self-reflection, peer critique, and professor-led reviews. The findings reveal that students engage with LLMs not as authoritative in-structors, but as collaborative "cognitive mirrors" that scaffold critical thinking. In self-directed learning, LLMs help structure thoughts and over-come the "blank page" problem, though they are limited by a lack of contex-tual nuance. In peer critiques, the technology serves as a neutral mediator, mitigating social anxiety and the "fear of offending". Furthermore, in high-stakes professor-led juries, students utilize LLMs primarily as post-critique synthesis engines to manage cognitive overload and translate ab-stract academic discourse into actionable design iterations.

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