The Theories and Practices of the Digital in Architecture unit brings together teaching and research activities related to digital technologies within the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Mons. It serves as a space for reflection, experimentation, and production dedicated to exploring how digital tools and methods transform contemporary architectural practices—both conceptually and technically.

The unit’s teaching activities aim to explore the diversity of digital architectural culture. They address parametric modelling, spatial behaviour simulation, algorithmic form generation, computational design, and digital fabrication. These courses encourage students to view digital tools not merely as instruments of representation, but as genuine partners in design, creativity, and innovation within architecture.

The unit’s research activities adopt a critical and forward-looking perspective. They investigate the methodologies, practices, and uses of digital technologies in architecture, focusing on the impact of data on design, the integration of artificial intelligence in creative processes, human–machine interactions, optimisation methods, and Building Information Modelling (BIM). The research also explores the relationship between digital practices and sustainability, seeking to understand how technology can support more responsible, efficient, and ecological forms of architectural design.

Finally, the unit promotes a transversal and interdisciplinary approach, combining experimental practices with synchronous and asynchronous theoretical reflection, and fostering collaboration between researchers, educators, and practitioners. This dynamic encourages new forms of architectural expression and thought, deeply rooted in the contemporary challenges of digital transformation and environmental transition.