Inés Leal is an architect and the director of IA Lab COAM—an initiative of the Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM) serving as a space for reflection and experimentation dedicated to analyzing and promoting the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into architecture. She has over 30 years of professional experience in sustainability, energy, innovation, and new technologies applied to buildings and urban environments. She is a founding partner of Grupo Tecma Red, a leading online media group specializing in professional information on these topics, where she directs editorial strategy. She has served as a board member of COAM and as a representative in the Assembly of the Spanish Council of Architects' Associations CSCAE. Additionally, she sits on various advisory boards and professional juries, contributing a strategic, cross-disciplinary perspective on digital transformation, decarbonization, and the future of the built environment. She is a frequent speaker and moderator at conferences, professional events, and postgraduate programs.
IA Lab COAM is a reflection, experimentation and knowledge platform promoted by the Madrid Institute of Architects. Its purpose is to place architects and architecture at the centre of the debate on the impact of artificial intelligence and to support its responsible adoption in professional practice. Combining conceptual and practical approaches, the Lab explores how AI can transform and improve creative processes, design, construction and the management of the built environment, while addressing ethical, economic, social and environmental implications. It organises conferences, workshops, real-world case-study sessions, training activities and reference publications, fostering collaboration among architects, public authorities, universities, technology companies and stakeholders across the construction and real-estate sectors - https://matcoam.coam.org/ia-lab/
