Masterclass | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS [EN]

 Introducing the new DigitalFUTURES course of AI tutorials. Several of the top AI designers in the world are coming together to offer the world’s first free, comprehensive course in AI for architects & designers. 

 Joshua Vermillion | Introductory Tutorial with MidJourney and ChatGPTThis session will cover basic prompt writing and settings in MidJourney for the production of images of architectural form and spaceSara Faraon | Introductory Tutorial with Stable Diffusion Dream Studio and Google ColabThis tutorial aims to introduce students to the basic prompt engineering methods using Stable Diffusion/Dream Studio, Text-Image generator, and Text-Animation from Colab to produce architectural outcomes.Barbara Regazzi | AI for designersA freelance fashion designer with 20 years experience of designing male/female fashion for the world’s top labels and companies, with a specialization in knitwear. Art director for various fashion magazines.

 Markos Kay | Featured ArtistDisabled artist and director with a focus on art & scienceAngelica Ponzio (UFRGS/Brazil) | Introductory Tutorial with DALLEThis session will cover basic prompt writing and settings in DALLE for the production of images of architectural form and spaceSamer El Sayary | Prompt EngineeringThis tutorial is explaining a simple yet effective methodology to control any AI bot based on the 5 questions that should be answered in the descriptive prompts to reach the desired output.Links mentioned on the tutorial” to the video description after – Angelica Ponzio (UFRGS/Brazil) This session will cover basic prompt writing and settings in DALLE for the production of images of architectural form and space.”

 Carlos Bannon | Spatial Design Workflows with AIThis workshop emphasizes integrating AI into existing design methods and workflows to achieve impactful outcomes. Through hands-on experience, AI will be applied to the fundamental principles of space, to create atmospheric effects, and to explore design variations at the early stages of your project. It is the workshop goal to develop a technical understanding of AI integration in architectural design processes and the confidence to explore new design opportunities.Urszula ZwierzynskaAI-Driven Design Process for Creating Realistic mobility vehicles like Supersonic Private JetsIn this tutorial, designers, engineers, and architects will learn how to use the AI design process to create realistic supersonic private jets designs. The tutorial will introduce the MidJourney method, which is used to strike the right balance between abstract concepts and practical design considerations. 

 Bruno ViannaStaying in CharacterGenerative AI became a powerful tool to create visual narratives, which are only limited by our imagination and our capacity to describe it in a prompt. But such narratives often require artists to generate persistent characters, which is not so easily accomplished. This tutorial will look into the resources within Stable Diffusion that allows to create and control coherent fictional characters.Wei Wu”How to Scan (Almost) Anything? Introduction to Architectural Photogrammetry Workflow.”This tutorial will last approximately 15 minutes and cover various aspects of photogrammetry methods, from the iPhone application to Agisoft Metashape, from object/furniture to building scale.Arturo TedeschiBridging ChatGPT and GrasshopperAt the moment, ChatGPT has the capability to generate Python scripts that can be directly integrated into Grasshopper. Even if still imperfect, the connection between Grasshopper and ChatGPT looks incredibly promising, mostly from an educational perspective. 

 George Guida and Daniel EscobarThis workshop will provide a detailed overview of architectural applications of diffusion models. Following an introduction on emerging AI architectural toolkits, we will cover both 2D image animation techniques and early text-to-3D techniques. We will use Google Colab notebooks to learn about basic machine learning model setups, parameters and use these to create animations with Stable Diffusion 2.0 between image and text prompts. Selected images will be used to generate 2.5D and 3D forms using Grasshopper in Rhinoceros 3D. The resulting outputs will unpack our agency as designers and how AI must be created as an empowering tool vs. a competitive anthropomorphic agent.   

 Featured DesignersNatalia NomeBarbara RegazziSara FaraonSara CodarinAlya RahmounJoshua VermillionCarlos BannonOLA – Daniel Escobar + Giovanna PillacaRolando CedeñoMidJourney archShail Patel 

 This roundtable discussion brings together some of the most famous designers and artists in the world who are using AI. The session will consist of short presentations of AI-generated work, followed by a roundtable discussion addressing the likely impact of AI on the future of design. 

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