There is a first and after in the use of AI in architecture. Before: some visual suggestion, dreamlike images, a creative but inaccurate tool. After: a complete workflow, from the first intuition to the final presentation.
Today tools like Stable diffusion (the engine generation engine) e Forge (his most intuitive and powerful interface) They are really changing the way you plan, you are headed, you communicate an idea.
And it is simpler than you think. Subscriptions are not needed. Cyber knowledge is not needed. Just a computer – even not very powerful – and a clear method.
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Not only “beautiful” images: useful images
With Forge you can generate consistent images, modify them, finish them, choose materials, change atmospheres. But above all: you can do it At each phase of the project.
Whether it is a concept to be presented to a customer, of a variant to be tested on the fly, or of the final display for a competition, the AI can accompany you along the entire path, becoming integral part of your design process.
Forge and Stable Diffusion are not needed “only” for conceptual moodboard, but allow you to go into detail Each phase of the professional process:
- Concept: Quick generation of initial ideas and compositions;
- Volumetric and facade study: exploration of formal variants and material solutions;
- Study materials/finishes: advanced visual tests that support the decision -making process;
- Upscaling: upgrade up to the simultaneously usable formats (dimensions, resolution);
- Post -production: refinement of lights, settings and atmosphere; addition of details; improvement of the quality of representation.
Who is already using it?
This is not a trend for a few fans. Great international studies such as MVRDV are already integrating Stable Diffusion and similar tools in their workflow. In this video it is immediately clear how these technologies are used to explore, decide, tell the project:
The course of October
It is a path designed for architects and technicians who want:
- View your design ideas in a few minuteseven in the initial stages, without immediately going from an advanced modeling;
- Exploit the AI not as a special effectbut as an integrated tool in the workflow: from the concept to the material study, to the presentation;
- Obtain coherent, modifiable and reusable imagesready for competitions, comparisons with customers, official documentation;
- Install everything locally and keep the tool foreverwithout additional costs.
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In a few hours you will learn to use a powerful, flexible and concrete ally for your daily work. Not only to amaze, but to decide, design, convince. See you in October!
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