Workshop: AI-Driven Architectural Design – Integrating AI from Concept to Production 

AI-generated images are everywhere, but do they actually change how architecture is designed?

In most practices, AI is still used as a post-production tool. This workshop proposes a different approach: AI as an active design partner, embedded from early research and concept development to geometry, communication, and final presentation.

Rather than focusing on image-making alone, the workshop explores how AI reshapes decision-making, iteration, and design thinking.

Your Upgrade

We move from “AI as renderer” to “AI as design intelligence.” Participants will learn how to integrate AI across:

• research and reference building
• concept generation and iteration
• spatial and formal development
• storytelling and client communication

The goal is not better images, but optimized design processes.

What We’ll Work On

Part 1 — AI in the Creative & Concept Phase (Midjourney)

• Building research workflows and AI-assisted moodboards
• Controlled prompting for style references
• Version comparison and iterative concept development
• When to increase chaos, stylization, and weirdness — and why
• How AI influences design decisions, not just image outcomes

Part 2 — AI in Architectural Communication (Claude)

• Image-to-video and camera prompting
• Presentation storytelling with AI
• Animation for competitions
• Architectural copywriting with a custom Agents
• How AI enhances spatial and narrative communication

Part 3 — From Geometry to Production (ComfyUI)

• Sketch-to-render and Rhino viewport-to-render pipelines
• Render-to-drawing workflows
• Custom AI Tools for CAD-style output
• Image-to-3D and text-to-3D
• Workflow integration around one coherent project example

Part 4 — Reflection & Critical Discussion

• Where does AI fall short?
• What still requires human judgment?
• How is authorship changing in architectural practice?
• How do offices implement AI responsibly?
• Data privacy and professional standards (overview)

Who This Is For

This workshop is for architects, spatial designers, creative professionals who want to move beyond surface-level AI usage and integrate it meaningfully into their design process.

• You are already experimenting with tools like Rhino, Midjourney, or similar
• You want to go beyond image generation into workflow integration
• You are interested in how AI actually shifts design thinking and decision-making
• You prefer depth, structure, and applicability over quick demos.

What You’ll Take Home

• A working AI concept workflow — a research-to-render pipeline you can apply to your next project immediately
• Prompting strategies tailored to architectural aesthetics and spatial communication
• A critical framework for where AI helps, where it doesn’t, and how to make that call
• Practical tool setups across Midjourney, ComfyUI, and ChatGPT
• Peer exchange with other practitioners navigating the same questions
• AI Mindset – opportunities & limitations 

What to Bring

• Laptop + charger
• Active accounts:
  • Midjourney
  • Claude  
  • ComfyUI Cloud or Local (setup instructions will be sent in advance)
• One of your own projects or reference images to work with (3D Model Screenshots, Renderings, Moodboard References)

Please be aware that this workshop will be held in English so conversational skills are necessary.

Schedule

• 08:30: Open Doors, Coffee & Croissants 
• 09:00: Introduction & Framing: AI-driven design — what it actually means 
• 09:30: Part 1: AI in the Creative & Concept Phase (Midjourney) 
• 12:00: Lunch Break 
• 13:30: Part 2: AI in Architectural Communication & Prompting (Claude) 
• 15:00: Part 3: From Geometry to Production (ComfyUI) 
• 16:00: Part 4: Reflection, Critical Discussion & Feedback 
• 17:00: End / Optional After-Work Drinks

Our Workshop Host: Ebrar Eke

Ebrar Eke is a Turkish architect and designer based in Vienna, currently working as a Design Architect and AI LAB Expert at Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA). She leads the integration of AI-informed methodologies into architectural workflows, merging computational intelligence with innovative design strategies.

She holds a Master of Architecture degree from Studio Greg Lynn at die Angewandte, where her diploma project “Text-to-Architecture” explored the use of generative AI in architectural design. As the founder of Al.Architecture Studio, Ebrar collaborates with international clients to deliver AI-driven, project-specific design solutions.

Ebrar has taught at IAAC Barcelona as a teaching assistant in the MaCAD program’s AI in Architecture Studio and has gained professional experience across Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and Turkey. Her work, which specializes in generative, digital, and computational design, has been featured in international exhibitions and publications. Her ongoing research investigates experimental design techniques with AI, emphasizing her commitment to pushing the boundaries of architectural innovation.

• Ebrar Eke on Linkedin
• Ebrar Eke at Delugan Meissl
• ai.arch.itecture