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Design-Tech Talk 7.0, Augmented Reality, AI-Powered Design & More

🎓 Learn from pioneers in the field how to use advanced parametric design tools, AI in design workflows, and computational design in architecture!

⏪ Last Workshop’s Replay:
Missed the last workshop or want to revisit the content? No worries! The recordings are available to watch whenever you need: Multimodal Architecture: Context Creation with AI

🔥 Brand New Workshop!

‼️ Important Announcement

This weekend’s workshop, "Body Architecture 4.0,” has been postponed to November 29–30 due to unforeseen circumstances.

We know rescheduling can be inconvenient, and we're really grateful for your understanding. We’re looking forward to seeing you in November and making it worth the wait!

👥 You can gain access to all our live and on-demand workshops with a single Full Access membership. If you’re part of a team of five or more, reach out to us directly to explore custom Team Access options tailored for studios, offices, or academic groups.

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Let’s take a look at what we have in the upcoming weeks! ✨

Warm Regards,
Team PAACADEMY

This Weekend! Architectural Intelligence: From Prompt to Concept with Snaptrude AI

This intensive workshop reveals how Snaptrude's intelligent design tools can transform your workflow from concept to presentation. Learn to use AI-powered features for faster, smarter design processes that actually work.

This Weekend! Design-Tech Talk 7.0

Join us for Design-Tech Talk, an exclusive and engaging panel discussion featuring six distinguished experts, each offering unique insights into the latest advancements in architecture, design innovation, and emerging technologies reshaping industries today.

Reverse Modeling: AI-Inspired Architecture

This hands-on workshop guides participants through a workflow that starts with AI-generated imagery using MidJourney, moves into Rhino SubD modeling, and culminates in Krea visualization.

By combining generative AI with parametric and manual modeling, participants will learn to reverse-engineer AI concepts into buildable, detailed 3D architectural models, bridging the gap between imagination and execution.

▶️ Getting Started with AI? Our YouTube Guides Are Live!

ComfyUI Desktop App Installation Guide

Whether you're new to ComfyUI, a powerful and flexible tool for working with AI image generation workflows, or looking for a smoother installation method, this step-by-step guide is perfect for you.

How to Turn Rhino3D Models into AI Concept Renders with SDXL & ControlNet

Learn how to turn Rhino3D models into AI-driven conceptual renders using ComfyUI, SDXL, and ControlNet.

AI-Powered Design Ideation: Midjourney, mnml & Nano Banana

This workshop will explore cutting-edge tools – Midjourney for generating stunning visuals from simple text, Nano Banana for magically editing images with a few words, and harnessing the power of Stable Diffusion in a visual node-based workflow.

You’ll get insight into generative workflows that can be applied to any design typology, with a focus on early-stage concept development.

Body Architecture 4.0

The workshop will provide participants with both technical and methodological foundations to apply computational design for projects in the fashion, sportswear, and medical industries. Building on the success of the first three editions, the enhanced 4.0 format introduces advanced design workflows that merge computational design with artificial intelligence. Participants will engage with a cross-platform toolkit that includes Rhino and Grasshopper, SideFX Houdini, MakeHuman, Midjourney AI, and RunwayML.

SubD Intelligence: Architectural Modeling & AI Rendering

This intensive two-day workshop dives into the power of SubD modeling in Rhino, real-time visualization with Enscape, and the integration of AI tools to enhance architectural workflows. Whether you’re new to SubD or looking to elevate your visualization game, this workshop offers a structured pathway to mastering both form generation and presentation techniques in a short timeframe.

Free Event! RunDiffusion: End-to-End AI Visuals for Architecture

Learn end-to-end visualization workflows for architecture in RunDiffusion. In this free live event, you will build mood boards from references, iterate materials, form and tone, make precise image edits, and turn hero stills into short motion for client narratives.

New Workshop! Parametric Brickscapes: Grasshopper, Augmented Reality & AI

Parametric Brickscapes is a two-day intensive workshop for beginners that bridges parametric design, augmented reality, and AI visualization into a single creative workflow. Participants will gain an understanding of parametric and geometric logic in Grasshopper, enabling them to design a fully parametric brick wall and translate code-based geometry into physical form through AR-guided assembly with Jenga blocks.

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Dynamic Design with AI: From Ideation to Animation

This workshop introduces a full-cycle creative workflow that bridges AI ideation, visualization, and storytelling. Leveraging tools like MidJourney, Krea, 3ds Max, Adobe Firefly, and Magnific AI, the process enables seamless transitions from early concept sketches to refined visuals and compelling animated presentations.

BIM & Rhino.Inside for Advanced Tower Design

The focus of the workshop is to create a conceptual design for the Residential Tower. All stages of the process will be considered, from the initial idea to 3D and BIM modeling.

Multimodal Architecture: Context Creation with AI

Multimodal Architecture: Context Creation is a compact, production-oriented workshop that turns today’s fragmented multimodal stack into a clear, controllable pipeline for early-stage design.

Curvilinear Concepts 2.0: AI Exploration to Fabrication

This workshop explores Midjourney to create interesting, invigorating, and curvilinear forms and 3D Modelling using Autodesk Maya. Students will also learn to prepare files to fabricate models on Bambu Studio.