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Module 6 of 6Lesson 1 of 1~17 min

One tool chain per deliverable

A competition, a marketing campaign or a planning application do not call for the same tools or the same precautions. This lesson helps you build the right tool chain for each deliverable and defend it on fidelity, lead time, quality, cost and risk, then apply it to your next project.

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Lesson objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to build a tool chain suited to a deliverable (competition, design stages, marketing, renovation, planning application) and justify it by fidelity, lead time, quality, license cost and risk.

Topics covered

  • AI tool chain
  • architecture deliverables
  • architecture competitions
  • choosing AI tools

Where it fits

Which chain for which deliverable

Which chain should you choose for a competition, a design stage, marketing, a renovation or a planning application?

Lessons in this module

  1. One tool chain per deliverable (this lesson)

What you will learn in the course

This lesson is part of the course Bring AI into architectural visualization

  • Identify, for a given project, the steps where AI speeds up visual production or analysis, and those where the 3D model and the architect's judgment remain the reference, including for regulatory compliance.
  • Generate façade or mood variations from a 3D view with a built-in tool or an image model, while controlling fidelity to the project (structured prompt, influence, masks, references), then choose a rendering engine and AI post-production according to the deliverable and the license.
  • Run a workflow of mesh export, AI material creation and re-import into a rendering engine, and diagnose a faulty PBR material.
  • Assess the risks of an AI-assisted visual (usage rights, copyright protection, confidentiality of 3D models, transparency towards the client and the public) and write the corresponding usage rules.
  • Select a tool chain suited to a deliverable (competition, design stages, marketing, renovation, planning application) and justify it by fidelity, lead time, quality, license cost and risk.

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