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This workshop teaches multimodal design workflows to turn early concepts into context-driven architectural narratives using Formas.ai and LLMs.
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Author constraint-driven concepts using natural-language “rule sets” that control massing, hierarchy, material intent, and geometry.
Contextualize proposals on real sites using site cues, program, topography, scale, and circulation to move from proto-ideas to context-driven schemes.
Shape atmosphere and narrative with lighting, materials, and camera logic to communicate intent in stills and short videos.
Bridge sketched, 2D to 3D spatial data by transforming different media to point clouds for volumetric checking, spatial cues, and camera planning.
The first day introduces the spectrum of multimodal models such as text, image, video, point clouds, and image-to-3D. Participants will receive access to the Formas.ai platform (basic plan) and explore how to use it in combination with Processing for interactive elements. Brief demonstrations of ComfyUI workflows will provide insight into advanced pipelines. We’ll also introduce large language models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok) as conceptual development tools.
Concept Creation + Instant Interfaces
Turning Concepts into Proto-Projects
Beyond Images: Context Creation
The second day shifts focus toward storytelling and atmosphere. We’ll use video-based workflows to shape design narratives, refine stylistic choices, and create immersive atmospheres. Emphasis will be on interior mood-making through light, material, and detail, while also extending into point cloud and 3D-based workflows.
Narrative and Style Development
Course Content
Carlos Bañón is a pioneering architect and professor integrating AI, computational thinking, and digital fabrication into architectural design. Renowned for his resource-efficient, computationally-driven methodologies, he has reshaped urban landscapes and the built environment over twenty years through his practice, Subarquitectura. As a tenured faculty member at SUTD, he established the Architectural Intelligence Research Lab (AirLab) in 2015. His acclaimed work, showcased in two editions of the Venice Biennale, garnered prestigious awards like the Singapore President’s Design Award and a Nomination for the Mies Van Der Rohe Award. An influential figure in architectural education, he held visiting professor positions at leading institutions such as MIT, EPFL, and KEA, inspiring the next generations with innovative, tech-centric designs.
Very helpful and revolutionary
Very interesting
Haber realizado el curso de FORMAS.AI ha supuesto un salto en la forma de abordar la representación de mis proyectos. La formación explica de manera muy clara cómo utilizar la plataforma como un estudio de diseño asistido por IA: desde bocetos rápidos y modelos 3D hasta visualizaciones fotorealistas, clips de vídeo y narrativas arquitectónicas coherentes. Lo que más valoro es que el curso está orientado a la práctica profesional, con ejemplos aplicables a concursos, anteproyectos y presentaciones a cliente. Recomendable para arquitectos y diseñadores que quieran integrar la IA en su proceso sin perder criterio ni autoría.
Good, ok, ok
very nice
Great course with first hand insight of this amazing tool for architects.
Such a nice course with one of the top architects out there. The platform is very dynamic and robust, there's a lot of potential to be unlocked. While I'm satisfied with the topics and tools that were covered in a relaltively short amount of time, I still feel like the price was a little too high. Still thankful for an amazing workshop and, I just want to add, that the open forum on discord is definitely a nice follow up for the workshops!
Magical ahead of his time, thank you for sharing so much
It was great to hear Carlos and all the way to be more creative through the new platform he created. I found it very inspiring, and I can not wait to use it. It is defently hard work and it deserves to get a hold of all the upcoming architects.