Will this workshop teach me how to gain control and precision over my designs?

Yes. This is a primary focus of the course. Instead of relying on "random" outcomes or basic prompting, the curriculum introduces "Surgical Concept Formation." This methodology treats the design process as a "surgery table," teaching participants how to stitch, refine, and curate specific AI outputs into intentional, controlled architectural compositions.

Will learning to build a 'Second Brain' help me manage the complexity of my design projects more efficiently?

The "Second Brain" module teaches how to construct a digital ecosystem to organize references, research, and ideas. By mastering this system, participants learn to externalize their thinking and classify information effectively, making it much easier to manage complex architectural problems and support critical decision-making.

Is this workshop suitable for designers who prioritize storytelling and theory over purely technical skills?

Yes, it is highly recommended for narrative-driven designers. The workshop emphasizes that the architect's role is shifting to that of a "curator of intelligence." The prerequisites prioritize curiosity, reading, and context-awareness, focusing heavily on how to weave abstract ideas into a coherent architectural story.

Will this workshop provide me with a comprehensive framework that I can use for future projects, regardless of how tools change?

Participants will acquire a flexible methodology that can be applied to any future design challenge, ensuring their skills remain relevant in this field.

Can I apply this methodology to architectural projects?

The workflow goes beyond simple image generation by integrating environmental data and simulation tools. This ensures that the designs produced are not just visually compelling but also grounded.

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Synthetic Architecture: AI-Powered Adaptive Workflows

Name: Synthetic Architecture: AI-Powered Adaptive Workflows
Price: 102.00 EUR
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This workshop teaches AI-powered, adaptive workflows for designing, visualizing, and refining architecture.

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Feb 7, 8, 2026

12 Lessons

Beginner

8 Hours

Certificate — Learn

English

Unlimited Access

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Introduction of the workshop:

Design tools are evolving faster than ever, and the role of the architect is shifting from form-giver to curator of intelligence. This workshop is a deep dive into Synthetic Architecture Methodology, 25 years of architectural theory and practice, enhanced with AI.

We will explore why the faulty, the sloppy, and the imperfect often reveal more than “beautiful design,” and how to build Second Brains that manage complexity, structure ideas, and support critical decision-making.

Participants will learn how to break down architectural problems into modular components and move from philosophical grounding to simulations, storytelling, and clear visual output.

What You’ll Learn?

Construct Second Brains: A digital ecosystem to organize references and ideas

Read Context: Understand what is ugly, faulty, misplaced—and why that matters

Master the Surgery Workflow: Combine all tools into controlled, meaningful illustrations

Create Strong Visuals: Produce intentional architectural imagery with AI

Validate with Data: Use environmental simulations and light BIM to prove feasibility

Software Philosophy: Push tools to their limits, collaborate with technologies, and shape your design environment

Synthetic Architecture: AI-Powered Adaptive Workflows

Methodology:

This course focuses on adaptive design systems, a way of thinking that outlives any single tool. Instead of “prompt engineering,” we practice Surgical Concept Formation: stitching, refining, and curating outputs into a coherent architectural narrative.

We will cover:

History of AI in Architecture: From pre-CAD to the AI era
Data & Networks: Turning abstract ideas into relational diagrams
Visual Production: Generating, mixing, upscaling, and repairing images through a modular workflow
Simulation & Light BIM: Validating AI concepts with environmental and functional data

The Scope:

Modular Workflow Design is treated as a network of refinement stations rather than a linear or chaotic process.
Second Brains: Using Pinterest, Graphcommons, and AI tools, we externalize thinking, classify information, and build intelligent visual repositories.
The Surgery Table Rejecting the myth of the “perfect generation,” Photoshop becomes a surgical table—where we stitch, layer, and manipulate outputs into intentional architectural compositions.
Reality Check: With Autodesk Forma and Rayon, we test AI hallucinations against real constraints: ergonomics, sunlight, climate, program, and feasibility.

Program:

Day 1

Module 1: The Mind — Introduction

What is Synthetic Architecture
History of tools
Reading societies, context, and underlying forces

Module 2: Secondary Brain Theory & Data Classification

Building meaning with AI tools, spreadsheets, and Graphcommons
Using Pinterest as an intelligent visual repository

Module 3: Building the Concept Base

Idea-generation tools and the value of “wrong” or “sloppy” outputs
Deterministic prompting: telling AI exactly what you need
Creating a sketch or simple 3D massing for downstream use

Module 4: The Tool Arsenal

Overview of Midjourney, Gemini, ChatGPT, Runway, Magnific, Photoshop, Forma, Rayon, Rhino, etc.
Task: Prepare site, context, visual repository, sketches, and tools for Day 2.

Day 2

Module 1: Forming the Base

Reviewing site data
Creating a network diagram for a function
Reviewing Pinterest + sketches + base model

Module 2: Storytelling, Illustration & Surgery

Creating concept visuals using MJ, Gemini, and Mystic
Selecting viable options
Conducting the "surgery" for architectural integrity

Module 3: Reality Check (Simulation & Light BIM)

Environmental simulations in Forma
Adapting plans in Rayon
Creating elevations and render sets

Module 4: Finalization

Selecting final illustrations
Storyboard-based video generation
Final layout using ChatGPT + Canva

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Highlights:

Knowledge Requirements:

Be Curious: This workshop requires reading, thinking, and engaging, not just generating images.
The Ugly Truth: Understanding the faulty and the wrong is essential before arriving at good design.

Content

Introduction + PAACADEMY Updates (07:23)

AI Architecture Tool Arsenal (49:22)

Managing Architecture Data With AI

This session details a comprehensive system for integrating AI into architectural workflows, covering the use of tools like Graph Commons for relational mapping, Pinterest for visual strategy, and solving complex design problems.

AI Tools For Architects (45:02)

Integrating AI Into Design Workflows

This session compares AI platforms like Gemini and ChatGPT for architectural practice, detailing strategies for privacy, prompt engineering, visualizing technical diagrams, and creating custom tools for regulatory compliance.

Architectural Second Brain Tools (33:54)

Visualizing Data With AI Tools

This session demonstrates how to construct a digital "second brain" for architecture, using Graph Commons to map spatial relationships, research theory, and AI assistants to streamline design workflows and social media narratives.

AI Powered Image Generation (54:14)

Midjourney & Pinterest Design Workflow

This session demonstrates a workflow for gathering architectural inspiration on Pinterest and using Gemini to generate precise prompts for creating mood images in Midjourney.

AI Architectural Design Workflow (48:47)

Mass Models for Rendering

This session guides designers through an iterative design workflow, demonstrating how to cross-pollinate prompts between Midjourney, Gemini, and Runway ML to refine concepts and prepare mass models for rendering.

AI Sketch Rendering Workflow (45:21)

Architectural Sketch To Render Workflow

This session demonstrates a workflow for transforming rough architectural sketches into polished visualizations by using reference images in Runway and a custom "Prompt Gem" system to refine AI prompts.

AI Sketch Refinement Workflow (38:51)

Iterative AI Image Refinement Workflow

This session details an iterative workflow for transforming architectural sketches into polished visualizations, utilizing Gemini for prompt generation and manual annotations to add specific landscape features.

AI Photoshop Compositing Workflow (48:09)

Manual Surgery For AI Renders

This session demonstrates a "surgery" workflow for architectural visualization, where rough sketches are processed through AI tools and then manually stitched together in Photoshop to integrate specific design features into a Google Earth site context.

AI Plan Rendering Workflow (37:19)

AI Plan & Interior Rendering

This session details a workflow for rendering technical plans and interior sketches by generating multiple AI variations and manually "stitching" the best elements together in Photoshop to achieve the perfect result.

AI Architecture Project Reviews (23:19)

Creating Architecture Social Content

This session reviews student projects that transform hand sketches into 3D models and outlines a comprehensive six-step workflow for generating viral social media content using AI tools such as Midjourney, Freepik, and Runway.

Upscaling & Planning (32:01)

Upscaling & Video Workflow

This session demonstrates image upscaling techniques using Magnific and Topaz , introduces Rayon as a "light BIM" tool for rapid 2D drafting and furnishing , and outlines a video generation workflow.

Instructors:

Ozan Ertuğ

Biography

Synthetic Architecture (Ozan Ertuğ & Pınar Ongun) Founded in 2023 by Pınar Ongun and Ozan Ertuğ, Synthetic Architecture is a research and development studio that merges over 20 years of architectural experience—spanning design, education, theory, and application—with artificial intelligence.Ozan Ertuğ (YTÜ, 2006) focuses on computational design, smart simulation, and interactive spatial strategies. His passion in the field of architecture has been to foresee what would happen in the near and far future, to analyze and recognize what has been done before, and to realize the present as a result of this process. He adopted a hybrid design process in which hand sketches, handicraft prototyping, and computational design techniques are combined. In these processes, he feels passionate about dealing with ecology and sustainability to respond to dynamic living standards and climate realities in design.

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Ana Santos 2026-02-23 22:14

I am very grateful for Ozan Ertug’s time and for the opportunity to learn from their experience that has been absolutely amazing.

Walter Patrick Smith 2026-02-24 12:41

Ertuğ was able to represent the life of an architect living with so many new productivity tools. Hopefully, I will continue to be a better architect because of Ozan's logic transfer.

Austin Gawrys 2026-03-02 18:45

Great class and taught me a lot of skills that I will be taking into my day-to-day routine. Highly recommended for those who want to take their visuals up a notch but not devote the required time to get that last 5% of an already great image. Let AI do that for you and spend more time designing and less time tweaking visuals.

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