# Generative Architectural Thinking with Midjourney > Text-to-image diffusion models are an accessible way for artists, architects, and designers to experiment with generative Artificial Intelligence. Midjourney is one such platform that engages our imaginations and lets us explore and test design ideas in a fraction of the time it… ## At a glance - Format: On-demand course - Price: €93.50 (list €110.00) - Difficulty: Beginner - Duration: 8 Hours - Schedule: Apr 25-26, 2026 - Instructors: Joshua Vermillion - Categories: Artificial Intelligence - Software: Midjourney, Manus AI - Students: 46 - Rating: 5.0 / 5 - Canonical: https://paacademy.com/course/generative-architectural-thinking-with-midjourney - Enroll: https://paacademy.com/course/generative-architectural-thinking-with-midjourney --- ## About this course The Generative Architectural Thinking with Midjourney course teaches architects and designers to use Midjourney as a generative AI design partner, exploring spatial volumes and atmospheric effects through text prompting, image prompting, and advanced parameter customization. The two-day workshop is structured around four design themes: Materials, Space, Form, and Time. Students produce AI-generated storyboards and brainstorming matrices at the end of each theme. Topics include mood board creation, fine-tuning with Omni References, and video generation in Midjourney. ## What you'll learn - Text prompting for Midjourney - Image prompting for Midjourney - Customizing Midjourney with Mood boards and advanced parameters - Video generation in Midjourney - Outcomes include “storyboards” that describe your new AI-augmented workflows **** ## Methodology This fast-paced workshop will focus on generating images of provocative spatial volumes (interior or exterior), along with effects and atmospherics utilizing surface, lighting, textures, materials, shape, etc. This workshop will focus on four main themes: Materials, Space, Form, and Time. At the conclusion of each theme, we will document and produce a small, selected storyboard or matrix of results. Based primarily in Midjourney, these brainstorming studies will be generative and non-determinative seeds for further study. Part of the value of using a diffusion model like Midjourney is getting unexpected interpretations of your ideas, things you might have never thought of, and that extend and challenge your imagination. This workshop will emphasize generating the non-deterministic and surprising outcomes that Midjourney generates so well, the happy accidents, the counter-intuitive, and the uncanny, all focused on four types of effects: material, spatial, formal, and time-based. For each of these four themes, we will follow an Information > Demonstration > Application sequence to generate brainstorming documentation in the form of a matrix/grid/storyboard. Program: Day 1 - Information: Writing prompts; Image prompting; Advanced parameters - Demonstration: Advanced Prompting for Image-making - Application: Workflows to Study Materials / Material Effects - Application: Workflows to Study Space / Spatial Effects Day 2 - Information: Fine-tuning Midjourney with custom mood boards; Going from sketch to render; Omni References for Storyboarding - Demonstration: Fine-tuning image results - Application: Workflows to Study Form / Formal Vocabularies - Demonstration: Image to Video - Application: Workflows to Study Time / Videos **** ## Curriculum ### Session 1 - Introduction + PAACADEMY Updates (05:14) - Midjourney Architectural Philosophy (44:20) - Midjourney Prompting Framework (23:58) - Midjourney Personalization & Curation (50:35) - Customizing Midjourney With Mood Boards (57:03) - Refining Architectural Style & Motion (01:05:00) ### Session 2 - Advanced Personalization Workflows (58:26) - Midjourney Mood Board Techniques (32:32) - Midjourney Design Iteration Workflows (28:47) - Generative 3D Modeling Workflows (01:00:20) - Generative Mesh Reconstruction (01:01:53) ## FAQ ### What software does this course use? This course uses Midjourney and Manus AI. No prior experience with either tool is required. ### What topics does the workshop cover? The workshop covers text prompting, image prompting, advanced Midjourney parameters, custom mood boards with Omni References, and video generation, organized around four design themes: Materials, Space, Form, and Time. ### Is this course suitable for beginners with no AI experience? Yes. The workshop is designed for architects, artists, and designers at any level. No prior experience with Midjourney or AI tools is required to participate. ### What do students produce by the end of the course? Students create a series of storyboards and brainstorming matrices documenting generative design explorations across four themes: material effects, spatial effects, formal vocabularies, and time-based animations.