Narva AI is a multimodal AI tool used for visual concept generation and creative development. At PAACADEMY, it is taught in The AI-Native Architect, an 8-hour beginner course led by architect and educator Amir Hossein Noori across 10 lessons. The course is built around a specific argument: that AI-native design practice does not mean removing the designer from the process, but rather augmenting human-centered thinking with AI capability at every stage.The AI-Native Architect covers three connected areas. The first is understanding multimodal AI from the ground up, developing a working knowledge of what these systems are, how they reason across image and text inputs, and how to engage with them as a design partner rather than a production shortcut. The second is AI-augmented concept development, using Narva AI alongside Krea.AI, Gemini and Nano Banana to generate, refine and communicate architectural concepts in a structured workflow. The third is project delivery, where students design a complete architectural project from scratch under real-world constraints using AI tools as the primary design instrument throughout.Narva AI's specific role in the course is in the visual iteration and concept refinement stages. Krea.AI handles real-time AI canvas work and image manipulation, while Gemini brings language model reasoning into the design process. Nano Banana supports output and format handling. Together with Narva AI, these tools form a toolkit that covers the full span of AI-assisted concept work from initial idea to presented project.The course is listed as beginner level, requiring no prior experience with AI tools. It is well-suited to architecture students and early-career practitioners who want to understand what AI-native practice means in real project terms. Interior designers will also find the concept development and presentation workflow directly applicable to spatial design projects.
