Category · AI in arch viz
AI in architectural visualization, without the hype cycle.
We test AI tools the same way we test a new renderer: on real client work, with deadlines and reference photography on the second monitor. This category collects our field notes on denoisers, concept generators, upscalers, and everything in between, written from the perspective of studios shipping every week.
Featured · AIPhotoshop · 9 min read
AI sky replacement for architectural renders: matching light, shadow and reflection
A new sky changes far more than the top of the frame. How to use AI sky replacement in arch viz without breaking sun direction, glazing reflections or colour balance.
All AI articles
17 pieces
AIUnreal Engine · 10 min
Gaussian splatting for site context in architectural visualization
Gaussian splats can capture an existing street in an afternoon. What they do well for arch viz context, where they fall short, and how to combine them with modelled buildings.
#gaussian-splatting#AI-architectural-visualization#site-context
AIRunway · 9 min
AI video from still renders: camera moves, consistency and client expectations
Image-to-video models can turn an approved still into a slow dolly shot. Where that works for arch viz, where geometry breaks, and how to brief clients honestly.
#AI-video#image-to-video#AI-architectural-visualization
AIBlender · 10 min
AI image-to-3D for furniture and props in arch viz: topology, scale and licensing
Image-to-3D generators can produce a chair or vase from a single photo. How to judge whether the mesh is usable in a production interior and what to check before it ships.
#image-to-3D#AI-3D-models#AI-architectural-visualization
AIStudio workflow · 10 min
Copyright and disclosure for AI-assisted architectural imagery
Who owns an AI-assisted render, when should it be labelled, and what do marketing and planning contexts require? A practical overview for arch viz studios.
#AI-copyright#AI-disclosure#AI-architectural-visualization
AI3ds Max · 9 min
AI coding assistants for arch viz scripting in 3ds Max and Blender
Language models can write the Python that renames 4,000 objects or batch-exports camera views. How to use them safely for 3ds Max and Blender automation.
#AI-coding-assistant#Python-scripting#AI-architectural-visualization
AIPhotoshop · 8 min
AI render editing: how to improve an image without changing the architecture
Use AI render editing without losing design accuracy. A practical guide to protected geometry, local masks, reflections, multi-view checks and client approval.
#AI-render-editing#AI-architectural-visualization#generative-fill-architecture
AIBlender · 8 min
AI-generated PBR textures for archviz: from attractive image to usable material
Turn AI texture ideas into usable architectural materials. Learn to remove baked lighting, check tile seams, author PBR maps and validate scale before delivery.
#AI-generated-PBR-textures#AI-architectural-materials#tileable-textures
AIStudio workflow · 8 min
AI and client confidentiality in archviz: a practical studio approval workflow
Protect unreleased architectural projects when using AI. Review permissions, uploads, retention, supplier terms and delivery records before sharing client material.
#AI-client-confidentiality#AI-architectural-visualization-workflow#architecture-studio-AI-policy
AIBlender + Unreal Engine 5 · 12 min
Building a production-safe Astra, Blender, and Unreal Engine pipeline
A practical framework for using Astra across Blender and Unreal Engine without losing scene structure, material control, revision history, or the judgement that makes an architectural image convincing.
#Astra-Blender-Unreal-workflow#Astra-archviz-pipeline#Blender-to-Unreal-Engine-5
AIBlender + Unreal Engine 5 · 13 min
GPT-6 Astra's Blender to Unreal workflow: what it actually means for arch viz studios
OpenAI's Astra demo showed a model building an editable Blender scene and handing it off to Unreal Engine 5. A close look at what the pipeline does well, where it falls apart, and what it means for working arch viz studios.
#gpt-6-astra-blender#astra-unreal-engine-integration#ai-archviz-workflow
AIMidjourney v7, Nano Banana, Stable Diffusion XL · 11 min
Prompting AI image generators for architecture without the generic AI look
The prompt patterns I actually use in Midjourney and Nano Banana to get architectural output that reads as a considered render, not a stock photo pastiche.
#ai-prompting#midjourney-architecture#nano-banana-architecture
AIStable Diffusion XL, ControlNet, Blender 4.4, 3ds Max 2026 · 12 min
ControlNet and img2img over your clay renders, the honest workflow
Running Stable Diffusion over a rough 3d clay pass is the one AI workflow that actually respects your architectural drawings. Here is how I run it in production.
#controlnet-architecture#stable-diffusion-archviz#img2img-clay-render
AIVarious · 12 min
AI in archviz, an honest year end review of what actually helped and what wasted our time
One year into using AI tools across our studio pipeline, here are the ones that survived, the ones that got quietly deleted, and the ones we are still arguing about.
#ai-in-archviz#ai-tools-review#archviz-workflow
AICorona 12, V-Ray 7, Blender 4.4 · 12 min
AI denoisers in archviz: OptiX, Intel Open Image Denoise, and where each one earns its keep
A working comparison of the two AI denoisers running inside every major render engine, with the artefacts you should actually be looking for on a client frame.
#ai-denoiser#optix-denoiser#intel-open-image-denoise
AIMidjourney v7, Nano Banana, Stable Diffusion XL · 11 min
Using AI concept generators without wrecking your archviz workflow
Midjourney, Nano Banana, and Stable Diffusion have a real place in a professional archviz pipeline, but only if you know what they are and are not good at.
#ai-in-archviz#midjourney-architecture#stable-diffusion-archviz
AITopaz Video AI 6, RIFE 4.9, DLSS 4 · 13 min
AI upscaling and frame interpolation for archviz animation, without the plastic look
Topaz Video AI, RIFE, and DLSS 4 can rescue a stretched deadline, but only if you understand exactly what each tool is doing to your frames.
#ai-upscaling#topaz-video-ai#rife-frame-interpolation
How we cover AI
Practical, tested, no-hype
Every article here is written by a working arch viz artist and reviewed against a real project. We compare tools on the same scene, publish settings you can paste into your own file, and call out where a model breaks on materials, reflections, or geometry. If a workflow is not production-ready, we say so.