Are you overwhelmed by the stunning AI-generated architectural concepts flooding the internet while you're still figuring out how to start?
Don't worry - you're not alone.
Artificial intelligence is still in its early stages in the AEC industry, but those who've already adopted it have significantly enhanced their workflows.
Luckily, there are plenty of quality AI architecture courses that will get you up to speed in no time.
They'll teach you prompting, mood board creation, conceptual design, visualization, animations, post-production, and much more.
You'll become proficient with powerful AI tools like Midjourney, Runway, Magnific, and MyArchitectAI.
To save you some hassle, I've picked some top courses that will show you how to use AI in architecture and interior design, giving you an edge as an early adopter of this game-changing technology.
Let's dive in.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Price: $499
Duration and format: 50 lessons, 7 hours of video content, lifetime access
AI tools used: Midjourney, Luma AI, Runway, Topaz AI, Adobe Firefly, Photoshop, LeiaPIX, ChatGPT
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This easy-to-follow course focuses on using Midjourney and Luma AI for architectural and interior design purposes.
The instructor will teach you his own Midjourney prompting framework for generating not just pretty pictures, but concepts you can use for professional use. He also goes into detail on using Midjourney and ChatGPT together as design research tools as well as dives into workflows between Midjourney and 3D modelling tools like Rhino, Revit, and Unreal Engine.
This AI training program has three modules:
Each chapter ends with practical tasks so you can immediately apply what you've learned. These projects build on each other, and by the end of the course, you'll have a beautiful portfolio of AI-generated architectural and interior design concepts.
The AI for Architecture and Interior Design course was created by George Hutchins, a British architecture and interior designer with 10+ years of experience. He's also the Co-Founder of Lab Loci, a design and research studio.
Level: Intermediate
Price: €299 (approx. $310)
Duration and format: 3-hour live online training program via Zoom
AI tools used: Midjourney, Magnific AI, Runway. Photoshop
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This intensive live training program was specifically designed for architecture, design, and visualization studios looking to enhance their creative processes with AI.
It consists of five chapters:
The AI Mastery Course is taught by Nikos Nikolopoulos, the Founder and Creative Director of Creative Lighting, an archviz training and consulting firm. Nikos is known for his unique cinematic approach to lighting and has provided training to some of the world's leading AEC firms such as Perkins & Will, Foster + Partners, and Kilograph.
Level: Intermediate
Price: €400 (approx. $415)
Duration and format: 15 lessons, 16 hours of video content, lifetime access
AI tools used: Midjourney, Grasshopper 3D, Rhino, LookX, Photoshop
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This masterclass is designed for architects looking to develop technical AI skills and integrate them into their firm's workflow.
You'll learn how to integrate AI into every stage of the design process—from developing concepts with Midjourney to creating parametric designs in Rhino or Grasshopper, rendering with LookX, and applying AI-driven post-processing techniques.
All based on the workflows the instructor has developed in his own architectural practice.
Beyond technical skills, he'll also cover AI-driven productivity strategies, sales techniques, and additional architectural AI software.
The Parametric Intelligence course is available on the PAACADEMY platform and taught by Tim Fu, a parametric and AI specialist. Fu gained experience working at Zaha Hadid Architects before founding his own studio where he pioneered the integration of AI into visionary design. He's also a highly sought-after speaker, sharing insights on advanced computational design at conferences worldwide.
Level: Beginner
Price: €150 (approx. $160)
Duration and format: pre-recorded lessons and lifetime access, 18 classes: 3hrs video & text
AI tools used: Copilot, Perplexity, ChatGPT
This course was made for AEC professionals with no experience with AI. It gives you all the foundational knowledge about using AI in architecture in an easy-to-follow way.
It covers everything from core AI concepts, common challenges in adopting AI (and how to overcome them), and legal and ethical aspects of AI, to real-life use cases of some of the most popular architectural AI software.
The course also gives you access to a list of 100 essential AI tools in the AEC industry, prompting guides, and other practical resources.
After completing the training, you'll get a certificate and 3 learning units from the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The Discovering AI in AEC course is created and taught by Stjepan Mikulić who's gained experience in the AEC space by working as a Project BIM Lead at one of the world's most famous architectural studios, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), and as a BIM Coordinator and a Constructing Architect at Europe's largest engineering practice, Sweco.
Level: Beginner
Price: Free
Duration and format: 23 video lessons, lifetime access
AI tools used: Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, Magnific AI, Topaz AI, Ideogram, Runway, Photoshop, ElevenLabs, ChatGPT, Artlist
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This free AI architecture course was created for 3D artists, architects, and designers looking to start using AI-powered software in their work.
It covers everything from the very basics to the intermediate topics. You'll learn how to use AI software to generate new concepts, enhance existing images, visualize designs, and automate manual tasks.
Here's the full curriculum:
The Free AI Course is led by Agnieszka Klich, founder of Arch Viz Artist—an online learning platform for 3D visualization—and creator of the popular YouTube channel of the same name.
Level: Beginner
Price: €120 (approx. $125)
Duration and format: 10 hours of video lessons and 5 hours of practice, lifetime access
AI tools used: Midjourney, Photoshop, Veras
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This online workshop organized by the European School of Architecture will give you solid fundamentals to start your journey with AI in architecture and interior design.
Topics covered include:
After completing the training program, you'll be awarded a certificate issued by the European School of Architecture.
This course is taught by Vicente Molina Domínguez, an Architect and Building Engineer, and James St Maur Mills, an Architect.
Level: Beginner
Price: $297
Duration and format: 26 lessons, 5 hours of video content, lifetime access
AI tools used: Midjourney, ChatGPT, Dall-E
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FOCUSED AI for Designers is another training program for beginners that will show you how to implement artificial intelligence software into your design toolkit.
This course is divided into three parts:
The course instructor is John Kaplar, who, together with his wife Megan, has been helping companies master SketchUp and V-Ray for years now. And recently, they've added AI software to their offering.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Price: Free
Duration and format: 8 weeks, 2 – 4 hours per week of video content, lifetime access
AI tools used: Python (programming language)
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This course is offered by Delft University of Technology—the largest and oldest technological university in the Netherlands—and is available on edX, an online education platform.
Unlike most other courses on this list, this one includes programming in Python. No prior experience is needed though, as the instructor introduces Python from scratch.
The program starts with the fundamentals of machine learning, the science behind AI technology. It then explores computer vision in architectural design, where you'll use Python to analyze design datasets and develop storytelling through data. Later in the course, you'll learn how to find reliable data and AI models in the open-source AI world. That's where you'll find hidden AI gems.
The course content is completely free, but you can get a certificate of completion for $109.
This course is taught by Seyran Khademi, Assistant Professor at Delft University of Technology, who's also the Co-Director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab, known as AiDAPT (AI for Design, Analysis, and Optimization in Architecture and the Built Environment). Her areas of expertise include computer vision, and Interpretable AI, among other machine learning topics.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
Price: €23,850 (for non-EU students), €19,800 (for EU students), €11,925 (for Spanish students)
Duration and format: 10 or 20 months, full-time
AI tools used: Python (programming language)
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This course is offered by the Spanish IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) and designed to lead the transformation toward reducing carbon emissions from human activities and creating more sustainable urban environments.
This master's program is best suited for architects, urban planners, designers, and entrepreneurs who want to develop AI-driven solutions for environmentally and socially conscious architecture.
The curriculum includes computational design, rapid prototyping, machine learning, data science, and generative AI and touches upon three main verticals:
What sets this program apart is its emphasis on practical applications and entrepreneurship. Students collaborate with industry partners on real-world challenges, develop their own AI-driven projects, and get opportunities to showcase their work to venture capital companies.
This AI architecture course is directed by Areti Markopoulou and Angelos Chronis. Markopoulou is a Greek architect, researcher and urban technologist working at the intersection between architecture and digital technologies. Chronis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Infrared City GmbH and Senior Research Engineer at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna.
Hopefully, these courses will show you how to become an AI architect in no time.
If you're looking to get your company on board with AI and give them solid foundations about the use cases, challenges, and ethical aspects, then Stjepan Mikulić's Discovering AI in AEC will be a great choice.
If you need a more hands-on training focused on conceptual design and archiviz, go for Creative Lighting's AI Mastery Course or George Hutchins's AI for Architecture and Interior Design.
And remember—AI isn't going to replace architects. Architects using AI will replace those who don't.
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